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Orig title: We Tested the Off-Grid Radio That Scares Cell Companies

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
    27·
    5 days ago
    1. No it doesn’t scare mobile phone networks.
    2. Radio amateurs who are testing this are reporting all manner of issues.
    3. The source code was forked and people got their noses out of joint.
    4. I see no evidence that this will scale anywhere near the penetration of mobile phone networks.
    5. It shares the LoRA frequency bands that are miniscule compared with the spectrum use of mobile phones.

    Edit: Removed item 3, there is a split, though apparently not strictly a fork, in the “meshcore” community, not “meshtastic”. While I’m aware of these projects, and have read numerous posts from fellow radio amateurs, I’m not following closely, mainly because I have plenty of other amateur radio projects to pursue.

    • brewery@feddit.uk
      9·
      5 days ago

      Point 1 - was thinking the exact same that put me off even watching it. There is no way this system could even match mobile networks from decades ago.

      It’s not a teaspoon to give up our anything but we have to be realistic with what we can and want to achieve with this.

    • mesa@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      When did it get forked?

      Also to me this is def a hobby and would have to get MUCH better at the hop/messaging system to come close to competing with anything. I liked the video for showcasing some of the capabilities. But the title is a bit silly.