wifi 450-500 feet, almost line of sight, anyone done this?

[Colin McGregor]

On 8/14/09, ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> i have a need to use wifi 450-500 feet away from the base station,
> and the point 500' away is almost line of site, just a few bushes in
> between.
> i googled and saw some units claiming as much as 600'
> but others , in practice, not getting that much.
> Anyone done 500' confirmed? doesn't matter if its 'g' or 'n' or whatever,
> i just need basic solid connection, not blazing speed.
> as a last resort i know i can get a repeater and put it in the middle,
> but thats messy (i.e. leaving a repeater, hooked to battery, outside).
> i also saw a "dish" wifi, that is supposed to double range,
> but thats sounds fishy,
> i have often wondered about these range boosters,
> given, you have to get the signal back to the unit from the pc,
> so I find these booster hard to believe.
>
> --
> ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org>

Well, people have successfully done unamplified 802.11b WiFi over a
distance of 125 miles:

http://www.unwiredadventures.com/unwire/2005/12/defcon_wifi_sho.html

Okay, so this involved a barren area of the Nevada desert, a 12 foot
and a 10 foot antenna... So, 600 feet can clearly be done, but...

So, bottom line, if you pay attention to antennas you can get 600'
easy, but you will need directional antennas properly pointed...

Colin.
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