Fixed Terrestial Wireless
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=== Client Radio === | === Client Radio === | ||
| - | + | Typically there is an radio/antenna unit mounted outside the house, in a location that has a clear view, or line of site, to the central hub radio. The size will normally be smaller or about the same as a satellite dish. Depending on distance from the hub, the radio/antenna unit may be just a single weatherproof box, or for more distant locations, the radio/antenna may be mounted mounted on and pointed into a larger reflector that gives more gain. Unlike a satellite receiver system, the radio and the antenna are all located in the box mounted outside the home. The subscriber side of the radio/antenna is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet ethernet plus power] for the radio. Putting the radio at the antenna eliminates radio to antenna coax losses, and therefore the length of the cable run from the outside equipment indoors is not a limiting factor for coverage area or receive signal strength. An adapter box is used inside the house to put power in the ethernet cable to the radio, but does not feed power back towards the client side equipment. | |
== Coverage Area == | == Coverage Area == | ||
