Unwiring The Boy Scout Camps!

Camp staff with their laptops surfing the Net on the lake from the Hot Spot Yacht!

Here’s the problem: what do you do when you need Internet access in the middle of nowhere? The answer: you get creative and you try to keep your costs down.

Such was the outcome when Boy Scout Circle 10 Council turned up live wireless Internet service, supporting broadband speeds, at Camp Constantin on Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. During its first week, more than 30 people used the network.

The network allowed camp staff and scoutmasters access to live updates for their scouts’ advancement records.

Real Internet access allowed the same scoutmasters and adult leaders access to their offices - and put Council staff back online with theirs.

But that wasn’t all.

During family night, with many visitors in camp, a large thunderstorm developed. Online radar allowed camp staff adequate warning to respond to the situation and protect the safety of everyone involved.

Broadband access in the “boonies?”

How was it done? Read on.

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