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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 2, 2017 22:41:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2017 22:46:57 GMT
Wow That Is Slick City!
That is serious business going on in Honey Brook!
Mobile Unit is very BOSS!
Jim Henry is the mover and shaker for his Township!
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Post by Boomer on Aug 3, 2017 5:24:48 GMT
If I saw a sign like that on a car, I'd tune in, nice work.
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Aug 3, 2017 13:38:55 GMT
Keeping You BusyNow waiting at the bus station, and while I wait I want to share with you the fruit of our work here in Missouri. On the Blare Lite page you will see links to No. 511 - "Opening Slate", which is the show Mr. P.A. Holder talked about, and No. 516, a response to Mr. Holder's suggestion of answering questions about time. Blare OnAir Lite Goldmine Nice. |
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Post by Druid Hills Radio on Aug 3, 2017 13:40:02 GMT
What is the tape on the bumper for? |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 3, 2017 20:40:48 GMT
That is due to paranoia after living and working in Michigan the last 6 years. I've spent considerable time in about 15 or so states, and Michigan has absolutely the worst drivers in my 50 years of driving experience. I am not exaggerating. Every day was like Demolition Derby out there. Also when I have to slow down or stop I would automatically put my 4 way flashers on and prepare to jump up on a median strip or shoulder when I saw someone boring down on me. My boss had two cars destroyed due to rear-ending when I was out there. What is the tape on the bumper for? |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 3, 2017 20:58:20 GMT
It's not expensive. Clear printable decal sheets, pkg. of 10 for $20 at Staples. If I saw a sign like that on a car, I'd tune in, nice work. |
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 5, 2017 1:10:19 GMT
I should mention that that large antenna on the roof of the Forester is not for a broadcast transmitter. It's an 8 dBi WIFI antenna attached to a 2 watt Ubiquiti Bullet AP/Client configured in client mode. That internally is connected to a WIFI router/repeater/access point. I am still doing preliminary testing but today I was able to connect to a Lowes Guest WIFI AP a half mile away, and to another open AP at my daughter's former high school almost 2 miles away. However the latter is up on a plateau about 500 feet above street level. This is very encouraging as I have several other and better WIFI antennas that I have yet to use! |
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Post by Boomer on Aug 5, 2017 1:58:08 GMT
Long ago I wanted a wi-fi car too, when the technology was newer and there were websites where the members went out with antennas and GPS, and logged all of their wi-fi pickups onto a map. I think it was half nerdy pursuit, half public service to let people know about open access points they could connect to.
Being into anything with radio, I thought it was great and wanted to be part of it. I've been out and needed wi-fi, putting a USB stick on an extension cord, and then putting it on the roof, that also works well.
I also have Ubiquiti's Bullet, I think with a 7 dbi omni on it, with a few percent downtilt, mounted on my chimney so I have wi-fi in my area to use. It's set at 20 dbm output, and up that high, you can see it all over the place, even in some weird hollows and things that other signals don't get into.
Radio could establish a digital band in the gigahertz range with a hundred channels, kind of like Sirius/XM repeaters are all over the place, and that could be a new radio service, getting HD off of FM.
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Post by End80 on Aug 5, 2017 14:20:14 GMT
I used an Ubiquiti's Bullet on my sailboat with a five foot omni directional antenna for internet, worked we enough, but I've never tried it at any rea distance but they are supposed to work about a mile from shore.
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 6, 2017 22:33:54 GMT
Yes back in the day during my travels in my company van, I used a high power wireless card attached to a 5 dB magnetic mount omni on the roof while running MS Mappoint and NetStumbler with my handheld GPS connected to the laptop. I filtered out all pw protected APs and the software combo would plot all open APs on the map, which I distributed to my field engineers so they would know where they could pull over and catch up on email, update or close out a work order and/or pull a new work order. Nowadays though they all have Verizon MIFI 4G access points. Long ago I wanted a wi-fi car too, when the technology was newer and there were websites where the members went out with antennas and GPS, and logged all of their wi-fi pickups onto a map. I think it was half nerdy pursuit, half public service to let people know about open access points they could connect to. Being into anything with radio, I thought it was great and wanted to be part of it. I've been out and needed wi-fi, putting a USB stick on an extension cord, and then putting it on the roof, that also works well. I also have Ubiquiti's Bullet, I think with a 7 dbi omni on it, with a few percent downtilt, mounted on my chimney so I have wi-fi in my area to use. It's set at 20 dbm output, and up that high, you can see it all over the place, even in some weird hollows and things that other signals don't get into. Radio could establish a digital band in the gigahertz range with a hundred channels, kind of like Sirius/XM repeaters are all over the place, and that could be a new radio service, getting HD off of FM. Boomer |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 23:06:32 GMT
I thought that the Part 15 limits for wireless on the 2.4 Ghz band were 1 watt (30 dbm) into a 6 dbi antenna (maximum 36 dbm).
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 7, 2017 3:45:14 GMT
Davidc, While I haven't yet checked the FCC rules, Ubiquity has offered these for years so I tend to believe 2000 mw is fully legal on this band. I thought that the Part 15 limits for wireless on the 2.4 Ghz band were 1 watt (30 dbm) into a 6 dbi antenna (maximum 36 dbm). |
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Post by Boomer on Aug 8, 2017 20:55:59 GMT
That's it, Netstumbler, I forgot which main tool it was. That was a thing for a while, hobbyists driving around mapping Wi-Fi on a site.
Open Wi-Fi has been useful a number of times, and a couple of cases very important, once when I was lost, so I could look at a map, and when the diodes went bad in my alternator, and the car's electrical was running on battery power only, and lost power on the freeway.
I was near a cross street down below, and took my laptop down to the two lane road where I found someone's open wi-fi and was able to send out a letter so a friend would know what's going on. I was standing on a dark, rural road at night, typing on my laptop, and thank Dogma it was there!
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Post by jimhenry2000 on Aug 11, 2017 0:35:56 GMT
Another useful thing I discovered when running this setup: When traveling to my New Jersey office I had to traverse I-295. I would regularly see the SSID "NJSP" popup on Netstumbler and Mappoint and sure enough just around a bend was a New Jersey State Trooper parked on the shoulder! That's it, Netstumbler, I forgot which main tool it was. That was a thing for a while, hobbyists driving around mapping Wi-Fi on a site. Open Wi-Fi has been useful a number of times, and a couple of cases very important, once when I was lost, so I could look at a map, and when the diodes went bad in my alternator, and the car's electrical was running on battery power only, and lost power on the freeway. I was near a cross street down below, and took my laptop down to the two lane road where I found someone's open wi-fi and was able to send out a letter so a friend would know what's going on. I was standing on a dark, rural road at night, typing on my laptop, and thank Dogma it was there! Boomer |
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