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Xingkai XK-F358 mesh radio

Also recorded as XK-F358, XK-F359 and Modem Mesh Network XK-F358

A Chinese two-channel 10-watt mesh radio from Shenzhen Xingkai Technology. Every unit can relay data and video for the next, so drones carrying it extend each other's control link.

Maker
Shenzhen Xingkai Technology Co., Ltd. (Xingkay Tech)[1]
Country
China
Found in
2 weapons, 3 recovered units on record
Photos
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Photos: HUR War & Sanctions · HUR via Militarnyi

The XK-F358 is a two-channel, 10-watt mesh radio sold by Shenzhen Xingkai Technology (深圳市兴恺科技有限公司), which HUR War & Sanctions spells “Xingkay Tech”. In a mesh network every radio can relay for the next, so drones carrying one extend each other’s link to the operator. The maker’s English page claims 100–300 km per hop in line of sight; its Chinese page gives 1,300–1,500 MHz as the working band and up to 256 nodes. It is listed on Made-in-China at US$8,100–9,000.

HUR has recorded it in Geran-2 and Geran-5 drones. The Insider reported in October 2026 that the modem in a modernised Gerbera was the XK-F359, a name the maker used for a 2×10 W model until March 2026, and published an invoice for 500 modems for a factory in the Alabuga zone. Where the mesh relay fits in strike guidance: how a mesh relay is claimed to steer it.

Specifications

Each figure names its source. A maker's figure is the maker's claim; nothing here was measured by us.

Output power2 × 10 W Official claim[2]
Working band (as sold)1,300–1,500 (70 MHz–6 GHz to order) MHz Official claim[3]
Single-hop range (maker's figure)100–300 line of sight; 1–30 urban km Official claim[2]
Link rate70 Mbit/s Official claim[3]
Network sizeup to 256 nodes Official claim[3]
Relay hopsup to 63 Official claim[3]
Delay per hop≤ 7 ms Official claim[3]
EncryptionDES, AES-128/256 (SNOW3G/ZUC optional) Official claim[2]
Size and mass12.7 × 11.0 × 3.3 cm, 635 g Official claim[2]
Supply voltage18–36 V DC Official claim[2]
Listed priceUS$8,100–9,000 Official claim[4]

How it is marked

Used in

Geran family

Sources

  1. HUR War & Sanctions war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components/6870
  2. Xingkai Technology xingkaitech.com/cofdm-wireless-transmission/mimo-mesh-xk-f358/
  3. Xingkai Technology xingkaitech.cn/productInfo-165-173.html
  4. Made-in-China listing xingkaitech.en.made-in-china.com/product/opMriHUAaNct/China-Xk-F358-2-10W-Cofdm- …
  5. Kyiv Post kyivpost.com/post/59924
  6. HUR War & Sanctions war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/page-geran-5

Last checked 2026-10-19.

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