On 17 Jan 2006 20:01:24 -0800, miso@sushi.com wrote:   
      
   >If you mean Defcon, it's not 2600 related directly. The 2600 crowd runs   
   >their own show called HOPE. But I'm sure 2600 readers go to Defcon.   
   >   
   >I wanted to enter the wifi contest, but the winner are so insane in   
   >their quest for distance, that I wouldn't stand a chance.   
   >   
      
      
   ha hah hah ah a   
      
   friends in  japan and singapore  say the new  5 gig  UWB  wifi   
   equipment is hitting the streets now in limited runs for beta testing.   
   they say the range with UWB is totally amazing with one  base unit   
   covering an entire  small  town.  dunno how much power the test units   
   are running but I understand that high power is very easy with uwb,   
   but  unnecessary.  they think that UWB will be so much better than   
   the older  ( current ) stuff that when everyone over here sees it ,   
   they will be stunned with how well it works through walls and in dense   
   building environments .  knowing how the fcc messes with ' our "   
   stuff , I'm sceptical that it will  work as well in the USA versions !   
   it'll be interesting to see it ....... I want to see what commercial   
   UWB  circuits will look like.  spreader chips reduced the RF hardware   
   quite a lot ( from narrow band technology )  and supposedly UWB is   
   even simpler and takes even less  components !   sounds interesting ,   
   time will tell !   
      
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