In the next year, the group hopes to test at 100km and 300km, which will require substantial research into good long-range test sites. The cost of testing increases with distance to and between locations, so it will be important to identify and evaluate promising sites carefully. The [[current amateur record]] holders completed their successful test across the Great Salt Lake Desert [http://www.modulatedlight.org/optical_comms/optical_qso_173mile.html]. | In the next year, the group hopes to test at 100km and 300km, which will require substantial research into good long-range test sites. The cost of testing increases with distance to and between locations, so it will be important to identify and evaluate promising sites carefully. The [[current amateur record]] holders completed their successful test across the Great Salt Lake Desert [http://www.modulatedlight.org/optical_comms/optical_qso_173mile.html]. |