[Dstar] Re: Dstar Digest, Vol 24, Issue 9

[Mark Aitken]

Well done all involved.  One questions though,  is 802.11a/b/g not a 
solution with hi gain p2p antennas?

Sure beats the hell out of a 3G bill each month!

Mark



dstar-request at lists.wia.org.au wrote:
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> New Repeater Gateway Online:
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> After many months of work the VK3RMM D-Star repeater's Gateway has been
> installed and is now being tested. The big challenge for the Gateway
> installation was to find the best way to provided broadband internet to the
> site. ADSL was not possible as the site was just too far away from the local
> telephone exchange so the chose was 3G or a 900Mhz RF link to a remote ADSL
> service in one of the towns nearby. After some deliberation it was decided
> to use 3G. As the 3G connection has limited bandwidth DV-Dongle access to
> the VK3RMM Gateway will be limited. There may also be a slight degradation
> of voice at the beginning of some local RF transmissions when listening
> remotely. Thanks to everyone who assisted in getting the Gateway on-air.
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