Re: Setting up a long distance wireless hotspot

Evan1 <Evan1.2zv18m@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
news:Evan1.2zv18m@no-mx.wirelessforums.org:

>
> I'm looking into setting up a wireless hotspot between 6 users with a
> maximum distance between us being 1.5km, which is not exactly line of
> sight. We are wanting to be able to connect with laptops and pda's so
> directional antennas are out of the picture. So far we are thinking
> along the lines of having a dedicated computer running Mikrotik router
> OS, then connecting that to a one watt amplifier and a 15 dBi
> omnidirectional externally mounted antenna. What sort of coverage would
> i expect to get from this equipment and are there any foreseeable
> problems you could think of?
>
> Thanks
> Evan

Legally, the highest gain antenna you can connect to a 1 watt device is
6db.

You gave virtually no information about geography, so no answer can be
forthcoming.