[TowerTalk] Fiber ethernet alternative - Ubiquity Nanobeam

[Neal Sulmeyer]

​I said this earlier.  Ubiquiti solution is great.  I just have a personal  preference  for Mikrotik    RBSEXTANTG-5HPnD.


Neal, K4EA

On Mon, 01/06/2020 09:08 AM, Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net> wrote:
> 
A very inexpensive alternative to fiber optic cabling is to 
> consider the use of Ubiquity Nanobeam microwave transceivers in a 
> bridge mode to extend your ethernet.
> 
> I use a pair of NBE-5AC-GEN2 devices to link our home 
> wired/wireless network to my shop building's wired/wireless 
> network. Best yet is only one SSID for three AP's - no switching 
> wireless networks when roaming.
> 
> For less than $100 each, these 5gHz transceivers have a throughput 
> of 450mBs and a line-of-sight range in miles. They connect with 
> ordinary CAT6 cabling.
> 
> https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanobeamm/
> 
> They are sold by Amazon and other retailers. No digging, conduit or 
> weatherproofing. No lightning threat either.
> 
> 73 Bill N4LG
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 07:36 AM 1/6/2020, J D wrote:
> >another vote for go fiber.
> >
> >These days you can get desktop/soho switches with SFP ports for fairly
> >inexpensive costs, and fibre is 100% surge protection, vs any copper
> >based converter.
> >
> >Plus as speeds keep increasing getting 10g over 300' of copper can be
> >a challenge, its no problem at all for fibre.
> >
> >-jd
> >KG4HYH
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 1:53 PM Jeff Blaine 
> >" target="_blank"><KeepWalking188 at ac0c.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Wanted to see if there were some recommendations on a solid surge
> > > suppressor I could hang on each end of a 300' run of ethernet 
> > that goes
> > > between the shack and the outbuilding?
> > >
> > > There are a number of things advertised on ebay but no idea if 
> > they have
> > > "real" guts or what...
> > >
> > > 73/jeff/ac0c
> > > alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
> > > http://www.ac0c.com
> > >
> > >
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