Antenna

This antenna is made by a Canadian antenna manufacturer and has been found to be very rugged and a solid performer for Air-Stream access points offering access to a 360 degree area. A simple but effective antenna design for basic 802.11b/g coverage.

Often referred to as Client Premesis Equipment (CPE) there are a number of vendors who provide integrated solutions for connecting to existing wide area wireless networks such as the Air-Stream wireless network. This equipment integrates the job of host, wireless radio, antenna and accessories into one product. The main advantage of this is the cost saving and simplicity associated with buying a single product. The main disadvantage is the lack of options in customisation, software and upgradeability.

Antennas are the most visible part of wireless communication and play the most important role in guiding the radio frequency signals through the air. Antennas are where the 'wireless' part of wireless networking come in to play.

The Air-Stream Wireless Network Planning Team reported at our last meeting that they are currently testing the feasibility of using 802.11n on 5.8Ghz to increase through put on back haul links in the network. As with all things the best way to learn is by doing and this hands-on experience will be invaluable to the ongoing viability of the network into the future. Current testing is demonstrating exceptional performance over distances with links of 10kms showing it maybe possible to achieve synchronous data-rates of 90Mbps.

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G'day,

I've just finished setting up my antenna+AP, all psyched about joining the AS network, failed to pickup any nodes. I thought I would post and ask the pro's if they could suggest anything.

My build:
17dB "Intenna" from freenet antennas http://store.freenet-antennas.com/product_info.php?products_id=267&osCsid=74e8f8720ca6b5e03885b76368916ae9
UltraWAPv2 (90mW), attached via ~30cm pigtail.
Mounted on house roof in burton, approx 5m from ground.

There are intermittent trees surrounding the area and so I am probably shooting blanks, and the access nodes were just behind the beautiful foliage; but after spending days on research/planning/building/reconfiguring my network/and money, I dont want to give up without asking if there is any hope.

hey guys looking at getting onto the network now i get my nanostation2 and hills antenna.
Just need some help getting a cable

i need a RP SMA Male Connector to N Female Cable?

anyone know where i can buy one from?

Thanks

Jacob kairl

Here is an intereting blog post on long distance optical links.

There was my link to Skye running pretty well (trees in the way) when I decided my grid parabola seemed a few degrees off so of course I swivelled it slightly, long story short my connectivity is now much worse!! Subsequent attempts to get it back have been less than successful, well I can pass packets if you don't mind >40% packet loss - ouch! I'll be dragging the laptop up on the roof this arvo, hopefully I can get it back to the sweet spot ...

Has anyone opened up their EeePC and connected a pigtail to its MiniPCIe wifi card for stumbling? Looking at some internal EeePC pics online it should be quite trivial to do (even if it does void your warranty). It's mentioned online that it uses u.fl connectors on the board, I assume a pigtail for this could be made quite easily with RP-SMA on the other end, does anyone have any thoughts about this?

Some pics online of the 701's 802.11G card (not my pics, just some i found):

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