[HamWAN PSDR] Required hardware

[Doug Crompton]

Nigel,

Thanks for the nice explanation. It makes sense but it is a shame there is
only one source. It is kind of scary depending on one company for the RF
system but I guess that is the way it must be,


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*


On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 12:24 AM Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
wrote:

> Doug,
>
> The short answer to your question, is yes, Mikrotik is the only compatible
> manufacturer.
>
> The long answer is that standard wifi protocols face a number of
> challenges in the long range and complex environment posed in a network
> like ours (timing limits, hidden nodes, etc). There are specialized
> protocols that better handle those challenges. At the time we were
> selecting what hardware we were going to work with, the options that made
> sense were Mikrotik’s NV2 protocol, or Ubiquiti’s AirMax protocol. Both of
> which are proprietary and would have locked us into the single vendor setup
> we have now. We chose to go with Mikrotik because their modems were capable
> of significantly more flexibility in the routing and configuration than the
> Ubiquiti modems were at the time.
>
> So yes, it is only a single vendor that is compatible over the air. The
> choice was made for technical reasons that haven’t changed in the interim,
> as much as we’d like to have the option for a vendor agnostic protocol, it
> isn’t really available to us.
>
> As was noted separately, the modem is in theory a fairly small part of
> your setup. You can put whatever devices you like plugged into the ethernet
> side, and work as normal. Just the RF part itself requires a Mikrotik radio.
>
> Thanks,
> Nigel
>
> On Dec 5, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I notice that you specify only Mikrotik router/modem products. Is this the
> only manufacturer that makes a product that works with your network. Does
> Ubiquiti make a product that would work? Or anyone else? It seems it would
> be prudish to not depend on one manufacturer.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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