dconrad

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   by dconrad 11y ago

   Killer -- where's your hackerspace? LoRa basestation gateways are available off-the-shelf for from Kerlink, Multitech, and Link Labs. The gateways are actually quite simple, they just forward packets to the cloud network server, and ba
2. 32.▲
   by dconrad 11y ago

   Standard 800/900/2400 antennas on the client devices, obviously you can get more range out of a long high-gain antenna, but PCB antennas work as well.
3. 33.▲
   by dconrad 11y ago

   Security in the LoRaWAN standard is well thought-through, you might be surprised.
4. 34.▲
   by dconrad 11y ago

   Glad you agree. :) We're putting up a LoRa network here in SF, and plan to publish a bunch of our test data, including link error rates and throughput. Urban deployments are new so more data will help us all understand what's doab
5. 35.▲
   by dconrad 11y ago

   For LoRa, check out Multitech, LinkLabs, and Libelium. Semtech has a development board, too, though it would need to be paired with a microcontroller. Warning that most of this stuff is not for the faint of heart -- you need to be ready to