2.5 miles, 6.5 mph, 2.5 degree incline

A few friends and I have been working on a point-to-multipoint wireless network since (feels like forever) April. We've run into a number of bumps in the road, which have resulted in spending of cash, pulling of hair, yelling at each other, climbing on rooftops in the dark, and cutting down large trees.

Tonight, we had major success -- three-player Halo 2 via xbox with voice mics, and no lag. (yes, we've been testing with something other than game consoles. We're not *completely* stupid – this was just the fun test.) And, most importantly, running on the final spec'd hardware, of which we finally had all the pieces. I plan to document all the equipment ths weekend with the camera, but it includes:

• Three homemade steel cantennas with feed horns
• Two 19db panel antennae
• One 100cm StarChoice dish, with a reverse cantenna as a feed horn
• Over 150 feet of LMR400 antenna cable
• Over 300 feet of Cat.5

Look for the pix this weekend.