Re:DIY Smartphone Lora Connection (2021)
by Siecje on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:37PM
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I have a community mailbox and want to be notified when the door is opened, would a LoRa device be able to send a signal to something in my house?
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Probably. LoRa has an urban range of "up to" 5 kilometers. There are lots of things that could interfere and reduce that, but unless your mailbox is ridiculously far away, or your house unusually radio hostile, it would probably work.
Re:DIY Smartphone Lora Connection (2021)
by walterbell on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:51PM
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Maybe, depending on the distance and objects/buildings between mailbox and door.
Low data rates, e.g. single-bit messages, have more range.