PeteCress 0 Posted February 11, 2014 I've been dabbling in a Point-to-Point connection via a couple of Ubiquiti NanoStationM5 Locos (http://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf) for one of the surfcams I have looking over a New Jersey bay. ExtremeSurfcam.DynDNS.org:8080. It's starting to dawn on my that, with the right combination of solar panel, NanoStation, and IP camera on a mast I could locate a camera somewhere advantageous but where there is no building. Has anybody done this on a budget? I'm sure it's possible with a couple thousand dollars... but how about a few hundred? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RustyJL 0 Posted February 11, 2014 I've been dabbling in a Point-to-Point connection via a couple of Ubiquiti NanoStationM5 Locos (http://dl.ubnt.com/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf) for one of the surfcams I have looking over a New Jersey bay. ExtremeSurfcam.DynDNS.org:8080. It's starting to dawn on my that, with the right combination of solar panel, NanoStation, and IP camera on a mast I could locate a camera somewhere advantageous but where there is no building. Has anybody done this on a budget? I'm sure it's possible with a couple thousand dollars... but how about a few hundred? I'm also interested in doing something like this, except using as a game camera. A couple of thousand??? Why such a large budget? Batteries x 2 ($300), solar panel (120w $300), inverter for the Ubiquiti ($100), camera ($350) (wired direct to the 12v battery) and the M5 themselves ($300). $1350 all up - sounds about right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeteCress 0 Posted February 12, 2014 A couple of thousand??? Why such a large budget? Batteries x 2 ($300), solar panel (120w $300), inverter for the Ubiquiti ($100), camera ($350) (wired direct to the 12v battery) and the M5 themselves ($300). $1350 all up - sounds about right. A couple thousand was my blue-sky-unaffordable estimate. I was looking for somebody who had done it for a few hundred. My two M5 Locos came to about $140 delivered and a $150 camera would do the job. But I just have no clue about the rest: solar panels, something to get the right voltage to the right device.... This application would be daytime-only and near or on salt water.... so that complicates things right there IMHO.... not to mention high winds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
