[wplug] OT Question

[Nick Iglehart]

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Sorry for the double post but I forgot one thing.

This does not appear to be any form of ham radio, but instead an
802.11x system or possibly microwave of some form. 

Even if it were ham freqs it would hardly be a new idea. The IIRG and
others have been operating networks of this type since the late-80's
at least. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 5:12 PM
> To: wplug
> Subject: [wplug] OT Question
> 
> 
> Since there has been a coming out of ham operators, I thought 
> this a relevant question.
> 
> When I mentioned trying to find a high-speed provider on 
> list, someone sent me a link to www.dashfast.com.  This is a 
> direct quote from an explanation of how the service works:
> 
> The Dash service uses the license-free radio spectrum 
> allocated by the Federal Communications Commission to promote 
> communications and data networking services. Our system uses 
> frequency-hopping spread spectrum technologies (originally 
> developed for military communications) to provide a safe, 
> reliable, interference-resistant connection to the Internet.
> 
> So if I understand this correctly, this ISP is using ham 
> radio to provide connectivity?
> 
> If this is correct, how do the operators out there feel about 
> this and the effect it could have on their hobby?
> 
> And is anyone out there using this?  I am really, really 
> curious to find out how well this service works.
> 
> -b
> 
> 
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