[chbot] LoRa peer to peer

[Mark Atherton]

The 1278s look like an excellent choice for an improved link. Can you 
tell us a bit more about application, required distance, battery life 
(?) and terrain.

Getting a decent antenna each end is usually the key to a successful 
links. For 433.92MHz (?) a couple of single-band rubber-ducky antennas 
might work well, and are likely to be a hell of a lot better than the 
small spring-types.

You can also improve improve link-budget by dropping data-rate, and RX 
IF bandwidth.

I have only ever used NRF24L01s for indoor use, line of site, with 20m 
range.

HTH, Mark

On 13-May-25 2:59 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
> I'm looking for a radio link that has a bit better range than an 
> NRF24L01 which I have found doesn't really make 100m reliably. Got some 
> sx1278 modules (for use on 433MHz) on order so I'll be able to 
> experiment but any pointers or experiences in other than LoRaWAN ?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> -- 
> Robin Gilks
> 
> 
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