Remote Rig
RRC 1258 Support in English => General discussion forum => Topic started by: G4ERW on 2011-05-09, 18:09:30
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I have not yet purchased the RRC-1258 pair as I need to be certain that I can establish a reliable link to the remote site. It is NOT possible to provide an ADSL Broadband connection at the remote site and I assume a 3G broadband link would be costly and/or provide unreliable/poor performance. The remote location is only 2km from my home location yet is across an obstructed (non line of site) path. I have seen recommendations for the Ubiquiti (www.ubnt.com) Powerstation 5 and Nanostation M5 point-to-point WLAN products and these look like a good solution for paths of several kilometres or more. However, I would appreciate comments regarding the performance and reliability of a WLAN 2GHz or 5GHz link over this 2km non line of site path.
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Hi
We use several PS5 links for distances up to 16 km. The margin is about 30 dB over 16km, They are very reliable
73 de mike
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We use the Ubiquiti Bullets http://www.ubnt.com/bullet a lot in Bavaria and Austria to connect systems
up to 50km apart. I bought a set to link my station and QTH, also 2 km apart. I wanted to make sure that
the link works in any weather and this solution is great and not expensive.
73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX
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Hi Mike and Mitch
Thanks for the info. Looks like I should be OK across this 2km path - even though it is obstructed. Guess the only way is to try it! Mitch, what antenna do you use with those Ubiquiti Bullets?
Thanks
73's David G4ERW
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Hi David,
I use a 23 db gain patch panel and the Bullet screws directly onto the back. Here is the description:
http://shop.varia-store.com/product_info.php?language=en&info=p584_Panel-antenna-5-GHz--23-dBi--H-V-pol--IT-Elite.html
73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX