Longest Wi-Fi connection (ground level)

Longest Wi-Fi connection (ground level)
Who
Ben Corrado, Andy Meng, Justin Rigling
Where
United States (Las Vegas,)
When
30 July 2004
In July 2004 Ben Corrado, Andy Meng and Justin Rigling (all USA) achieved Wi-Fi wireless communication between two computers some 88.6 km (55.1 miles) apart in the desert outside Las Vegas (USA). They achieved this distance using home-made antennae and using the 802.11b wireless protocol. Their attempt made them the 2004 winners of the DefCon Annual DefCon Wi-Fi Shootout.