09/09/2026
“What’s the range on that thing?” We get asked this more than anything else. Elevation decides the answer more than any spec on the radio does.
An AT-Labs RM-2 has hit 100+ miles of first-hop coverage from a well-chosen elevated position — a fraction of that at ground level. High ground isn’t always sitting there waiting for you, though: sometimes it’s an hour’s hike away, sometimes it doesn’t exist in your AO at all. A small drone carrying a node gets you the same elevation in minutes instead of hours.
AT-Labs’ SignalReach models exactly that — terrain, node placement, and UAS flight profiles — before the incident, not during it.
What’s the best elevated position you’ve found in your AO — a tower, a ridge, something less obvious? Tell us below.
Comment “RANGE” and we’ll DM you the full breakdown.
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