I agree, however the nearest hub is Lowestoft I know cause I run it!!, but it is at present only connectable at rates of a shared 9600 port, there is a move to go 2 meg in the microwave band and although it is connected to the internet 24/7 I do not allow people through it from the radio to the internet.

1. Cause my ISP dont allow it 2. It would break my licensing conditions 2. Cause i have to pay for the internet connection!!

However you do need a license

There was a site that were setting up local (non amateur)radio internet connections using wavelan and airconnect stuff not to sure of the web site but that was radio path connections up to about 11mb and it was license free!! so I guess if a site like the UEA were to put up a gateway and people in the area installed the wavelan gear it would work ok!!!

Simon Quantrill Principle Infrastructure Engineer Lotus Cars PLC +44(0)1953 608491

-----Original Message----- From: wbh [mailto:W.B.Hill@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 12 June 2001 14:31 To: alug@stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: Re: [Alug] online services in Norwich question

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Adam Bower wrote:

for the bit of string that connects your house to the ISP. Is it possible to use HAM radio for net connections? there seems to be plenty of things in the Linux kernel for it.

Short answer - you don't want to go there.

Long answer. 9600 baud is considered fast. You need a licence. The radio "internet" isn't connected to the real one. You need someone within range who's prepared to accept your traffic, last time I checked (about 3 years) that meant Cambridge, which meant I'd need an antenna the size of a pylon, or to learn morse... (--- ... :-)

There was talk of a 1.5Mbit link, but I haven't heard anthing in a while, and that was on one of the microwave bands. Welcome to the twilight zone where valves are the vogue and your circuit looks like it's a particularly tricky plumbing problem.

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