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About RAFman

Welcome to the home of a Mad Wireless Scientist. Wireless Architect, experienced RF engineer, Specializing in Designing, Building & Maintaining Wireless Broadband "Last Mile" Systems & Networks. This goal is driven by a basic understanding of radio & my enjoying "wireless". My goal is to stay as current in technology as possible & love to teach others the "trade" while building tomorrow's systems, building them TODAY...

Current engineering focus is on the design, construction & configuring of licensed/unlicensed broadband systems for fiber-to-wireless (point-to-point), WISP's & WiMAX (WISP stands for Wireless Internet Service Provider).

Over 25 years of RF experience in the spectrum of 150KHz through 30GHz.

Website: RAFwireless.com
email: RAFwireless@gmail.com

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Latest Activity

Feb 28, 2011

Date Joined

Jan 9, 2007

About this user

A true old world, very hands on, radio man who strives to build the finest in "Last Mile" wireless broadband systems using basic, sound engineering principles, 25 years of experience & the finest in current system components. Experience tells you what NOT to use & you avoid the typical mistakes of a novice's inexperience.

I have held 2 FCC licenses for 25+ years - a 1st Class General Radiotelephone & a General Amateur Radio

I really enjoy this pursuit after a long career in RF lab work, field work on systems. In 1995, I attended school for Wireless Site Design & went on to construction management for AT&T Wireless.

After spending 10 years in cellular system construction, I left the road to change career direction & build a broadband connection to my rural farm in Southern Virginia to telecommute. Now I have not only brought fiber to wireless 17 miles, I have a roughly 10 mile service area for my neighbors. In launching the systems, I learned what it takes to vault broadband's reach for access. All systems have been built where it had been said to be "impossible" to cover remote or rural areas!

Fiber->Microwave->Access->Customers

As an Engineer, I don't take "NO, it's impossible" easily...

Hometown

Tree City USA

Country

United States

Occupation

RF Engineer / Wireless Architect / System Designer

Companies

RAF wireless / WiTricity Wireless

Schools

DeVry University 1983 - RF Engineering T.E.A. University 1995 - Wireless Achitecture

Interests

Radio - Computers - Wireless - Towers - Broadband Systems - Antennas - Digital Photography - Fishing - Boating - Travel

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