G+_Jimmy Castro Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Hi is anyone in the long range/back-haul wireless wifi field? I'm looking to do a few long range links, 1 to 3 miles in distance each. We would need to install 3 towers as well. This is in the NY Narrowsburg Area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 With good directional antennas, distance isn't an obstacle. Just be sure to include both a scan of all wifi networks in use within range of your network, and that line of sight + fresnel radius is open. Ubiquiti has some great resources for this, as well as some very good gear at great prices. https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/204952224-airMAX-Plan-an-outdoor-wireless-link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Seth Leedy Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Rich Kreider? still game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Twomey Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I work for a wireless ISP in the Seattle market. If you have any questions I'd be happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Scott W Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Ditto what Travis said. We have been using Ubiquiti products at special events for years. Outstanding equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jimmy Castro Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Thanks for the reply's everyone. I have a few questions. 1. What's the best way to confirm line of sight over long distances? This is in a camp where the tree's are 85' to 100' tall on top of the natural terrain. 2. What equipment would you recommend? I've have heard hit or miss stories when it comes to Ubiquiti's stuff. I've used their equipment before for short distance bridges and I haven't had any issues. I've gotten a lot of recommendations to use Mimosa's equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jared Twomey Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 For 1-3 mile shots, ubiquiti equipment would work fine. We have some Ubiquiti shots at 15+ miles and they work fine. If you can afford it, and all links are Point to Point, I would consider AirFiber 24 radios. They are a little more pricey, but they are 24Ghz, so you don't have to worry about local interference from wifi routers. And honestly the best way to verify line of sight, is in the name... Sight. Before we sign a customer up, we always send a guy out to verify a clean LOS to one of our towers or buildings. He takes a bunch of pictures from his location, so make sure there are no obstructions, ect. If it is a site where you may be needing to build a tower, we either use a bucket truck to get us to our elevation where we have a shot, or we use a quadcopter to go up and verify our shot. If you have neither of those things, long ago we would use balloons on the side where we might need to build a tower, float it up until you can see it from the other side, and then figure out how high you needed to be. With trees it may be a little trickier, and you may need to get a tree climber out to take a bunch of pictures for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Seth Leedy Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 There is radio mapping software for the long haul and hilly terrain. dxzone.com - RF Coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Peter Hanse Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 We run some less then 1 mile links and have considers upgrading from Enginus to ubiquity as I have heard good things and they are actively luring out product and updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jon Papai Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 this website can help with line of sight: http://www.geocontext.org/publ/2010/04/profiler/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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