Steps to get a Motorola 5830BH15 up and running for personal use?

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Well done on getting hold of some vintage radios! I’ll try to answer your questions.

  1. Your radios were designed and manufactured by Orthogon Systems as PTP 600, and sold by Motorola as 5830BH under their Canopy brand. Orthogon Systems were subsequently acquired by Motorola. Motorola continued to manufacture and support PTP 600. Cambium Networks is an independent company formed from the Orthogon and Canopy business units of Motorola. Cambium continues to support PTP 600.

  2. You will need a PIDU+ for each end.

  3. Nothing lasts for ever, but PTP 600 is very reliable. You don’t need to purchase any licenses to operate the radios. Do you have the MAC addresses or Electronic Serial Numbers? You should take care to operate the radios within the regulatory limits for the 5.8 GHz band in Canada.

  4. 20 km is a fairly long link. It would be a good idea to predict performance using the free LINKPlanner software. You’ll need a clear line of sight path between your two properties, and this often means using a mast, tower or tall building.

  5. Only time will tell.

Mark

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