WLAN 2km point to point link

[G4ERW]

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.

[sm2o]

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

[dj0qn]

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

[G4ERW]

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

[dj0qn]

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