@Michael Gonzalez yeah this is exactly the right question to ask before committing to a deployment layout. The 50km spec is drone-to-drone with both units elevated and ground reflections eliminated — that's the ceiling, not the typical working range. For ground nodes with low hills and tree cover in the path, you're realistically looking at the 5km ground-to-ground figure as your planning baseline, though actual results will vary depending on how much elevation you can get on the node antennas.
The good news is that semi-rural with light tree cover is actually one of the more forgiving NLOS scenarios for this frequency range — dense urban with buildings is where things get brutal. A few people in the community have had decent results by getting even modest antenna elevation (a few meters off the ground on a pole mount) which can clear a lot of the near-field obstruction that kills range on flat ground deployments.
Honestly the best move for your use case would be to grab a pair and do a real-world path test before you commit to your node spacing — the 2-unit pack is $59 so the cost of a field test is low relative to figuring out you need more nodes after you've already placed them. If you want to share your rough terrain profile I'm happy to think through node placement with you.
