Subject: Re: Fw: Wireless LAN on Denali
From: Greg Madden (pabi@gci.net)
Date: Wed Apr 24 2002 - 09:30:56 AKDT
On Wed, 2002-04-24 at 09:06, Chris Hamilton wrote:
>
> Just got this email from a fellow down in Denver. He's looking for
> information on an internet connection on Denali (the mountain). Anyone know
> anybody up in that part of the world that would know what is available, and
> how feasible this proposed project might be?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chris.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chad Page, MD" <chad@pagecentral.net>
> To: <chris@digitalalaska.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:52 AM
> Subject: Wireless LAN on Denali
>
>
> > I am planning to provide wireless networking on Mount McKinley for my
> > volunteer ranger patrol in June. It is a crazy idea, I know. What I
> > would like to do is aim 802.11b directional antennas at the West
> > Buttress so folks could use network cards to access the internet.
> >
> > Do you know of ways I could access an internet connection in that area?
> > Any free wireless networks South of Denali? How about paid wireless
> > access?
Some researchers in PWS (with a budget) used this system.
http://www.iridium.com/service/iri_service-detail.asp?serviceid=2
Regular cell phones work on the mountain.
Whoever heard of free in Alaska :)
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