Amazing Rogue Wave experience

I'm only somewhat joking. If he put a 120 at his house and then a 120 on a Track-it or AzTrax tracking dish motorized platform, it would simulate point-to-point. I can see it now, Richard can bundle the AzTrax with a Rogue along with a dish (for TV) and a panel (for Wi-Fi). Although I don't think many people would drop $1,500 on such a system :-)
 
I just spoke to Jim he is going to post a picture from his 3rd floor home location over the Bay towards Tices Shoal.
I think he has a chance of this system working once we nail down the best channel to put the AP on.
It will also be a good test of a SISO based Ubiquiti access point vs a MIMO Ubiquiti based system. He is going to try both pre-configured access points I'll be lending him for the test.
Bill
 
Here's photos out the third floor window. Tices Shoal is directly in the distance four miles out. Linksys router is mounted on the shelf facing the bay.







 
Jim we might actually have a chance of this working. The brown/ tan house bothers me but it looks like
there is a path. I'm glad to see the trees are not in the way. Foliage (trees) is a big attenuator of WiFi signals.
You should have an idea of how or if this will work by next weekend.
Having a good quality commercial grade 120 degree WiFi panel antenna at your home will help cut down on the
unwanted WiFI signals behind the antenna. This will help reduce the noise floor and in turn increase your chance
of discriminating the WiFi signal from your vessel at Tices Shoal. As I mentioned please run the inSSID program from
your boat at Tices Shoal, this way we will both know what interference we have to deal with at both
ends of the intended path.
Bill
 
I think those power lines and that transformer are going to negate any signal gain with noise.
 
Kurt I doubt at that distance if it will bother the Ubiquiti radios we are going to try.
It;s possible but unlikely, I'm more concerned with the house and tree line to the center right.
Jim actually got pretty impressive range considering the Linksys and antenna set up.
He is running inSSIDer and the noise floor from power lines is not noticable.
Power lines generally are only a problem if they are in the initial phases of
failing.
It will be an intersting attempt, I'm optimistic that he will see the AP but the connection
speeds maybe the the problem. I'm game with setting him up with 2 different AP's both
with panel antennas. One will be a SISO (Bullet + 120 degree 15dbi panel) the
other will be a MIMO (RocketM2 + 120 degree dual polarity Airmax 15dbi) system.
Bill
 
I am very interested in seeing how this turns out. But the pessimist in me doesn't hold out much hope :-)
 
Kurt, it will certainly be the at or near the limits of what can be done with a point
to multi-point WiFi system. I'd feel better if the AP/ Antenna could be mounted on the
roof.
Bill
 
Jim, I have the 2 test Access Point units ready. Right now I programmed them
for channel 11. I want you to only run one at a time to reduce interaction & noise.
I have the Ubiquiti RocketM2 with the Airmax 15dbi 120 degree MIMO sector antenna and
a Ubiquiti Bullet2HP on a 120 degree 15dbi SISO antenna.
I spoke to Richard at Wave he told me you had called a few weeks ago both of us had
similar solutions in mind.
Bill
 
Jim, my wife and I are at the boat and I have the equipment with me.
Kurt (Mixman) if your watching this thread I guess we will see if a reliable connection can be made over 4 miles.
Bill
 
Yup, I'm watching. I'm playing with my favorite old Laptop that I just resurrected by installing Ubuntu (Linux) on. It's like spending time with an old friend :-)
 
Bill you are so dedicated to make this work! I am impressed. I think the title of this thread should be changed.
 
Allen if it works it's in an area where I could actually make use of it a few times a year. But I'm really interested in seeing if it will work and then which AP will work better the MIMO N or the SISO 802.11b&g.
Bill
 
quote:
Originally posted by Billylll

Allen if it works it's in an area where I could actually make use of it a few times a year. But I'm really interested in seeing if it will work and then which AP will work better the MIMO N or the SISO 802.11b&g.
Bill

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Good luck. :-) I was just saying...
 
Jim has the RocketM2 set up at his home. He is going to try range testing this afternoon.
Bill
 
Whoopee!!!!

Right now I am sitting with beer in hand out at the Tices Shoal anchorage, connected to my home router that is four miles away!!!

I hooked up the equipment that Bill sent me. Bill, you are a genius. I went to the config screen for the Rogue and found my router about 10 networks down in the list. My network had two red bars. I connected up with no problems. Response time is actually quite good.

Four miles, can't believe it.

Thank you Bill!!!
 
Jim and I tried to talk over the phone but the service was cutting in and out. It appears the internet might be more reliable. Time will tell Jim, I think if you could put the antenna outside your home it might give you more signal.
Congrats at least initially.
Bill
 
I am quite impressed with the initial results. That's some awesome range!

(I still think if I was there with my AzTrax satellite tracker I could adapt a panel antenna to it and bump that signal up a bit :-)
 
He would loose the signal Kurt from not being able to track it in real time. A better link might be a pair of RocketM2's one in the boat with the 10 to 12dbi AirMax dual polarity Omni. Still at 4 miles with an indoor antenna I am pleased so far.........
Jim, I still think it might be worth you trying the Bullet AP and the L Com 120 degree sector antenna on your next trip out.
Bill
 
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