aircraft networking

[Joe Leikhim]

fascinating!


On 8/5/2016 9:55 PM, Martin wrote:
> http://www.sonic.net/~n6gn/SWTL_Powered_Drone_Antennas.html 
> <http://www.sonic.net/%7En6gn/SWTL_Powered_Drone_Antennas.html>
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Joe Leikhim <rhyolite at leikhim.com 
> <mailto:rhyolite at leikhim.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     Not sure why you would bother with CAT5 POE when you could use
>     more suitable cable and simply use RF for local connection  to the
>     router.
>
>     This company, local to me has worked out the tethering for UAV's.
>
>     https://www.hoverflytech.com/
>
>     Also, there is this Google project Loon which uses long endurance
>     balloons equipped with a computer which determines the best
>     altitude to catch wind conditions conducive to loitering at a spot
>     in the sky. This seems like a better long duration approach than a
>     powered UAV.
>
>>     *From:*Tacos [mailto:tacos-bounces+howardc=macrollc.com at amrad.org
>>     <mailto:tacos-bounces+howardc=macrollc.com at amrad.org>] *On Behalf
>>     Of *Terry McCarty - WA5NTI
>>     *Sent:* Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:33 PM
>>     *To:* kf4hcw
>>     *Cc:* tacos at amrad.org <mailto:tacos at amrad.org>
>>     *Subject:* Re: aircraft networking
>>
>>     Pete -
>>
>>     How much voltage and current does a drone require to maintain a
>>     'steady state' altitude of 300 ft ?
>>
>>     I'm thinking of strapping a Linksys WRT54G router's circuit board
>>     under a drone and feeding power up to it via a 200' or 300' CAT5
>>     cable.
>>
>>     Could the drone draw its power off of the unused wires in a Cat5
>>     cable and provide a stable/stationary router platform/node up
>>     about 300' in the air ?
>>
>>     -- 
>>           Terry McCarty
>>          3t3 at comcast.net <mailto:3t3 at comcast.net>
>>         President - AMRAD
>>              wa5nti
>>
>
>     -- 
>     Joe Leikhim
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