I am currently playing with a nifty little module from Anaren called AIR (2pg pdf here), for a low-power embedded project and it works OK; but I was wondering if anyone else had experience with any other like type modules?
My loose requirements are that I would like to reasonably (not pie-in-the-sky) hit 1/4 - 1/2 mile distances at slow speeds (9600 baud is fine). I would like to use an omni antenna (so no high directional antennas), would prefer the module to have pre-FCC approval, and would like the modules to be less than $15. Lower the power draw the better, but we know how that trade-off works!
Those requirements really limit me, but the Anaren part seems like it could cover them; I am just curious what other things are out there that I might have missed. I am not married to the 900MHz spectrum, it just seemed like the most likely place for me to meet my goals. This is for an outdoor transmission.
My loose requirements are that I would like to reasonably (not pie-in-the-sky) hit 1/4 - 1/2 mile distances at slow speeds (9600 baud is fine). I would like to use an omni antenna (so no high directional antennas), would prefer the module to have pre-FCC approval, and would like the modules to be less than $15. Lower the power draw the better, but we know how that trade-off works!
Those requirements really limit me, but the Anaren part seems like it could cover them; I am just curious what other things are out there that I might have missed. I am not married to the 900MHz spectrum, it just seemed like the most likely place for me to meet my goals. This is for an outdoor transmission.
