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To: JDN who wrote (3245)	4/2/2000 4:12:00 PM
From: KevRupert	Respond to of 5853

Mr. Gilder, thanks for taking the steps necessary to improve the website. advalorem

To: JDN who wrote (3245)	4/4/2000 8:53:00 AM
From: Peter Ecclesine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Hi JDN, Calling a wireless link with a 6 mile range BlueTooth is something to bend my head around. The original specification had 1mW power out, and nominal 10 meter range, with 100mW optional. 100mW into a 36dBi gain antenna might work at 6 miles, but the BlueTooth protocol and timing might be rendered useless by the latency. IEEE 802.15 has a High Speed Working Group to create a new 20+ Mbps standard. ieee802.org Whether the new standard is called 'BlueTooth' depends on the whims of Intel and Ericsson... petere