[MVMA] How much power does it take to run a home mesh station?

[Chuck Gelm]

On 10/25/19 6:49 AM, Lyle Steinhardt via MVMA wrote:
> Well,Chuck,
>
> That's very interesting.  So how much would it cost to invest in the 
> same set of hardware?
>
> Lyle,
> KE0CZV
>

  * UPS (950 VA) $85
  * 16 port switch $30
  * 8 port managed switch (GS108Ev2) $60
  * 2 foot LED shop light $30
  * RPi: nc8q-raspbx $87
      o Pi3 $25, PS $10, SD card $4, HDD $47
  * RPi: nc8q-meshchat $87
  * NC8Q-M3-Kett (UBNT NanoStation M3) $130 (This is 3.4 GHz!)
  * NC8Q-M5-Kett (uTik LHG HP5 XL) $80 (best)
  * NC8Q-PBE-M5-400 (UBNT PowerBeam M5) $95 (not recommended)

$684 Today at Micro Center and elsewhere.
Though you likely would not need a 16 port switch, shop lamp, NS-M3, and 
PBE-M5-400.

The Mikrotik LHG-HP5-XL at $80 has more dBi and dBm than the NS-M3 and 
PBE-M5-400.
Best bang for the buck.

A Mikrotik hAP is a good solution instead of the GS108E at $45.

Except for the 3 nodes and the managed (802.1Q) switch,
everything else would have a use outside of AREDN meshing.

Chuck
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