Radio · Integrated antenna
NanoBeam M5 NBE-M5-16
Ubiquiti · Physical model: NBE-M5-16
Logical radio: NBE-M5-16
Integrated airMAX M 5 GHz CPE, 16 dBi antenna
- Operating band
- 5.2 GHz–5.9 GHz
- Catalog link-budget power
- 26 dBm
- Antenna
- Built in · 16 dBi
- Pattern
- Stored for review/not used
- Catalog review
- Legacy public · awaiting authorized review
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.
Drag the 3D view, or focus it and use the arrow keys.
Relative gainStronger
−40 dB−200 dB
- Horizontal 3 dB beamwidth
- Calculating…
- Vertical 3 dB beamwidth
- Calculating…
- Horizontal front-to-back
- Calculating…
Ubiquiti NBE-M5-16 H-pol; NBE-M5-16 V-pol; stored horizontal and vertical cuts
Pattern provenance and reconstruction
- Evidence state
- Reconstructed source cuts
- Source reference
- antenna/ui/NBE-M5-16.zip!NBE-M5-16/NBE-M5-16-Hpol.msi; antenna/ui/NBE-M5-16.zip!NBE-M5-16/NBE-M5-16-Vpol.msi
- 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/NBE-M5-16.zip!NBE-M5-16/NBE-M5-16-Hpol.msi; antenna/ui/NBE-M5-16.zip!NBE-M5-16/NBE-M5-16-Vpol.msi; fingerprint: legacy-unavailable:normalized-fingerprint:670
- 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
- 5, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 MHz
- Catalog link-budget transmit power
- 26 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 NBE-M5-16 H-pol; NBE-M5-16 V-pol; stored horizontal and vertical cuts
- Product source
- Not recorded
- Source date
- Not recorded
- Source revision
- Not recorded
- Catalog review
- Legacy public · awaiting authorized review
- Reviewed on
- Not reviewed
- Known uncertainty
- None recorded
Frequency-overlapping antenna candidates
Not applicable. This radio has an integrated antenna.
Logical radios in this physical unit
- NanoBeam M5 NBE-M5-16 (current) · NBE-M5-16 · up to 1
Receive sensitivity
| Channel width | Modulation | MCS | Required signal | Catalog rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS15 | MCS15 | -75 dBm | 5/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS14 | MCS14 | -78 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS13 | MCS13 | -79 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS12 | MCS12 | -84 dBm | 3/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS11 | MCS11 | -87 dBm | 3/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS10 | MCS10 | -90 dBm | 2/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS9 | MCS9 | -93 dBm | 2/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS8 | MCS8 | -95 dBm | 1/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS7 | MCS7 | -74 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS6 | MCS6 | -77 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS5 | MCS5 | -83 dBm | 3/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS4 | MCS4 | -86 dBm | 3/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS3 | MCS3 | -90 dBm | 2/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS2 | MCS2 | -92 dBm | 2/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS1 | MCS1 | -95 dBm | 1/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | MCS0 | MCS0 | -96 dBm | 1/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | 802.11a 54 Mbps | 54 Mbps | -75 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | 802.11a 48 Mbps | 48 Mbps | -77 dBm | 4/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | 802.11a 36 Mbps | 36 Mbps | -80 dBm | 3/5 |
| Fallback (width unspecified) | 802.11a 6-24 Mbps | 6-24 Mbps | -94 dBm | 1/5 |