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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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