Looooong range wireless...
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I know this is a bit off topic, but i also know there are some very smart folks who frequent here.
I have 150 acres of land that is very hilly and fairly thick woods.
I have several cameras located throughout the property. we swap out the SD card's weekly to check the pictures taken.
i was thinking if i could come up with a way to have those sent back to the house wirelessly.
we can use 1 watt cobra/uniden handheld radio's to communicate all over the property. but i know my wi-fi signal dies a few hundred feet from the house.
so if something like this works to get voice around the property.
what can i use to get data working around the property?
http://www.amazon.com/Midland-GXT1050VP4-36-Mile-50-Channel-Two-Way/dp/B001WM73P0/ref=pd_sim_422_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0DSNBJTN73K4000ZN0PJ&dpID=51cbnx%2BYigL&dpSrc=sims&preST=AC_UL160_SR160%2C160
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Ubiquiti has some looong range wifi solutions...
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@mvader If planned right a mesh network could be set up to cover your whole property, with nodes forwarding data for other nodes back to your house.
How are your camera's powered?
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Stronger antennas and a mesh network.. but power consumption could be a problem you get.
I'm planning a nrf24 mesh network powered by solar panels to send pictures.. but this goes 1km max and the bandwith is very limited.Does the property may have good mobile network cover?
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Here is an antenna mod which get 1km+ range from the nrf24.
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@Yveaux cameras are powered via 2 x 12v 8ha batteries wired in parallel (hot to hot, grnd to ground) and that is fed into a solar panel regulator.
http://www.amazon.com/Docooler-Controller-Battery-Regulator-Protection/dp/B00JKDZVRU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444160979&sr=8-1&keywords=12v+solar+regulator
and powered by a 10 watt panel.
had many challenges over the years.
but the combo between the batteries, reg. and panel has worked out great.
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@Oitzu said:
Does the property may have good mobile network cover?
sadly it's limited. if you go up on top the ridge, you can get 4g lte
but down in the valley's and what not, 3g or sometimes 1x and even no signal at all.
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@Dwalt said:
Here is an antenna mod which get 1km+ range from the nrf24.
thanks for the Info @Dwalt i will check that out
appreciate all the feedback guys!
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Use a LoRa transceiver if you want really long range on an ISM band. You can't legally use an FRS/GMRS for sensor data. It's reserved for voice communication.
