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From: Bernie Doehner <bad@uhf.wireless.net>
To: "Tom T. Thai" <tomthai@future.net>
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Subject: Re: Wavelan ISA Card???
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> > How close to the roof are you? (Do you have access to the roof so you can
> 
> right below the roof here.

Good..  At these frequencies feedline losses are high, so being close to
the roof is good.  
 
> > put up some real antennas?). Line of sight you can do 5-10 miles
> 
> just want to have fast connections at my home about 5 miles from the 
> office. We are in a metropolitan (downtown) area.

How close to line of sight are you?  What kind of obstacles/hills are in
the way?
 
Bernie