nalaregeork
join:2004-08-25
Yorktown Heights, NY
| This is something I just came up with...
I was pondering some of the issues pertaining to Community Wireless in badly connected remote regions and got an idea.
So ponder this idea before you say I am crazy and then if there is anything to it spread the word.
I am also an Amateur Radio Operator (Ham radio) there has been much talk in Ham circles about a proposal for a wide band digital segment. The traditionalist hate this suggestion intensely but some find it enticing. Now there are issues where Amateur Radio is concerned particulary about type of usage and type of content. But another similar alternative could be to create a Citizens Band Packet Radio segment which if they let it be allowed in the current 11 meter band should/could provide good connectivity over longer distances.
If this could be done/allowed then one could setup a community WIFI by getting a high speed digital connection from a distant location and feed that signal to the distant community and then the community could distribute the signal via standard WIFI equiptment for less money. The speed might not end up being the greatest but it would provide one more opportunity to connect up people that might desire it in a remote location. |
