I can't testify to reliability but I assume you have checked your future lat/long and know that sat is good up there. Many sats cut off south of most of Alaska. At least that is what I remember.
On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 14:30 Brandon Yuchasz <[email protected]> wrote: > Borg, > > We discussed this a while back but I didn’t have specifics back then so I > am bringing it back to the list for another round. > > In august I am taking a backpack, self-guided, alpine Sitka blacktail deer > hunting trip in SE Alaska with my son and good friend. > > The basics are we are dropped off an sea level on a float plane and we are > hiking up to the alpine around 300 feet ( so low for alpine). Completely on > our own for 8 days. > > Everything we have will be on our back. So weight is a large concern. > > I am the geek at the company. They can handle basic help desk, and fixing > and installing customers without me. But if an AP dies or a backhaul drops > things will be difficult without me to troubleshoot. I have decided I will > need the ability to get online and VPN in. > > Basic needs, will be winbox, webbrowser ( log into an AP) and other > basics. Nothing heavy. > > > > I will have an garmin inreach for texting and emailing communication. > > > > I will carry my laptop and an extra battery or may buy something lighter > if I can find an acceptable unit. > > > > *What I need help with is the Satellite terminal unit.* > > I am considering two models. > > Hughes 9202 BGAN Terminal and the Huges 9211 BGAN Terminal. The 9202 is > lighter by about a pound. That matters a lot to me. I will be carrying an > extra battery for whatever unit I decide on. Both units tell me I will get > IP broadband speeds up to 464 kbps. I can live with that if I get those > speeds and can VPN through it and work through pings, winbox and the gui on > cambium backhauls and APs. > > > > I know I need to be able to get clear skies to the south I can deal with > that. What I don’t know is are these connections stable can I depend on it > to work at close to speeds advertised? > > > > I have a test unit scheduled to be shipped to me next week to try but > wanted to find out if anyone has used one of these units for similar work? > > > > Best Regards. > > Brandon Yuchasz > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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