Well, it's been a month now so I am ready to tell of
my experience (good) in building a new SB APIndoor repeater (for use
outdoors).
The repeater has been up an running flawlessly for a month now.
Here's what is in it and the cost's involved.
2 - SB AP Indoor units
$323.00
1 - 15 DBi Omni antenns
$ 96.00
1 - 19 DBi Panel antenna
$ 73.00
1 - 12 VDC 200 amp deep cycle marine battery $
50.00
1 - 65 watt solar
panel
$312.00
1 - 6 amp solar
controller
$ 38.00
1 - R520 outdoor case to house
equipment
$ 48.00
2 - "N" to "N" pigtails 6 ft 1/2" heliax
$ 20.00
1 - RFLinx 500 mw Bidirectional
amp
$ 110.00
2 - Pigtails for amp to radio and amp to
ant. $
38.00
2 - u-bolts to hold case to
tower
$
2.00
1 - Tube of silicon
seal
$ 3.00
1 - 64' Rohn
Tower
$600.00
1 - 4 yards cement
$400.00
Misc. stuff ya gotta
count.... $100.00
Time... About 3-4 hours to take SB API units out of plastic case
and assemble everything into the weather tight case.
Software ... Air Point Pro Outdoor (yes outdoor) v 1.4j9 in
APIndoor units.
Total (Approx) $2183.00
This is a fully self contained off the power grid repeater on a
64' tower solar powered. It has run for a month now with no problems.
I use SimpleNMS V .94 to moniter system. It has 5 clients on it at
this time.
The main repeater is 18 miles away with 15 clients in town on ch
11. This repeater covers a 20-25 mile radius on ch 1. The backhaul is
18 miles with an API modified with APPO software. I have actually used
the system from my mobile 32 miles away with a 500 Mw amp in mobile
and a 2.5 DBi rubber duck antenna on roof of truck.
The point here is that SB Air Point INDOOR units DO
seem to work in the outdoor environment with the Air Point Pro Outdoor
software. If anyone wants more details e-mail me. This is the second
one I have done this way now.
Earl - UpHi.net Mountainair, NM
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