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Wired news has an interesting article: Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert which describes a competition between 6 different teams to see who could get the longest distance WiFi connection running. According to the article, a couple of teens won this year by beating last years record by a whopping 20 miles. Their distance was 55.1 miles using " homebrewed antennas on both ends along with amplification" "LAS VEGAS -- Mobile warriors having trouble making a wireless connection across the hall might want to give some Ohio teens a call. This weekend they were able to make a 55-mile Wi-Fi connection.
The teens from Cincinnati got an ovation at the DefCon hacker conference here Sunday when organizers announced at the Alexis Park Resort that the winners of this year's Wi-Fi shootout might have broken a world record for ground distance in establishing a 55.1-mile Wi-Fi connectio " via slashdot
And to think, I sometimes have trouble extending my WiFi reception on my Pocket PC by 5 feet.
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