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== Good Radios == |
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| + | * [https://mikrotik.com/product/sxtsq_5_high_power Mikrotik SXTsq 5 High Power]An all-in-one, high power, 5.8GHz radio measuring only 5 inches square. A fantastic, cheap, and discreet radio to start your AREDN project. |
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| + | * [https://mikrotik.com/product/RBLHG-5HPnD Mikrotik LHG HP5]An all in one, dish style antenna. Better gain and directionality than the SXT so great for point-to-point connections for when targeting something further away. |
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| + | * [https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-airmax-devices/products/rocket-m5 Ubiquiti Rocket M5 XW]Radio only (you'll need a separate antenna), but the workhorse of many AREDN systems due to power and flexibility. Increasingly difficult to buy new, but eBay has many deals. |
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== Good Antennas == |
== Good Antennas == |
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Revision as of 17:14, 9 December 2022
Good Radios
- Mikrotik SXTsq 5 High PowerAn all-in-one, high power, 5.8GHz radio measuring only 5 inches square. A fantastic, cheap, and discreet radio to start your AREDN project.
- Mikrotik LHG HP5An all in one, dish style antenna. Better gain and directionality than the SXT so great for point-to-point connections for when targeting something further away.
- Ubiquiti Rocket M5 XWRadio only (you'll need a separate antenna), but the workhorse of many AREDN systems due to power and flexibility. Increasingly difficult to buy new, but eBay has many deals.
Good Antennas
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Adapters
- Mikrotik Basebox5 to Ubiquiti
Bad Radios and Antennas
- Omni Antenna - Don't use an omni antenna for anything except, possibly, scanning a new area to determine what nodes you can see. Because omni's receive and transmit in all direction, they provide poor links with lots of noise. Please avoid.