I threw the mesh node in the car today and did some quick range tests during the commute this morning and this evening. Easily made a 28.8 mile path from an area near Denver International Airport and the NCAR mesh node in Boulder. That's a pretty easy path due to a clear line-of-sight situation.
On the way I home, I did a more challenging 40-mile path test, and that turned out to be surprisingly easy, as well. The path was from Parker Adventist hospital in Parker to NCAR in Boulder. The path shoots straight across the Denver metro area and yielded good LQ and NLQ - 100% at times on the LQ.
Always fun to do the range checks. I hope to get a few more locations checked out before winter arrives.
73,
Gary
WB5PJB
On the way I home, I did a more challenging 40-mile path test, and that turned out to be surprisingly easy, as well. The path was from Parker Adventist hospital in Parker to NCAR in Boulder. The path shoots straight across the Denver metro area and yielded good LQ and NLQ - 100% at times on the LQ.
Always fun to do the range checks. I hope to get a few more locations checked out before winter arrives.
73,
Gary
WB5PJB
At NCAR, I believe they are using a Bullet and L-Com 9 dBi omnidirectional antenna.
http://www.l-com.com/wireless-antenna-24-ghz-9-dbi-omnidirectional-anten...
We are using channel -2.
73,
Gary
WB5PJB
Andre