Biking with Wireless Broadband By Carl

The picture shows me on the trip of lifetime crossing America coast to coast.

Sitting in front of my computer at my project management job, I got to thinking how can I spend more time enjoying life and less time working. What I need is a business where I can go away motorcycling that will look after itself to some extent. I Motorcycle in my spare time and one of my favourite areas is the East Midlands which has great roads, little traffic and can be easily reached from London.

On my wireless community Broadband sharing network in London, I pioneered the use of parabolic reflectors to extend the range of connections. This worked so well that I decided to manufacture and sell a product from my own web site, www.Tritium.co.uk.

I didn’t have a clue what to do at first, but I needed something that I could afford to fund myself. Many of my Engineering and business friends helped me to succeed.

After making various prototypes, we hit upon a configuration that worked very well and carried out extensive tests. We then registered the design across Europe. The business is still in the ramping up stage but it looks like being a success. The parabolic reflector was designed to be flat packed so that it could be sent through the post cheaply, hence the name Flatenna.

It performs as well as antennas costing five times the price and is made from silvered board. The Flatenna costs £9.99 and you can order it on the Web site. If you have wireless LAN (WiFi) at home or you wish to join up with neighbours to share broadband, check out my site www.Tritium.co.uk.

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