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minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoHave a look at meshtastic. Yes, you do have to get a separate device, but range on it can be several tens to hundreds of miles depending on the mesh density.
minus-squareoppy1984@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 hours agoYeah my first thought when I read the headline was “why not just use meshtastic?”
minus-squareiknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoIn practice range seems to be a few kilometers, in places with lots of nodes.
Have a look at meshtastic. Yes, you do have to get a separate device, but range on it can be several tens to hundreds of miles depending on the mesh density.
Yeah my first thought when I read the headline was “why not just use meshtastic?”
In practice range seems to be a few kilometers, in places with lots of nodes.