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    Hi Steve,<br>
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    Yes, 802.11n is defined for both bands, but one does not need to
    implement it on both.  Being a B/G/N device (omitting A), I conclude
    it is on 2.4 ghz only.  Likewise, 802.11n is defined for multiple
    spacial streams, but with a 150mbit rate, I can deduce that this is
    a single stream device (not a surprise given its physical size).  So
    for a small, very local network or mesh of devices (say, within an
    EOC or small Field Day site), it could be a pretty effective upgrade
    to a semi-clunker laptop (Windows XP-era) that came with the 802.11b
    wireless, if only to spare the rest of the network from
    bandwidth-consuming 802.11b packets.<br>
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    Just don't expect full 802.11n performance or distance.  It's not
    going to happen with this device.<br>
    <br>
    Greg  KO6TH<br>
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    Steve Noskowicz wrote:
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        <div><span>  ?? According to: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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        <div><span>"n" *does* use 5GHz.  I thought so and just checked:</span></div>
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        <div>Sent from my KnightKit Crystal Set.<br>
          -- <br>
          73, Steve, K9DCI   USN (Vet)  MOT (Ret)  Ham (Yet)<br>
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          I served during the cold war, so you can continue to be served
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                    style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Bill
                Vodall <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wa7nwp@gmail.com"><wa7nwp@gmail.com></a><br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> TAPR
                APRS Mailing List <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org"><aprssig@tapr.org></a> <br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
                Monday, October 7, 2013 12:53 PM<br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
                Re: [aprssig] Dirt Cheap USB WiFi Dongle<br>
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              > This device appeared in the latest email flyer I
              received this morning from > Monoprice.<br clear="none">
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              > *** Ultra-Mini USB Wireless Lan 802.11N Adapter -
              1T1R (150Mbps)  ***<br clear="none">
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              > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=105&cp_id=10501&cs_id=1050108&p_id=8072&seq=1&format=2#description"
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              > $7.44 for a WiFi B/G/N dongle that sticks barely a
              1/4-inch out of a USB<br clear="none">
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              That's a good price.  Now if only we could get something
              similar that<br clear="none">
              works in the 5 Ghz band to get away from the traffic on
              2.4 Ghz.<br clear="none">
              (Even better would be 3.5 Ghz, 900 Mhz or 430 Mhz but
              that's another<br clear="none">
              SIG...)<br clear="none">
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              Bill, WA7NWP
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