[olug] ham radio operators can use 802.11b

[neal r]

  I just noticed this - ham operators can now use 802.11b as an
operating mode.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/01/10/3/?nc=1


  Who wants to play?  I've got wireless internet going in Washington,
Douglas, Sarpy, Pottawatamie, and Mills counties, and the technician
license required to access this stuff is not a big deal. I've got to
talk with my partners before I get our network involved but I don't
think it'll be a big deal, both the CEO and I have our ham tickets.


   Besides 802.11b there are packet radio systems that can do 1200 baud
in 2m, 9600 baud in 70cm( I think) and with 1.2GHz you can get an honest
56k, and these bands can reach out twenty miles or more from a central
site.


  If anyone wants to know more I'll be right here, wrestling with my
Whiny Little Bitch Linux (aka Slackware) installation.