<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Adam,<div class="">I would second Dave\u2019s suggestion to use wireless bridges for this application -if hardwired internet access is available elsewhere on the property and if there is decent line of sight access between that point and where your equipment lives. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have used a lot of Ubiquiti Litebeam point-to-point links for this sort of thing and they are awesome. They have given me rock solid dependability once they are set up and configured, they function just like a virtual ethernet cable over the radio link, and you can even have a single access point transmit to multiple stations. Range for the entry-level Litebeam M5 unit is up to 10km and you can get a pre-configured pair of antenna dishes on Amazon for less than $200. Two devices can be had for around $100 if you are willing to configure them yourself with a laptop or the UISP app from Ubiquiti. Worth checking out. Other versions are available with longer range and more features but I have found the Litebeam M5 is very affordable and works well for most shorter-range applications. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 14, 2022, at 11:48 AM, AE Solar <<a href="mailto:autonomousenergies@gmail.com" class="">autonomousenergies@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Wrenchers,<div class="">We have a project on a large property, where the install site has no internet (there is internet much further away on the property, and on a different service) and cell reception is pretty bad. We attempted to use SMA Cell Modem Kits (sunny boy inverters), but couldn't get a good enough signal for them to work. The client was fine with having just a production meter with no internet based monitoring. Now there is the possibility of expanding the system quite a bit (also with Sunny Boy's), and I'd prefer to figure out a way to monitor everything from offsite. Has anyone had any success using a third party antenna with the SMA Cell Modem Kits? Or have thoughts on other methods for setting up monitoring where we could, at a minimum, see the combined output of all the inverters? Thanks for any thoughts.</div><div class="">Adam</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Adam Katzman (he/him)<br class="">Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><a href="http://www.autonomousenergies.com/" target="_blank" class="">www.AutonomousEnergies.com</a><br class="">(518) 567-1468<br class=""></div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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