November 25, 2006 12:24
Quote:Hi All,
I have ordered a 5Ghz/2.4Ghz Atheros 300mW 802.11a/b/g Cardbus Card (DT-RWU-SRC) and 4GHz 7dBi Omni / Vertical with 6' cable, MMCX and Mag Mount (DT-AN-24-OV-7-MMCX).
The driver is from Orange Ware.
I plan on using them in November in the BVI's with BVI Marine WiFi (http://www.bvimarinewifi.com/)
I let you know how it works out.
Jim
On my way back to the Pacific Northwest and thought I'd give you all an update on how the Atheros card with antenna and Orange Ware driver worked.
We tied to anchoring balls most of the time... probably between 500 and 1000 feet off-shore. Reception was excellent in all cases. At 1500 feet from shore we were still getting 50% + on the signal strength.
Several boaters complained about reception and mentioned they were moving onto to other anchorages were they could get closer to shore...
All in all this combination worked great.