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Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ?

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ?
Date 2026-05-25 17:56 +0000
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On Mon, 25 May 2026 01:46:15 -0400, c186282 wrote:

> Anyway ... NOW I may have a use for RF "modems",
> a link to a kind of far-off property site. Do not need video, MAYbe the
> odd still image. The low speed isn't relevant, just the range. WiFi
> isn't gonna cut it at all.

How far off?  The nrf24L01 modules have been around for a long time and 
can go out to 100m. They can be finicky. There are a number of LoRa 
modules with greater range.

https://community.element14.com/technologies/internet-of-things/b/blog/
posts/a-comprehensive-guide-to-lora-modules

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Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-25 01:46 -0400
  Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-25 17:56 +0000
    Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 01:27 -0400
      Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-05-26 22:11 +0000
        Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-26 23:04 -0400
          Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-27 03:21 +0000
            Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-27 00:18 -0400
              Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-27 07:09 +0000
            Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-27 14:14 +0100
      WiFi range ... Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-05-31 21:19 -0700
        Re: WiFi range ... TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-01 04:26 +0000
      Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-01 08:10 +0100
        Re: Recent Experience With RF "Modem-ish" Data Links ? TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-01 07:33 +0000

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