Discontinued Item

Agere gold card
802.11b, Mini PCI version of the classic Orinoco Gold card. Agere Hermes Chipset. This card works with Netstumbler.
Agere Gold card
Stock Code
Notes
NET-WL-GOLDMPCI (Sold as sub system component only, no cables, box or drivers supplied)

 
Specifications
Frequency Band 2.400-2.4835 GHz
Number of Selectable Sub-channels
  • United States (FCC) - 11
  • France (FR) - 4
  • Japan (JP) - 1
  • Other countries (ETS) - 13
Modulation Technique Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK)
Spreading 11-chip Barker sequence
Bit Error Rate Better than 10-5
Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK
Interface PCMCIA Type-II
Security Level Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), using a 64 bit key
Speed Options High, Medium, Standard and St. Low Speed; Automatic Rate Selection (ARS)
Output Power 15 dBm
Power Consumption
  • Doze mode - 9 mA
  • Receive mode - 185 mA
  • Transmit mode - 285 mA
Temperature Range 0° C to 55° C
Maximum Humidity 95% (non condensing)
Compatibility Novel Client 3.x & 4.x, Windows 95/98/3500 and Windows NT® (NDIS Miniport driver); Apple; Windows/CE
Standard IEEE 652.11b
Regulations
  • US: FCC (47 CFR) Part 15C, Section 15.247
  • Canada: ISC RSS139
  • Europe: ETS 300-328, CE Marked
  • Japan: MPT Radio Regulations
Speed Options 11 Mbit/s; 5.5 Mbit/s; 2 Mbit/s; 1 Mbit/s
Range in Meters (Feet)
  • Open Office
  • 160 m(525 ft) @ 11Mbps
  • 270 m(885 ft) @ 5.5Mbps
  • 400 m(1300 ft) @ 2 Mbps
  • 550 m(1750 ft) @ 1 Mbps Semi Open Office
  • 50 m (165 ft) @ 11Mbps
  • 70 m (230 ft) @ 5.5 Mbps
  • 90 m (300 ft) @ 2 Mbps
  • 115 m (375 ft) @ 1Mbps 90 m (300 ft) @ 2 Mbps
  • Closed Office
  • 25 m (65 ft) @ 11Mbps
  • 35 m (115 ft) @ 5.5 Mbps
  • 40 m (130 ft) @ 2 Mbps
  • 50 m (165 ft) @ 1 Mbps
  • 115 m (375 ft) @ 1Mbps
Receiver Sensitivity
  • 82 dBm @ 11Mbps
  • -87 dBm @ 5.5Mbps
  • -91 dBm @ 2 Mbps
  • -94 dBm @ 1 Mbps
Delay Spread (at FER of <1%)
  • 65ns @ 11Mbps
  • 225ns @ 5.5 Mbps
  • 400ns @ 2 Mbps
  • 500ns @ 1 Mbps
Drivers Download here

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