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M1BYT > WLAN 17.09.03 01:22l 56 Lines 2239 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Read: DB0FHN OE5RCO DK5RAS DO6NP GUEST
Subj: Re: It's not ham radio
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From: M1BYT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : WLAN@WW
G8PZT Opined with considerable skill:-
> Conversely WiFi is very plug & play, and the average ham
> will not learn much about data transmission techniques
> from it. Granted, he'll learn how to configure commercial
> software, but the actual layer 1 / layer 2 data-over-radio
> stuff will remain hidden in the box. These are the layers
> you learn most about with conventional packet.
Using modern packet software (Winpack, Sally), you don't need to learn
much about anything, other than how to configure the software and how to
arrange a good link to an access point (the nearest BBS).
>
> Only a tiny minority will actually bother sticking
> amplifiers on the WiFi cards. Most will use the things
> barefoot, or simply attach a commercial antenna.
>
> If 1200 baud packet is plug & play, then WiFi will be
> even more so, for the vast majority. If it wasn't
> plug & play, they'd never be able to sell the things.
WiFI would be not that much different from a software point of view, but
would for many be a greater technical challenge to get a good connection
to an access point. We are talking here 2.4Ghz and as it comes (out of
the box) extremely short range. Compare that to 2m which easily achieves
30 miles straight out of the box.
There is certainly a massive technical challenge to be found in adapting
Wifi technology to work for us both from a software point of view and
the difficulties of the hardware adaption.
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