SeattleWireless Node Fundraiser

[Bill Vodall WA7NWP]

> One of the biggest challenges for SeattleWireless, or perhaps any other
> community wireless network that's not smack in the middle of Nebraska,
> is the lack of line of sight.  Its tough getting above those trees,
> buildings, and hills.  It limits our growth and people who we can reach.
> 
> The tower node is different.  From our initial surveys, 150 feet on top
> of capitol hill gets us pretty far.

Ok.  If nobody else is going to ask I'll do it.    The noise floor on 
the 900 MHz and 2.4 Ghz bands, probably less so at 5 Ghz, at 150' above 
metro Seattle is bound to be incredible.   I'm sure Matt and Casey 
et.al. have ideas on how to deal with this -- an antenna pattern with 
highly reduced downtilt so it has a gain to Kirkland but a loss locally?

Bill