I have a pair of Xbee Pro S1 , one with a wire antenna and the other with an RPSMA connector , I also have a 2.4 Ghz parabolic antenna with a gain of 24 dBi , I field tested it upto a range of 2 KM .
Using the Friis equation we can calculate a theoretical range of RF
Values I have taken are :
Receiver gain : 24 dBi
Transmitter gain : 0 dBi
Transmitting power : 63 mW
Receiver sensitivity : -100 dBm
Wavelength : 0.125 m
Miscellaneous losses : -10 dBi
Using these values I calculate I have a range of 40 Km in complete line of sight .
Is this actually possible ?