Measuring distance using Lora Radio

[dmitriy.ershov]

This thread never gets old:

Very very long range test of the RS2 LoRa RTK link

The new RS2 GPS has a built in LoRa radio for RTK corrections. The corrections are sent in RTCM format at 0.1W and has a claimed range of up to 8km. A group of us beta testers came up with the idea of a competition between us to test the range of these units. Running the latest firmware ( v2.20.2), we planned a few locations, designed some RF propagation plots, filled up the tank with diesel (the car, not the RS2) and headed out. The first rough test was done locally. I wanted to see what the p…