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John, our wireless review just came out in our July issue (I'm getting old when I'm thinking that our wireless testing is not done when it is!). It's page 82 in the July issue. We looked at Digital, Solectek, Windata, IBM, Infralan, and Photonics. Read action !

Yup – as you go up in frequency, your range drops pretty drastically. But with repeaters in the middle, you might be able to get a bit more distance out of them. Jim Read action !

Hi, John… >>>Tell me more about the Paraflector. Manufacturered by SCALA Electronic Corp in Medford, Oregon. The phone number I have for them is 503-779-6500. The Paraflector is a ruggedly built 900 MHz designed for a professional in communications and is fairly large for what is thought of as a…

We don't have anything written up, since we're still in the middle of testing. We didn't purposely exclude FreeWave; I've never heard of the product. I don't have the list of products we tested in front of me — I'll have to check. We're doing both the inbuilding and th…

>> They claim distances of up to 20 miles "line of sight", but I'd love to >> determine what that really means before a dump $2,500 on a pair of >> these. That means that the range is point-to-point, and that it won't go through obstructions easilly. Are you familiar…

Hi, John…maybe this info will assist >>>What was the range of products that you included? I'm not involved in the lab testing, John, but I may be able to offer some experience with the 900 Mhz band. o With the short stubby antenna directly connected to the unit, the range…

John, we literally have a review of these wireless modems underway at the moment in our Syracuse labs. We've had good experiences with these modems so far, and surprisingly they do go the distance. The FreeWave product is not in our review. Read action !reply Enter reply. (/EXIT when done)…