We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would like advice

Re:We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would lik... by SamPatt on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @09:42PM (#22542113)

This looks neat.

How does this differ from disaster.radio? More portable?

I ask because I really think these are important projects and I'm not sure which to contribute my time towards.

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Re:We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would lik... by punkgeek on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:53PM (#22542508)

We're working with those guys and might share the same protocol stack. Discussions underway.

The difference is: disaster.radio is targeted as a "just in case emergency radio build on custom hardware, that joins a mesh with other folks who bought the same emergency radio."

This is a $30 radio (with built in GPS+radio+CPU+battery+OLED screen) already available from a chinese mfg. Then you put our app on it and have a group navigator you can use with your friends while skiing or hiking, instead of buying a $100 closed source kickstarter (and it will run eight days on a charge)"

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