On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:32:11 GMT, Dan/W4NTI wrote:

What really needs to be done is at the point of end of the line, simply go
with RF. Works for cellular quite well. Small low power 'nodes'. Linked
by fiber and/or wire. No RFI, better security, and a dang lot easier to
run and keep working.

That's what someone did in rural eastern Oregon to cover a 600
square mile area - lots of non-licensed low power Part 15 "Wi-Fi"
nodes. Off-the shelf low-cost equipment for both the provider and
the subscriber and no communication interference problems.

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon