[H-GEN] radio modems - the story so far.

Sid Young syoung at powerup.com.au
Tue May 18 00:28:35 EDT 1999


(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Sid Young <syoung at powerup.com.au>)



Is it possible to setup our own 10mBit wireless network around Brisbane?
What are the logistics of this?? Can it be done??

At 02:04 18/05/99 +1000, you wrote:
>(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Robert Brockway
<robert at blake.humbug.org.au>)
>
>Here is a quick synopsis as I see it.
>
>We each need:
>
>1/ A radio modem (aka a TNC).  As low as $85 assembled for a low unit.
>Still waiting on costs of 9k6 units.
>
>2/ A radio and antenna.  Not too expensive I think - can the ones people
>get at Trickie Dickie and Tandy do?  Or equivlantly prices ones.
>
>Now, we would use the free bandwidth area to avoid licencing hassles.
>
>We would operate a broadcast network with various members repeating
>signals to allow others access.
>
>The network would carry non-connercial traffic only, consisting of news
>and email.  Not sure about the requirement for non-commerical traffic.  If
>a news gateway exists and spam leaks through, is the gateway provider
>liable?  If there is any chance they are, then this is a nono :)
>
>As for not being directly connected to the Internet, well that can be
>handled by using email/news gateways only and not actually routing
>traffic.
>
>Did I miss anything - maybe, because it is too late to type effectively:)
>Cheers,
>	-Robert
>
>--Robert Brockway B.Sc.  Email: robert at blake.humbug.org.au
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