[Ian W.]

I'm going to go with this is illegal, only because the site (Naval Academy, I believe?) may already have such a system in place, of course, unusable to you, but they won't want another "rouge" network popping up. Another problem could be that FIRST may be using a similar setup for field controls, you obviously don't want to mess with that.

In the case that you can use a WLAN, remember that there will be huge amounts of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) due to robots and other fun tools in the pits/field. Also keep in mind that other people will be logging on in hopes of finding an internet connection, so keep your computers secure, no shared drives unless you absolutely must.

You best bet for finding out is simply calling up the regional director and asking, but I think they're slightly busy at this time of year ;-). I would go with the assumption that you can't use it, and ask on Thursday morning, and if they say yes, great, if not, well, using a pencil and paper never hurt anyone.