Ubiquiti Dish Question

[EvilKitty]

I have seen the video where Linus used a pair of these dishes for some crazy long range with very high speed, though i only need somewhere around 250-300 ft (76 to 91 meters)

 

Would i just need 2 of these to keep a gigabit connection at full speed?

* https://www.newegg.com/p/0ED-0005-00284?Item=0ED-0005-00284

 

does anyone know how much rain hurts performance?

[kirashi]

35 minutes ago, EvilKitty said:

I have seen the video where Linus used a pair of these dishes for some crazy long range with very high speed, though i only need somewhere around 250-300 ft (76 to 91 meters)

 

Would i just need 2 of these to keep a gigabit connection at full speed?

* https://www.newegg.com/p/0ED-0005-00284?Item=0ED-0005-00284

 

does anyone know how much rain hurts performance?

You could probably go with 2 of the AirMAX or NanoBeam devices from Ubiquiti, though I haven't kept up to date on the differences between all their outdoor equipment. As for rain, my understanding is that rain should not impede the signal too much, so long as there's not a torrential downpour or hurricane force winds.

https://community.ui.com/questions/Rain/5dd6e130-e6b3-4cce-bdfb-e7454c6181c6

 

I'd recommend giving this video a watch to see how Chris designed a solution for a rather lengthy strip of land with 2 buildings at each end and a patio in the middle.

 

[Alex Atkin UK]

For Gigabit I believe you need the 60Ghz models, the AC units are only expected to do around 300Mbit due to 5Ghz being limited to 80Mhz channel width outdoors and if you're near a flight path can have issues with DFS.

Also for short range its not necessarily a good idea to use high-gain models as the signal can be TOO strong, which can reduce the speed as much as too weak.

[EvilKitty]

The environmental situation as far as interference is very ideal with clear line of sight not being a issue

 

So i take it i can use this and get 450Mbps (45% of my wired throughput)

* https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1348248-REG/ubiquiti_networks_nbe_5ac_gen2_us_nanobeam_ac_gen2_airmax.html

but this would give my full speed right

* https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1570539-REG/ubiquiti_networks_gbe_us_gigabeam_wireless_bridge.html/overview

 

if full speed is too expensive i can settle for less, if i can keep it under $350 that would be great, I'd like 600-700Mbps, but 450 would be ok but i would rather be more future proof than 450 and if gigabit is affordable i may as well

 

not sure what models include the poe injector and needed mounting hardware

[Alex Atkin UK]

7 hours ago, EvilKitty said:

not sure what models include the poe injector and needed mounting hardware

AFAIK they all come with the injector as its none-standard.  Kinda annoying actually when my switch is PoE+.

 

Like I said though, from Google I've only seen the AC units do up to around 300Mbit throughput.  I only get 100Mbit on first-gen units but I don't have good line of sight, so I'm lucky it works at all.

It has been unexpectedly reliable though, considering there is a tree and a thick wall in the way so rain has quite an impact due to that.

[EvilKitty]

So i am looking at these as a gigabit option

1. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1525445-REG/ubiquiti_networks_ubb_us_unifi_building_to_building_bridge.html $500 x1 = $500
2. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1617957-REG/ubiquiti_networks_gbe_plus_us_airmax_gigabeam_plus_60.html $170 x2 = $340
3. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1570539-REG/ubiquiti_networks_gbe_us_gigabeam_wireless_bridge.html $130 x2 = $230

Why is #1 $500? how is it different from a pair of #2 or #3, #3 has 5Ghz as a fall back for when 60Ghz is not being reliable where #2 lacks this and yet it cost $40 less, i guess #2 can handle longer range than #3, so i guess i should go with# 3?

 

so  2 units of #3 would be all i need to get a 1Gbps throughput at less than 1/2 the price of #1 am i missing something?