[Cialug] Mediacom fscking with web access?

[James Shoemaker]

Morris Dovey wrote:
> Jonathan C. Bailey wrote:
>> I figured it out once... I think I would need 40-60ft to clear the
>> tree lines. That still wouldn't give me a good fresnel, however.
> 
> That's a lot of altitude. I've heard of using of a 7-element quad 
> antenna (high gain, narrow pattern) pointed at a 2m (VHF) FM repeater, 
> connected with a short coax to a 4-element quad (lower gain, broader 
> pattern) antenna pointed at a home to allow handy talkie access from 
> below LoS. Since the antennas weren't connected to any equipment and 
> didn't produce interference with other services, there weren't any FCC 
> issues.
> 
> It seemed as if it might be possible to do the same for a wireless 
> connection. DIY antennas are fairly inexpensive, but 60' of height might 
> be a tad spendy if it involved a tower.

   Or use a freq/tech that penetrates trees.

James