RB532a, with XR5 and 8602+ compatibiltiy

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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I am trying to extend our network using RB532a with 5GHz bachaul and a 2.4ghz broadcast. The links will be about 6 miles from point to point. The towers are 200’ and 120’ no obstructions. I will be using two 18" 5ghz solid dish for backhaul. And a 18dbi omni for broadcast. Would a XR2 and XR5 be to much for this. I would like to cover about five square miles from 2.4 broadcast. Ideas?

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I wouldn’t want to run 2 XR cards back to back.

You should be able to make a better backhaul link using R52 or CM9.

If you are using a XR2 or SR2 to redistribute make sure ALL and I mean ALL your CPE devices have Atheros chipsets.

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Thanks for your input.