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Review on πŸ”— Ubiquiti NanoBeam AC 19 - High-Performance 19dBi airMAX Bridge (NBE-5AC-19-US) - Improved SEO by David Sharma

Revainrating 5 out of 5

High performance and narrow antenna pattern penetrates obstacles

I used these NanoBeams to replace a couple of NanoBeams that weren't doing the job. My 300m link goes through some trees and hedges and the Fresnel zone is partially covered by a building. not a good situation but I couldn't find a better way. Nanostation gave me a maximum throughput of 30 Mbps and often dropped below 10 Mbps. The Nanobeam, with its higher gain and power, cuts through trees and obstacles surprisingly well. I still need to run them at maximum performance, but I can get a reliable 150Mbps throughput with the same 40MHz channel bandwidth, and I can get close to 300Mbps with an 80MHz channel. Common sense dictates that you should aim for line of sight between stations and use the minimum power required, but when that is unsatisfactory or impossible, more power and a denser antenna beam can still get the job done. After extensively testing the power levels and bandwidth, I settled on a narrow bandwidth, which gave me a solid connection and slightly faster throughput than my internet connection.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Available in black only