Re: Setting up a long distance wireless hotspot

Evan1 wrote:

> 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
>
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Without LOS, you don't have a chance. In fact, you need better than LOS;
for starters, see http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/F/Fresnel_Zone.html
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Cheers, Bob