Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:55:40 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Atheros card with external antenna connector? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061211153541.9914D-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <rmibqmb6b3w.fsf@fnord.ir.bbn.com>
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Greg Troxel wrote: > http://www.ubnt.com/super_range_cardbus.php4 > > I'm pretty sure these have MMCX, and work basically fine under NetBSD > which has essentially the same driver/hal. I'm really sure that we > hooked up small external vertical antennas and got well over 100m > range outside. Beware that the output is closer to 400 mW and looked > a bit unclean at full power, and I was only able to reduce power to > about 30 mW. Hmm, 30mW or even 100mW is normal spec, 400mW is likely a bit close to illegal here, though there's a 200mW CE version, which may do the extra European channels too, and with less power consumption .. I'll enquire. Thanks for the info; I found the .au distributor there and will check them out. So far I've been leaning toward the Proxim/Orinoco cards though they're b/g only, and expensive! .. these ones indeed have two antenna connectors which (I think) is necessary to do 802.11a. Cheers, Ian
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