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Ubiquiti LiteBeam 5AC Gen2

Radio · Integrated antenna

LiteBeam 5AC Gen2

Ubiquiti · Physical model: LBE-5AC-Gen2

Logical radio: LBE-5AC-Gen2

Integrated airMAX ac 5 GHz CPE, 23 dBi antenna

Operating band
5.2 GHz–5.9 GHz
Catalog link-budget power
25 dBm
Antenna
Built in · 23 dBi
Pattern
Stored for review/not used
Catalog review
Published · authorized review complete

Pattern explorer

Integrated antenna pattern

The 3D view is reconstructed from normalized horizontal and vertical cuts. It is an approximation, not a measured spherical surface.

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Relative gainStronger
−40 dB−200 dB
Azimuth · 0 to −40 dB
Elevation · 0 to −40 dB
Horizontal 3 dB beamwidth
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Vertical 3 dB beamwidth
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Horizontal front-to-back
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Ubiquiti LBE-5AC-Gen2-H; LBE-5AC-Gen2-V; stored horizontal and vertical cuts

Pattern provenance and reconstruction
Evidence state
Reconstructed source cuts
Source reference
antenna/ui/LBE-5AC-Gen2.zip!LBE-5AC-Gen2-H.ant; antenna/ui/LBE-5AC-Gen2.zip!LBE-5AC-Gen2-V.ant
Source revision
Not recorded
Source date
Not recorded
Provenance version
contract v1 · 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z
Gain basis
Source records absolute gain in dBi
Absolute gain
Available
Normalized attenuation
Available
Reconstruction inputs
derivation: resampled; coverage: legacy azimuth and elevation pair requires review; orientation: legacy import orientation requires review; transform: legacy importer normalization; input: antenna/ui/LBE-5AC-Gen2.zip!LBE-5AC-Gen2-H.ant; antenna/ui/LBE-5AC-Gen2.zip!LBE-5AC-Gen2-V.ant; fingerprint: legacy-unavailable:normalized-fingerprint:656
Limitations
Legacy import retained as candidate evidence; exact identity and transforms require review.

RF specifications

Frequency bands
5.2 GHz–5.9 GHz
Channel widths
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 MHz
Catalog link-budget transmit power
25 dBm Power semantics and source provenance are not yet recorded; this value is used by the planner catalog.
Beamwidth
Not recorded
Pattern quality
Stored for review/not used
Pattern evidence
Reconstructed source cuts
Pattern source
Ubiquiti LBE-5AC-Gen2-H; LBE-5AC-Gen2-V; stored horizontal and vertical cuts
Source date
2026-07-14
Source revision
Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 Data Sheet, later revision footer AJAI121517, specifications and 10-row receive-sensitivity table; source manifest: radio_datasheets/ubiquiti_official_radio_source_manifest_2026-07-14.md (PDF-LBE5AC-G2-2017B, pp. 4-5).
Catalog review
Published · authorized review complete
Reviewed on
2026-07-21
Known uncertainty
The vendor table is shared across listed channel widths and has a printed +/-2 dB tolerance. Confirm regional limits before installation.

Frequency-overlapping antenna candidates

Not applicable. This radio has an integrated antenna.

Logical radios in this physical unit

Receive sensitivity

Receive sensitivity by channel width, modulation, and MCS
Channel widthModulationMCSRequired signalCatalog rating
Fallback (width unspecified)8x 256QAM (5/6)8x 256QAM (5/6)-65 dBm5/5
Fallback (width unspecified)8x 256QAM (3/4)8x 256QAM (3/4)-69 dBm5/5
Fallback (width unspecified)6x 64QAM (5/6)6x 64QAM (5/6)-74 dBm4/5
Fallback (width unspecified)6x 64QAM (3/4)6x 64QAM (3/4)-77 dBm4/5
Fallback (width unspecified)6x 64QAM (2/3)6x 64QAM (2/3)-83 dBm3/5
Fallback (width unspecified)4x 16QAM (3/4)4x 16QAM (3/4)-86 dBm3/5
Fallback (width unspecified)4x 16QAM (1/2)4x 16QAM (1/2)-90 dBm2/5
Fallback (width unspecified)2x QPSK (3/4)2x QPSK (3/4)-92 dBm2/5
Fallback (width unspecified)2x QPSK (1/2)2x QPSK (1/2)-95 dBm1/5
Fallback (width unspecified)1x BPSK (1/2)1x BPSK (1/2)-96 dBm1/5