# As a ballpark, what are budget links for 900 MHz & 868 MHz Xbee products ?

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**Category:** Other & Legacy Products\
**Tags:** 900mhz, xbee\
**Created:** [August 9, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/as-a-ballpark-what-are-budget-links-for-900-mhz-868-mhz-xbee-products/18631 "2017-08-09T14:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![J.E.Wales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@J.E.Wales](https://forums.digi.com/u/J.E.Wales)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/as-a-ballpark-what-are-budget-links-for-900-mhz-868-mhz-xbee-products/18631/1 "2017-08-09T14:12:42Z")

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/as-a-ballpark-what-are-budget-links-for-900-mhz-868-mhz-xbee-products/18631/2 "2017-08-09T14:19:27Z")

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Which products are you referring to?

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**Author:** ![J.E.Wales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@J.E.Wales](https://forums.digi.com/u/J.E.Wales)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/as-a-ballpark-what-are-budget-links-for-900-mhz-868-mhz-xbee-products/18631/3 "2017-08-10T13:48:31Z")

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Hi Mvut,

Im’ referring to following 900 MHz & 868 MHz products:

- Digi XBee-PRO® 900HP
- Digi XBee® SX
- Digi XBee-PRO® SX
- Digi XBee® SX 868

Best regards,

J.E.Wales

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**Author:** ![mvut](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.digi.com/mvut/32/31_2.png) [@mvut](https://forums.digi.com/u/mvut)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/as-a-ballpark-what-are-budget-links-for-900-mhz-868-mhz-xbee-products/18631/4 "2017-08-10T13:54:57Z")

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A link budget is a function of the output power, receiver sensitivity and gain in your antennas. The first two items are listed in each of the product manuals. Just check the specifications pages for each product.