| Typical 1200/9600 bps Ham setup | Typical 2.4 GHz wireless ethernet setup | |||
| Paccomm Tiny 2 TNC | $160 | Symphony NIC/Linksys AP (1 Mbps-54 Mbps) | $150 | |
| MFJ data radio | $120 | 100ft LMR-400 | $65 | |
| 100ft RG-8/9913 | $55 | 24dB Parabolic | $70 | |
| Decent Antenna | $60 |
TOTAL: |
$285 | |
|
TOTAL: |
$395 |
|
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 XR9 setup | 3.5 GHz Ubiquiti XR3-3.5 setup | |||
| Ubiquiti XR9 mini PCI card (1-54 Mbps) | $150 | Ubiquiti XR3-3.5 mini PCI card (1-54 Mbps) | $250 | |
| Mini PCI Router Board (optional) | $70 | Mini PCI Router Board (optional) | $70 | |
| 100ft LMR-400 | $65 | 100ft LMR-400 | $65 | |
| 14 dBd M2 Yagi | $70 |
25 dBi Parabolic Grid Antenna |
$70 | |
|
Nominal Setup TOTAL: |
$355 |
Nominal Setup TOTAL: |
$455 | |
|
Optional 3 watt Hyperlink bi-directional amp |
$440 |
Per WA6NMF 7/6/08:
It can't get much cheaper than this. Ubiquiti has started shipping its
NanoStation" radios in 2.4 and 5 GHz. With the appropriate country code
selected, the 5 GHz unit will cover the entire amateur allocation 5660-5925 MHz,
not just the ISM/UNII frequencies. 5, 10 and 20 MHz wide channels, Atheros
chipset, 400 mW radio, 802.11a protocols, in a molded weatherproof case with 13
dBi antenna, dual polarization, plus external SMA antenna connector, entirely
open source firmware available in an all-in-one SDK for free which you can alter
and compile
yourself. With power-over-ethernet injector and 12 volt wall wart, $79 for 2.4
GHz or $89 for 5 GHz.
AeroComm CL4490 ConnexLink one watt, 900 MHz Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum (FHSS) RS-232 transceivers with a 78 Kbps data rate. These
individual transceivers are available from Mouser Electronics for approximately
$110 each. Experimenters may wish to pick up the starter pack, which
includes two transceivers, software, cables, and rubber duck antennas for
approximately $225. (19 to 24 kbps appears to be the maximum data rate you'll be
able to get out of these when transmitting normal TCP/IP traffic)