<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I have *not* used TTGO yet but they look quite nice <a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20200121194527&SearchText=TTGO+lora">https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20200121194527&SearchText=TTGO+lora</a></div><div></div></div><div><br></div>I've a good experience with Pycom boards but they aren't cheapest <a href="https://pycom.io/product/lopy4/">https://pycom.io/product/lopy4/</a><div><br></div><div>I've also used Adafruit LoRa boards <a href="https://nicegear.nz/product/adafruit-feather-m0-with-rfm95-lora-radio-900mhz">https://nicegear.nz/product/adafruit-feather-m0-with-rfm95-lora-radio-900mhz</a></div><div><br></div><div>I'd be keen to try one of TTN gateways <a href="https://nicegear.nz/product/the-things-indoor-lorawan-wifi-gateway-8-channel-lora-900-mhz">https://nicegear.nz/product/the-things-indoor-lorawan-wifi-gateway-8-channel-lora-900-mhz</a></div><div><br></div><div>My 868 gateway write up is here and I got the lora mcard from digikey <a href="https://kuziel.nz/notes/2016/08/lora-gateway-mk1-raspberrypi-multitech-lora-mcard.html">https://kuziel.nz/notes/2016/08/lora-gateway-mk1-raspberrypi-multitech-lora-mcard.html</a></div><div><div><br></div><div>I am going "offline" in a few weeks time for a few weeks time, but I'm keen to help out with TTN gateways setup when I get back. April ish.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Marek</div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 4:28 PM Andrew Errington <<a href="mailto:erringtona@gmail.com">erringtona@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Me too! :)<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'd be happy to set up a gateway here and extend the network for fun and profit.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I do have a pair of 915MHz TTGO modules to act as nodes. Will they work?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://m.banggood.com/2Pcs-LILYGO-TTGO-LORA32-915Mhz-ESP32-LoRa-OLED-0_96-Inch-Blue-Display-p-1239769.html" target="_blank">https://m.banggood.com/2Pcs-LILYGO-TTGO-LORA32-915Mhz-ESP32-LoRa-OLED-0_96-Inch-Blue-Display-p-1239769.html</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Internet says- probably.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Andrew</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 16:01 Robin Gilks <<a href="mailto:robin@gilks.org" target="_blank">robin@gilks.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Can someone (perhaps one of the speakers on Monday) advise on suitable<br>
hardware for getting started?<br>
<br>
Jaycar for example have a gateway for $119 - any good?<br>
<a href="https://www.jaycar.co.nz/long-range-lora-ip-gateway/p/XC4394" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jaycar.co.nz/long-range-lora-ip-gateway/p/XC4394</a><br>
<br>
For a node, is US$20 expensive?<br>
<a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33028796197.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33028796197.html</a><br>
and is it likely to be any good with that chip on it? Would it be<br>
straightforward putting it onto 915MHz band? What is the likelihood of<br>
finding firmware to run on it?<br>
<br>
Cheers all<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Robin Gilks<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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