Cough! Splutter! Spits coffee all over the shack!
$2000 for a 1mbit link! Get real. We just put up a 2.4GHz wifi link on our tower for a 2.5 mile link to our Internet donor for change of $200 and that included a new box of Cat5 from Home Depot.
I'm not saying that one can do quite as good as that all the time but you can certainly do it for change of $500. OK, so it's in the 2.4GHz mess but we have yet to see that be a real problem.
None of it was cludged. It was all proper masthead routers with POE etc. We just took our time shopping on ebay and were able to collect both ends for a reasonable price. We have a an alleged 54mbps link but I think the throughput is more like 20mbps. Hard to tell really. Both ends report a signal of "65" on a scale of 1-100 where 100 is the best. Not exactly scientific but good enough for us to peak the signals/beam angles.
Mark NI2O/NJ2MC
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On 10/26/2009 05:16 PM, Mark Thompson wrote:
Eric -
I haven't used the Motrola Canopy equipment, but I've heard good things
about it.
There are members on the group who have used unlicensed 900 MHz / 5.8
GHz IP data linking
solutions from AvaLAN Wireless. I believe their data rates are around 1
Megabit/sec.
You can find more information at:
Looking at AvaLAN's web site it appears you could put up a link with two
5.8 GHz data radios & antennas for around $2,000.
73, Mark, WB9QZB
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*From:* hamkd7cao <eric@...>
*To:* D-STAR_23cm@...
*Sent:* Mon, October 26, 2009 2:43:01 PM
*Subject:* [D-STAR_23cm] Backhaul on Motorola Canopy 5.8 GHz
I am looking for information from users that my have attempted to
utilize the Motorola Canopy equipment as a back-haul to provide WAN
access at a remote site. We are preparing to install our second D*STAR
Cluster including DD on a 2000' tower that is some 30 miles away from
our current tower.
Paths calculate out to be within acceptable range, we are also utilizing
the largest parabolic dishes commercially available for Canopy
equipment. Frequencies will be on the 5.8 GHz since regional partners
would not approve our request to utilize 4.9 GHz licensed service. What
I am curious about is if anyone has attempted to test this type of setup
for your location. We are utilizing grant funds for the purchase of
equipment so we have backing from our Emergency Management Agencies.
The system was designed by several members but, path information was
calculated using Radio Mobile Deluxe and confirmed with calculations by
a retired AT&T Microwave Systems Technician.
Thanks for your assistance.
