Teens set WiFi record

A group of teenage hams from the Cincinnati area got an ovation at the recent Las Vegas DefCon hacker conference. This, after organizers announced that the winners of this year's WiFi shootout might have broken a world DX record for ground distance in establishing a 55.1-mile WiFi connection.

Ben KC8RKO, Andy N8MX, Justin KC8OIO and Brandon KG4NVK won the prize for the greatest distance achieved for an 802.11b network.

The teens, all 18 and 19 years old achieved the record using an amplifier and homebrewed antennas on both ends. This exceeded last year's distance winner by 20 miles. Then, when they established that record, they turned off their amplifiers and broke the record for an unamplified connection at the same distance.

DefCon, in its 12th year is a gathering of hackers, security
professionals and intelligence agents from around the world.
(arnewsline)

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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