...so I guess I'll have to change over to Linuxcoin, which thankfully does see the wireless adapter.
Not a bad plan, probably the easiest way to go.
Since bamt and linuxcoin (last i checked) are both just Debian with some stuff added on, anything that can be done in one can certainly be done in the other. Even if they weren't the same distribution this would be true, but since they are it is easier.
For instance, all of the bamt scripts and tools will run fine on a linuxcoin machine. Any of the various software packages you find in a linuxcoin machine could be installed on bamt. Any networking that works in linuxcoin can work in bamt as well. However, doing any of these things will require some amount of time and skill, and that is probably why nobody does them much
The goal of bamt is to provide a 60 second install for people who need to deploy lots of rigs. If you have to spend more than a few minutes on it, it's probably not going to be a good fit for your needs. If somebody wants to do the work to get wireless stuff working and share it, I'll add to the image. Otherwise, you'll almost definitely save time by using linuxcoin.