MatthewAsham
About Matthew
Matthew Asham is the lead instigator of the BC Wireless project. He founded the project in December 2000 and spends most of his off-work time doing stuff to promote Community Wireless networking.
He is an amateur radio operator, user of open source software and advocate of people powered networks (ie: do it yourself). He can be reached through <matthewa FOO AT TASTY bcwireless BEER DOT net>
Miscellaneous links
Current (and not so current) Projects
- FNTC/BCWNS/BC3 CWN handbook
- CWN Cookbook
- 802.11a madwifi testing
- volunteer coordinator stuff
- testing bcwlinux and hotspot stuff
- coding teh bbs thing
Things
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MatthewAsham/2006-06-05
Some organizational structures for review..
GVTA
YVR
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I received a response to my letter to Minister Flaherty (see MatthewAsham/2006-05-08/LetterToMinisterFlaherty), from the Burnaby Douglas MP, Bill Siksay.
Matthew Asham By Email May 29, 2006 Please quote file number: PV.06-6013198 Dear Mr. Asham, Thank you for writing to express your concerns regarding the growing need for broadband internet access and information technology. I and my NDP colleagues strongly believe in the need for investing more of our resources into expanding broadband internet access to all communities. We also believe in making sure that all communities receive this service at an affordable rate. Furthering education through information technology is a resource all Canadians should benefit from. My colleague Brian Masse, NDP critic for Industry will continue to push for affordable accessible broadband internet access in his work on the Industry, Science and Technology committee. Thank you for contacting me on this important issue. Sincerely yours, Bill Siksay, MP Burnaby Douglas WLS/prv/CEP232
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An open letter to finance minister Flaherty, Industry Canada Minister Bernier, Burnaby North MP Bill Siksay and a number of deputy ministers.
Dear Minister Flaherty, My name is Matthew Asham. I reside in Burnaby, British Columbia, and am involved with several organizations at a board, volunteer and advisory level. By day, I am a System Administrator for a small web hosting company, by night I am the President of the British Columbia Wireless Network Society, a director of the British Columbia Community Connectivity Co-Operative, and I am an advisor to the First Nations Technology Council. I am also a director of the Internet Telephony- Users Association, and CACert Inc. I am writing to you on behalf of myself, but my experiences with these organizations influence my concerns. I congratulate you on the new budget, however as a citizen, I have a concern. Broadband Connectivity is essential to our economy. While citizens in urban areas of the country are blessed with the ability to obtain high speed Internet access, citizens in many rural and remote communities, and indeed those individuals and families in urban centers who struggle to make ends meat are unable to effectively utilize broadband services. In many cases the cost of service alone is beyond the reach of a single mother, or an unemployed person, or even a family stretched to their ends. In other cases, the cost of a computer, training and access to a social circle to learn how to use these tools is inaccessible, either by cost, lack of time, or simply by fear of the unknown. In Vancouver alone, the basic cost of broadband Internet service is approximately $40.00 per month. While "light speed" services exist for a much lower cost, we require a higher level of service to support modern applications such as teleconferencing (particularly for TeleMedicine and TeleEducation), voice, multimedia and next generation applications on the Internet. Indeed, I posit the level of service delivered by service providers such as Shaw Cablesystems is well below the needs of Canadians, particularly looking down the road, 5 to 10 years from now. Societal ills are another large, significant concern. In First Nations communities, for example, 90%+ unemployment rates, co-dependency on drugs, historical tensions both internally and externally are all factors that prevent the citizenry from moving forward. It could be said, simplistically, that there is "nothing to do". Those affected could move from their community to a metropolitan center, but this brings great cost to family relations, and it is far from reasonable to expect people to transplant themselves. Alternatively, a broadband network - accessible to all - gives every person a foundation to learn, to work, to play, and to generally grow as individuals and prosper. It affords every person the ability to gain access to health care and education. It enables people to communicate amongst themselves, to share experiences and knowledge. It allows people to collaborate, both within the community, in neighbouring regions, and globally. It can help people foster innovation, it can enable them to telecommute, it can let them become producers of knowledge and tangible services. I personally believe several problems exist: * Lack of skills to utilize information technology, even basic computing skills. * Lack of financial means to purchase broadband Internet access. * In some areas, lack of physical connectivity. Many citizens are simply unaware of how to use a computer. Others are familiar with basic tasks, but are unaware of how to use the Internet beyond a basic level. For many years, programs such as the Community Access Program, often administered by Community Networks such as the Vancouver Community Network have provided under-privileged citizens with connectivity, and more importantly, a social environment where they can learn how to use the Internet, gain access to Government services and work to better their lives. Other programs such as BRAND (Broadband for Rural and Northern Development) have aided rural communities to finally gain access to high speed broadband services. Programs such as the National Satellite Initiative, have given geographically isolated communities the opportunity to gain access to some semblance of Internet access (albeit very poor access, Satellite is very limiting). As we progress midway through 2006, we see the strain of the health care and education systems, and a knowledge gap between those of us working in the "modern economy" with those citizens who have been unable to keep up with the times. Initiatives such as TeleHealth and TeleEducation are vital services necessary to maintain a safe standard of living, and broadband deployment is a vehicle that can facilitate these initiatives. Reading through the budget, I find no specific references to broadband deployment, or the maintenance of CAP, BRAND or any of the other broadband programs. I find no reference to making broadband access a priority for our communities, nor mention of supporting the organizations who have worked tirelessly over the past 15 years to help our citizens effectively use information technology. I strongly hope that this Government will keep these issues in mind, that it will continue to support broadband programs and capacity development, that it will continue to support the efforts of Provincial Governments, non-profit organizations and the telecommunication Industry as a whole, and that in the future, it will bring the issues of connectivity to the fore-front and make it a matter of public concern. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my concerns. Sincerely, Matthew Asham
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Wow, freaky.
I have a Trango M900S AP up, no CPE's associated, running at 906 MHz
I have a WaveRider CCU 900 MHz up, two EUM's associated, running at 915 MHz.
This what the SA shows with no network activity:
This is the SA while I'm downloading a 68MB file:
(The WaveRider's signal is on the right).
Even a ping shows nominal spikes, not a full envelope. More pics'll go here
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900 Survey from the Trango out my dining room window.
#> survey 1 h Press [space] then [enter] to stop 880 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 882 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 884 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 886 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 888 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 890 MHz peak -83 dBm avg -83 dBm 892 MHz peak -83 dBm avg -83 dBm 894 MHz peak -88 dBm avg -88 dBm 896 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 898 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 900 MHz peak -76 dBm avg -88 dBm 902 MHz peak -71 dBm avg -81 dBm 904 MHz peak -68 dBm avg -70 dBm *** 906 MHz Ch 1 peak -70 dBm avg -74 dBm ** 908 MHz peak -74 dBm avg -76 dBm * 910 MHz peak -70 dBm avg -71 dBm ** 912 MHz Ch 2 peak -62 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 914 MHz peak -68 dBm avg -68 dBm *** 916 MHz peak -68 dBm avg -74 dBm ** 918 MHz Ch 3 peak -79 dBm avg -79 dBm * 920 MHz peak -59 dBm avg -63 dBm **** 922 MHz peak -60 dBm avg -64 dBm **** 924 MHz Ch 4 peak -62 dBm avg -64 dBm **** 926 MHz peak -62 dBm avg -65 dBm **** 928 MHz peak -59 dBm avg -59 dBm **** 930 MHz peak -51 dBm avg -52 dBm **** 932 MHz peak -57 dBm avg -57 dBm **** 934 MHz peak -59 dBm avg -59 dBm **** 936 MHz peak -90 dBm avg -94 dBm 938 MHz peak -74 dBm avg -74 dBm ** 940 MHz peak -75 dBm avg -75 dBm ** 942 MHz peak -76 dBm avg -76 dBm * 944 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 946 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 948 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 950 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm #> survey 1 v Press [space] then [enter] to stop 880 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 882 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 884 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 886 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 888 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 890 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -66 dBm *** 892 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -66 dBm *** 894 MHz peak -71 dBm avg -71 dBm ** 896 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 898 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 900 MHz peak -85 dBm avg -88 dBm 902 MHz peak -68 dBm avg -70 dBm *** 904 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -71 dBm ** 906 MHz Ch 1 peak -68 dBm avg -69 dBm *** 908 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -69 dBm *** 910 MHz peak -64 dBm avg -66 dBm *** 912 MHz Ch 2 peak -66 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 914 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 916 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 918 MHz Ch 3 peak -70 dBm avg -70 dBm *** 920 MHz peak -68 dBm avg -69 dBm *** 922 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 924 MHz Ch 4 peak -64 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 926 MHz peak -66 dBm avg -67 dBm *** 928 MHz peak -44 dBm avg -44 dBm **** 930 MHz peak -41 dBm avg -42 dBm **** 932 MHz peak -45 dBm avg -45 dBm **** 934 MHz peak -45 dBm avg -45 dBm **** 936 MHz peak -75 dBm avg -75 dBm ** 938 MHz peak -54 dBm avg -55 dBm **** 940 MHz peak -51 dBm avg -52 dBm **** 942 MHz peak -56 dBm avg -56 dBm **** 944 MHz peak -92 dBm avg -92 dBm 946 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 948 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm 950 MHz peak -99 dBm avg -99 dBm #> rssi [ 1] peak -68 dBm avg -85 dBm [ 2] peak -80 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 3] peak -84 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 4] peak -75 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 5] peak -77 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 6] peak -78 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 7] peak -66 dBm avg -82 dBm [ 8] peak -72 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 9] peak -64 dBm avg -80 dBm * [ 10] peak -71 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 11] peak -72 dBm avg -86 dBm [ 12] peak -78 dBm avg -86 dBm [ 13] peak -66 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 14] peak -80 dBm avg -86 dBm [ 15] peak -78 dBm avg -85 dBm [ 16] peak -83 dBm avg -89 dBm [ 17] peak -77 dBm avg -88 dBm [ 18] peak -70 dBm avg -83 dBm [ 19] peak -75 dBm avg -82 dBm [ 20] peak -77 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 21] peak -76 dBm avg -83 dBm [ 22] peak -81 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 23] peak -80 dBm avg -88 dBm [ 24] peak -78 dBm avg -85 dBm [ 25] peak -71 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 26] peak -70 dBm avg -85 dBm [ 27] peak -68 dBm avg -82 dBm [ 28] peak -81 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 29] peak -66 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 30] peak -70 dBm avg -83 dBm [ 31] peak -75 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 32] peak -81 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 33] peak -79 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 34] peak -75 dBm avg -82 dBm [ 35] peak -64 dBm avg -78 dBm * [ 36] peak -83 dBm avg -89 dBm [ 37] peak -66 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 38] peak -70 dBm avg -81 dBm [ 39] peak -83 dBm avg -88 dBm [ 40] peak -76 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 41] peak -68 dBm avg -83 dBm [ 42] peak -76 dBm avg -86 dBm [ 43] peak -76 dBm avg -85 dBm [ 44] peak -75 dBm avg -84 dBm [ 45] peak -83 dBm avg -87 dBm [ 46] peak -77 dBm avg -88 dBm
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Playing with WaveRider 900 MHz NLOS kit.
From my livingroom floor, a radio analyse says:
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