[plug] Wanted: dirt cheap wireless LAN

bob bob at fots.org.au
Thu Jan 2 18:54:54 WST 2003


On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 04:53 pm, Leon Brooks wrote:
> Looking to set up a wireless (and when I say wireless, I mean exactly
> that; optical or supersonic would be fine) link over maybe 120m LOS,
> bandwidth is almost irrelevent, anything better than a modem is fine,
> cost is a paramount consideration. If I can plug LEDs and
> phototransistors into an AUI, lens them and get 10Mb, great. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Cheers; Leon

Hmm... I'm sure I've sent you this link before... Deja vu man :)

http://ronja.jikos.cz/metropolis/
Full plans and specs to build your own Ronja 10M Metropolis The default 
model. Provides 10Mbps full duplex on a full duplex AUI interface. The 
distance is 1km with 130mm lenses and 500m with 90mm lenses. The 
transmitter is a 625nm 70mA LED diode and the optics is made from loupes. 

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