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Here is Steve's profile toward Prestige Plaza:



KD8MKG on left at 25' elevation, PP on right at 99 ft elevation.

It looks like Steve is 'in the trees' for 0.6+ miles.

Steve:

 You mentioned that your device cost $70.
Many of our devices are about $60-$70.
99% of our devices are a single package with a radio/antenna and POE injector.
Power and data are provided via POE (Power over ethernet) cable.
Power ~315 to 630 mw.
Raw data rate up to 130 Mbps (144.4 with Short Guard Interval).
Newest devices are 802.11ac with data rates up to 156 Mbps (173.3 SGI)
Most of the devices in service are commercial quality, outdoor rated, and off-the-shelf.
Highly recommended for the 'shack' is a Mikrotik RB952Ui at $45-$60.
It has 5 ports: WAN, 3xLAN, 1 Device-to-device to link with an outside AREDN radio/antenna.

73, Chuck