[chbot] LoRa hardware

[Andrew Errington]

Me too! :)

I'd be happy to set up a gateway here and extend the network for fun and
profit.

Either an outdoor box that needs only power, or an indoor box that can be
ruggedised for outdoors, or an indoor box with an external antenna on a
flying lead.

I feel that the USB module attached to a Raspberry Pi, such as we saw on
Monday, would be the most versatile option, but frankly I have no idea.

I do have a pair of 915MHz TTGO modules to act as nodes. Will they work?

https://m.banggood.com/2Pcs-LILYGO-TTGO-LORA32-915Mhz-ESP32-LoRa-OLED-0_96-Inch-Blue-Display-p-1239769.html

Internet says- probably.

Andrew


On Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 16:01 Robin Gilks <robin at gilks.org> wrote:

> Can someone (perhaps one of the speakers on Monday) advise on suitable
> hardware for getting started?
>
> Jaycar for example have a gateway for $119 - any good?
> https://www.jaycar.co.nz/long-range-lora-ip-gateway/p/XC4394
>
> For a node, is US$20 expensive?
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33028796197.html
> and is it likely to be any good with that chip on it? Would it be
> straightforward putting it onto 915MHz band? What is the likelihood of
> finding firmware to run on it?
>
> Cheers all
>
> --
> Robin Gilks
>
>
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