Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:24:46 -0500 From: Greg Troxel <gdt@ir.bbn.com> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Atheros card with external antenna connector? Message-ID: <rmiirgi1uy9.fsf@fnord.ir.bbn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061211153541.9914D-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> (Ian Smith's message of "Mon\, 11 Dec 2006 15\:55\:40 %2B1100 \(EST\)") References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061211153541.9914D-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au>
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--=-=-= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> writes: > On Sun, 10 Dec 2006, Greg Troxel wrote: > > > http://www.ubnt.com/super_range_cardbus.php4 > >=20 > > 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. We did a with one antenna. The second connector is for diversity; the card will receive on both and transmit on either. I don't think it has anything to do with a, other than that at 5 GHz diversity may be more helpful. =20 --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (NetBSD) iD8DBQFFfU4S+vesoDJhHiURAkhhAJ9oIq1aLqxQImpmU4G6283pYuknkgCeKF7w a6X8aO2ie5DeCK9XEGJKwbc= =NxOS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--
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