I've been helping deploy the Mikrotik / Ubiquiti Combo in both 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz.
I'll show the one of the 5 Ghz setups first. The sector is being used to feed both clients (currently 6) and to backhaul service to PicoPops (currently 2).
On the Tower:
- RB800 Running RC10 with Firmware 2.30
Ubiquiti 5Ghz 19 dBi 120 Deg BaseStation Sector
Ubiquiti SR-71
Jirous JE-300 Enclosure
3' LMR 195 Pigtails feeding the sector
AP is running NV2 and using 20 Mhz Channels
First Client is a PicoPop
It was setup a few weeks ago and there are still a few things to be done (grounding, high capacity backup).
- RB800 Running RC10 with Firmware 2.30
Ubiquiti SR-71 for Backhaul using both chains.
Ubiquiti SR-71 for AP running single chain (HT0).
Jirous JC-320 20 dBi Dual-Pol Antenna / Enclosure Combo
12 dBi 5 ghz Omni Vert-Pol
The distance between the AP and picopop is 1.62 Miles (2.61 Km).
Here is what the picopop looks like:
Here is what the box looks like inside:
Here are the results of a test I did this morning.
When doing bandwidth tests from a number of clients at the same time...I'm seeing the potential 60MB of aggregate throughput.
There are currently 8 clients connected to the sector. The furthest out is 7.7 Miles (12.47 Km).
Some other thoughts on this Combo - The relatively low cost of all the components involved has caused a shift in thinking... instead of deploying high powered, high elevation MicroPops with 20-30 customers being served per AP...you can now deploy lower powered higher-throughput "PicoPops" for 10 to 15 customers.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
I'll post the results of a 2 gHz setup next.
Hope that helps.