I just couldn’t help myself. I pre-ordered one and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. Now I can’t put it down. In fact, I’m writing this post from it. Yep, you guessed it, I got an:
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I might. Seems nifty.
It’s here.
Wireless Ypsi is invading the East Side.
Click here for a map showing the current radios out by me. As you can see, my antenna can reach Depot Town through a radio a couple of doors down on Maple Street. My antenna can also reach Dave Strenski’s house, which also reaches Depot Town.
This is really branching out nicely. I’ll bet in a month or two the signal will pass Prospect Park!
Wireless Ypsi is branching out. Dave Strenski (of the Ypsilanti City Hall Solar Power Project) and I have been trying to get a signal over here in the Historic East Side Neighborhood, but it has been a challenge, even with all the nodes in Depot Town. We are just a tad too far away.
So today, Steve and Brian came over, and we borrowed Dave’s ladder to string up a high powered antenna. We got it working, but even the high powered antenna won’t reach Depot Town through all the trees, so an intermediate location will have to be tapped.
I’m also looking into getting a DSL line put in by a provider who will allow Internet sharing. If I can get that accomplished, then I’ll have a node, which would connect much of Maple and, if it reaches Dave’s house, much of Oak.
Here’s a shot of me stringing the cable:
Hopefully we can get this all up and running in the coming weeks.
