# Do the sender and the receiver need to have the same range?

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/do-the-sender-and-the-receiver-need-to-have-the-same-range/20286>\
**Category:** Edgeport\
**Tags:** xbee-900hp, range, xbee-pro\
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/do-the-sender-and-the-receiver-need-to-have-the-same-range/20286 "2019-02-25T15:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![nolansneeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@nolansneeder](https://forums.digi.com/u/nolansneeder)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/do-the-sender-and-the-receiver-need-to-have-the-same-range/20286/1 "2019-02-25T15:16:56Z")

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Hello,

Firstly, I’m not quite sure if this is the right sub-category to post this in.

I am completely new to Xbee. I am planning on using Xbee in a high-powered model rocket that I am building to transmit GPS coordinates from the rocket to my computer. I would like the range to be more than enough (at least ~3 miles) so I was planning on putting an Xbee Pro 900 module in the rocket (which will be sending the data). Will my computer also need a Pro 900 to receive the data, or is it possible to use a different Xbee as the receiver? Thank you very much!