Well, I just took delivery of a lot of 11 Engenius 1650 outdoor Access Points.
My intention is to move forward with an idea that I've had for some time - to create a dedicated, private (or public, haven't decided yet) internet network (i.e., an Intranet) on which I can stream my radio station.
The idea is to have a centralized Access Point, and place multiple Bridges/Access Points distributed in a star configuration some distance away to cover a greater geographical area than what would be possible for Part 15 FM - even the BETS-1 variety.
In other words, I'll be using FCC Part 15/Industry Canada certified wireless technology to create the vehicle within which I'll stream, as opposed to going out over the air waves or the Internet (or in addition to most likely).
The first experiment is to determine the distance between the Central Access Point and each distributed Bridge/Access Point. That will be roughly twice the maximum distance that a cell phone (probably the least sensitive device that will be used to listen to the stream) can maintain a connection to the Central Access Point (minus some fudge factor for safety).
This is going to be fun.
with that idea for ten years now. just never got the funds or the gear to attempt to implement it and experiment. ok the engenius 1650's are 802.11g.
your going to run into problems with cochannel and adjacent channel congestion degrading your range. that was my experience with 802.11b on a good antenna system in an urban environment. i couldn't even get 300ft with 200mW and 6dbi omni.
The whole idea is to try it out and see what happens.
This idea has real potential to enable people to listen to your programming. Please keep us advised of your experience.
I know nothing about this subject.
At least I can learn something from
your experiments.
Brooce
Hartford,CT
I like this idea and look forward to reading about the experiment as it develops.
Barry of Blue Bucket Radio 1620 AM