[TriLUG] [OT] long range WAPs

[Magnus]

Greg Brown wrote:
> 1000' shouldn't be a problem though I would suggest going with an amplifier
> out of the gate rather then a high(er) gain antenna and no amp.


Before messing around with amplifying 802.11, you might want to ping 
your local ham radio club and ask for some guidance.  It would be very 
easy to exceed legal limits with a combination of amplifier and antenna, 
and your signal will end up unnecessarily stepping all over other people 
who are working within legal limits.

There is a subset of the amateur radio community, also, that takes great 
pleasure in "fox hunting" ... in other words, they notice someone is 
operating a WAP waaaay too hot, hunt it down, and file a very detailed 
complaint with the FCC against you.

Better to run into hams the friendly way. :)