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N9OQT
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« on: January 22, 2010, 10:50:25 PM » |
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I am investigating getting involved in D-Star. But I have no experience with it.
I believe that it would be useful to use my home internet connection from around town for sharing images, get radar updates, etc. for storm spotting. Also as a backup for of communication when out doing that.
But I do not know anything about range of digital transmissions at 10 watts on 1.2 GHz. I thought that the ID-1 seemed nice for using internet remotely. The speed is much better at the higher bandwith and higher frequency.
But if I have a half or full wave antenna at say 30 feet, running 10 watts communicating with an identical station mobile, any idea on what the range would be? I know that it will depend on weather, terrain, etc., but I just would love to know an approximation.
Also, and this is a pretty wild idea, but has anyone ever tried to hook up a wireless router to a mobile D-Star installation so that perhaps a radio install could be done in the trunk, and a single laptop with a WiFi connection could work from the front of the vehicle untethered?
I am still in the very early stages of investigating, but would love to be able to have remote access to the internet, and my files from home, remotely. Without the uncertainty of spotty cell connections around town, but the additional options for emergency communications.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Patrick N9OQT
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