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07-18-2018, 11:32 AM #11
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07-18-2018, 11:57 AM #12
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Thanks, Bob. This is definitely helpful.
And, I learned something new today - the name for the hatch in the basement.Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran - UMICH BBA, M.B.A.
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07-30-2018, 06:05 PM #13
Custom WiFi antenna
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07-31-2018, 06:32 PM #14
Thank you for the info bogen2!
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11-17-2018, 12:19 PM #15
I just noticed something Bob.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the unit referenced in David's write up is not the one you installed and photographed.
The device David installed in his writeup is the Ubiquiti Nano M2. It has a 13 km range.
However, the device you have in your photo is the Ubiquiti Loco M2, which is physically half the size and only has a range of 5 km.
I'd say send the Loco back and get the upgraded range of the Nano, it's definitely worth it.
I installed the Nano a few months ago myself. About a month ago, while boon docking in the desert I was able to connect to a free hotspot on the other side of the lake, 14.7 Km away !
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11-19-2018, 10:28 AM #16
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DMB, I chose the Nano model because I felt that 5 km would do the job in an RV park. But I really haven’t had a chance to use it as all of the parks we went to this summer had upgraded wifi with access points throughout the park. And it probably won’t be long until 2.4 ghz will be replaced with 5 ghz wifi which means upgrading to the Nanostation M5.
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11-19-2018, 01:11 PM #17
Custom WiFi antenna
Actually, you chose the loco model, which was my point.
The nano is the one with the longer range.
But if all you do is sit in RV parks then you don't need the long range unit.
At any rate, 5 ghz isn't an upgrade for me, since it won't go through buildings and trees like 2.4 ghz.
According to the Ubiquiti website, both the 2.4 and 5 ghz units have 150 Mbps throughput, so you’re not going to get better speeds unless I’m missing something.Resistance is Not Futile, It's Voltage Divided by Current.
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11-19-2018, 04:03 PM #18
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I don't know what his router uses but the Nanostation M2's will run just fine off of 12V. I've done it many times. They use passive PoE which is just voltage applied to unused wires in the 8-pin ethernet cable (as opposed to active PoE like you have in businesses for running phones, etc). I believe the spec is something like 10 to 24v that they will accept.
Here are the pinouts (it's for a Bullet, but same power) https://community.ubnt.com/t5/Bullet...uts/td-p/24537
The nanostations (and Bullets) are very good gear for the money. Powerful wifi and decent antennas.Last edited by DarthMuffin; 11-19-2018 at 04:07 PM.
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11-20-2018, 02:26 PM #19
My Nano runs on 110 ac.
But every thing in our Reflection is run off our inverter when we’re boondocking.
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12-03-2018, 12:06 AM #20
Custom WiFi antenna
I had to share this...
I'm in the desert about half an hour outside Quartzite and even though there's nothing around here to connect to,
just out of curiosity I raised the antenna, found an access point and connected to it, and it's almost 16 miles away!
That's just nuts! lol I love this Nano.
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