Technology Price Comparisons

Typical 1200/9600 bps Ham setup

Paccomm Tiny 2 TNC $160
MFJ data radio $120
100ft RG-8/9913 $55
Decent Antenna  $60

TOTAL: 

$395
 

Typical 2.4 GHz wireless ethernet setup

Symphony NIC/Linksys AP (1 Mbps-54 Mbps) $150
100ft LMR-400 $65
24dB Parabolic $70

TOTAL:

$285
 

Typical Icom ID-1 D-star setup

ID-1 - Icom 1.2 GHz Band Digital Transceiver (128 Kbps) $970
100ft LMR-400 $65
Comet GP-21 1.2GHZ 1/2W x 21 collinear  $150

TOTAL:

$1,185


            

900 MHz Ubiquiti SR9 setup

Ubiquiti SR9 mini PCI card (1-54 Mbps) $150
100ft LMR-400 $65
14 dBd M2 Yagi $70

Nominal Setup TOTAL: 

$285
Optional 3 watt Hyperlink bidierectional amp $440

Setup with a set of boots TOTAL: 

$718
Optional Mikrotik Router Board 112 $100

Still more economical! TOTAL:

$818



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