Quote Originally Posted by Stargazer View Post
We use Tranzeo, High Gain, and Deliberant radios which are commercial grade made for going many miles. We have some Meraki and Open Mesh units at a few apartment complexes and a few other spots as well. This is in the areas where we have service. My longest 2.4 link is 7.5 miles but have some 5 ghz links that go much further. Nothing goes through dirt though. We are a very small WISP. There is a lot of terrain between my area and our towers / water tanks. Getting on the right hill with power means one hop into here.

I have noticed that the price of wire is down quite a bit now so I am guessing now is the time to buy a lot of wire if I am going to get it.
Tanzeo's suck. I'd recommend that you look at Motorola Canopy radios with Redline Backhauls. The longest link I've installed with a 2.4 system is 23.2 miles, with max D/L speeds of 7MBPS and upload of 3MPBS. The longest I've hit on a 5.7 with a 360 antenna is 16 miles.

As to your original question, you may want to look at a small generator that you can remote or auto start, or even wind power with a large battery bank.

PM me if you want, and I'll see if I can dig up the specs on what we use.