I replaced mine with some Mikrotik dual band cards . They rock in the laptop, suck up on the AP.
Shows me 2.4 and 5ghz. But still, I use the CDMA on the UBNT so they won't talk. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <m...@aweiowa.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks? > Can't you just replace the laptop card with a Ubiquity card? > > One item I've built and use lately is one radio inside a rootenna, with a > power strip and another wireless router fastened to the back plate. The > main radio can be set to synch to whatever AP you want, (the ssid "any" > can > be convenient) and the second radio lets you connect with your laptop. > > I just keep that device in my Jeep. It will connect to my towers, or give > me brief Internet access when I need it. > > I can plug in an extension cord and use it as a site survey tool, or plug > the cord into an inverter in the car for the second use. > > Friendly Regards, > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of John Valenti > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 8:12 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] 5MHz Channel Drawbacks? > > I use 5MHz channels and like them. > One thing I have worried about, but maybe hasn't been a problem: if > someone > else is scanning for regular WiFi channels, they won't see my 5MHz ones. > So > they might pick a channel that overlaps my gear. Generally my S/N ratio > is > high enough that I haven't noticed this being an issue. > > Oh, another minor issue is that I don't have a laptop that works with 5 / > 10 > MHz channels. So if I pull up to one of my grain legs, I have to setup a > radio and work thru that. It would be nice to have a regular WiFi channel > at > the tower for convenience. The StarOS people do have an Atheros driver > that > supports 5/10MHz channels, but my favorite laptop doesn't have an Atheros > radio. > > On May 9, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> I have an area that's developed some noise and after watching the >> spectrum > analyzer all week I'm thinking of going to 5MHz channels there. I'm using > 5GHz UBNT APs with all MIMO CPEs. I did a test with 5MHz width and was > hitting 32.5mbps TX, 13mbps RX throughput so that part is cool but are > there > any drawbacks with going with 5MHz channels??? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
