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Ubiquiti Rocket5ac Lite

Radio · Connectorized

Rocket5ac Lite

Ubiquiti · Physical model: R5AC-Lite

Logical radio: R5AC-Lite

Connectorized airMAX ac 5 GHz AP/station radio

Antenna
External antenna required

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
27 dBm Power semantics and source provenance are not yet recorded; this value is used by the planner catalog.
Beamwidth
Not applicable
Pattern
Not recorded
Pattern source
Not recorded
Source date
2026-07-14
Source revision
Ubiquiti Rocket ac Data Sheet, R5AC-Lite specifications and 10-row receive-sensitivity table; source audit: radio_datasheets/ubiquiti_rocket_ac_source_audit_2026-07-14.md.
Catalog notes
The vendor table is shared across listed channel widths and has a printed +/-2 dB tolerance. Confirm regional limits and the selected external antenna before installation.

Compatible antenna choices

Other catalog antenna candidates

Recorded bands overlap, or one side has no recorded band. Verify frequency, connector, adapter, and polarization compatibility before use.

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