• Hardware

Here's a bunch of Wireless hardware links.

• CategoryHardware : All categories on this Wiki related to hardware

• Hardware discussion forum

• List of Canadian Broadband manufacturers (Sep 2005)

• lists a variety of general connectors, cables and adapters, compiled from http:/www.hardwarebook.net

• WirelessRepeaterKits : lists companies who sell "kits" that are useful for community wireless networking.

Mini-motherboards for access radios and related stuff

• The WirelessRouterApplicationPlatform (WRAP) is a low-profile, low-power motherboard armed with 1 or 2 mini-pci slots, 64MB of DRAM, a CF-IDE adapter and ethernet ports. This board has reached it's end-of-life.

• The ALIX is PCEngines's replacement for the WRAP. Low power, 1 or 2 mini-pci slots, mini-PCI express option, USB, 1-3 ethernet ports, 433Mhz or 500Mhz AMD Geode LX CPU, 128 or 256MB RAM.

• The Soekris net4521 is a 486 class system with 64MB of RAM, one mini-pci and two PCMCICA/Cardbus adapters.

• The Soekris net4526 is a similar system, uses less power, but has soldered on CompactFlash.

• Compact Flash to IDE adapters for use with Mini-ATX and Mini-ITX boards.

Outdoor Enclosures

• The Keptel CG-1000 Coax Demarcation Enclosure is 9.0 x 9.0 x 3.0" molded case suitable for outdoor housing of a WRAP or Soekris board. SPECS

• SuperPass offered a 12 x 12 x 6 " NEMA enclosures for ~$50 CAD.

• Metrix sells NEMA 4 rated outdoor kits.

• Build your ownOutdoor Case for a WRT54

Antennas

• ConsumerAntennas - Antennas and range extenders designed specifically for off-the-shelf wireless gear.

• Antennas - Wide range of Antennas for custom projects and experimentation.

Build your own antennas!

• http://www.freeantennas.com/

Test Gear

• Home brew VSWR meter

• Power Signal Generator - When used with a wattmeter, it can measure actual coax losses, locate intermittent connectors, and determine if you have a bad antenna

Lightning Protection

• The Model LP-2 is low cost, in-line, maximum performance lightning protector for the 2.4 GHz Spread Spectrum band, 2.3 GHz WCS band and the MMDS band.

Power

DC - DC convertors

• http://store.ituner.com/ituner/posoformi.html

• http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/sc.8/category.13/it.A/id.417/.f

Power over Ethernet

• ORiNOCO Point-to-Point Radio Backbone Kit

• Build your own Power over Ethernet

• Build a simple CheapPoe system

• Voltage loss calculator for POE

Alternate power sources

• Home brew nuclear fusion reactor

• Fusor Hobbyist forum

Splitters

• A two-port antenna splitter that enables you to operate one radio with two antennas

Up/Down converters

• 2.4 <> 5.8 GHz up/down converter and amplifier

General consumer products

• Wireless AccessPoints : Generic access points that may or may not be good for community networking.

• WirelessNetworkCards : Wireless network cards.

Places to buy gear from in Canada

(someone should sort this list)

• [InteriorElectronics] : Connectors, cables, etc.

• DNA Data Networking & Assemblies apparently can custom make pigtails - burnaby.

• Engenius (Senao) High Powered 200mW LAN Equipment available in Vancouver, Westcoast WiFi 604-839-8239 PCMCIA cards, Indoor and Outdoor Acess Point's rated to take gain from Parabolic Antennas, etc.

• MobileTrends in Kamloops, BC

• ACC in Calgary, AB

• Tranzeo in Vancouver, BC

• MicroWareHouse in Ontario

• SuperPass in Ontario

• FatPort (Circa Aug 2003) in Vancouver, BC

• Alliance Corporation 1-877-562-9116 ext 302

• dB Performance in Calgary, AB

• Valemount Networks, sells MicroATX boards, enclosures, Dual socket PCMCIA/Cardbus controllers, etc.

• SMI Industrial Electronics in Langley, BC

• MRO Electronics in Vancouver, BC. Custom cables, including pigtails, plus antenna sales.

Places in the USA

• {ca} Buy Canadian! {ca}

• Moonblink Communications has everything you need!

• FabCorp sells Pigtails, Cards and Antennas

• Terabeam

• Ecomm Wireless

• Antennas and cables

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