T&T: A new WiFi product...

[Jeffrey Siegel]

> Take a look at this wireless bridge. These people are the 
> ones that operate the wifi network in the Inner Harbor in 
> Baltimore. I believe these will connect to an existing 
> onboard wireless network. The prices are getting a lot more reasonable
> 

I've seen that product before.  It didn't do enough in my mind.  It seems OK
but it costs more (double) than the newly announced product.  I don't like
the 5.5dB antenna.  In my book, that is the problem with it.

The specs that I like to see are:

Output power:  300mW or greater
Antenna gain:  12-15dB
Coax cabling:  as short as possible


This WaveRV product is the first that I've seen that puts the modem actually
inside the antenna.  That keeps the coax cabling to the minimum possible.
Their power output is 400mW and their antenna gain is 8dB.  It is only 22"
which is a nice feature.  They probably sacrificed antenna gain for height
and hopefully have enough sensitivity in the receiver to make up some of the
difference.

I've never heard of RadioLabs though.  If I weren't untying the lines in
just a couple of weeks I would have wanted to get one of these to mess
around with.

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Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53PH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine