"Meindert Sprang" wrote in
:

Class 1 bluetooth range is 100 meters. And I get very good reports of
people using a MiniPlex-BT, a bluetooth enabled NMEA multiplexer. Even
when sitting on an outrigger of a tri, the datalink to the centre hull
is solid.

Meindert


.....but I bet Dave is talking about a CONSUMER Bluetooth device, not some
commercial system costing thousands.

Cisco makes fantastic routers and servers, too, but we're all running
CONSUMER equipment.....