<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>These LoRa modules can be bought on Amazon.</div><div>$12</div><div>Some are in the unlicensed RF spectrum.</div><div>So, do kids who fly Pico balloons with them, need commercial licenses, or ham licenses, </div><div>or no licenses ?</div><div><br></div><div>KC9SGV</div><div><br><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On Oct 13, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Mark Whittington <<a href="mailto:markwhi@gmail.com">markwhi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Might also be worth keeping in mind that there are LoRa modules that operate in US amateur 70cm space. The 433MHz modules are for the European equivalent of the US Part 15 market but I'd assume we could use them as long as we're identifying properly.<div><br></div><div>73</div><div>KA8I</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 6:46 PM Michelle Thompson via Ground-Station <<a href="mailto:ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute">ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Let's not accuse each other of not understanding how things work. That won't get us far. There's lots of expertise to go around. <br><br>There's the rent-a-GEO, there's the Phase 4 Space four GEO payload grant application (our primary effort here), there's AMSAT GOLF, there's initiatives in Europe and China. We're all trying to find the best way forward. <br><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">-Michelle W5NYV<br><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 3:32 PM KC9SGV via Ground-Station <<a href="mailto:ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute">ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Then please explain how it really works.</div><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204AppleMailSignature">Syed of Othernet has been really helpful in this regard.</div><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204AppleMailSignature">He is willing to work with us on a commercial basis. (For a fee).</div><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204AppleMailSignature">For now, we will pursue Michelle's Echostar initiative.</div><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204AppleMailSignature">I have not seen any other suggestions yet.<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Oct 13, 2019, at 3:38 PM, KENT BRITAIN <<a href="mailto:wa5vjb@flash.net" target="_blank">wa5vjb@flash.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">That would again require licensed commercial equipment.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am pretty sure you do not understand how that system</div><div dir="ltr">really works. Kent WA5VJB<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, October 13, 2019, 2:54:18 PM CDT, KC9SGV via Ground-Station <<a href="mailto:ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute" target="_blank">ground-station@lists.openresearch.institute</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204ydp1468a96eyiv3997889555"><div><div><table id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204ydp1468a96eyiv3997889555records" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:546px;max-width:100%;margin-bottom:20px;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:5px;line-height:1.42857;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><div><div style="min-height:1px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px"><div style="float:left"><span><img style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; vertical-align: middle; border-radius: 6px;" width="40" height="40" src="cid:"> <a href="https://groups.io/g/GEO/profile/189090" style="text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KC9SGV</a></span></div><div style="text-align:right;float:right"><span><font style="background-color:inherit">1:04pm</font> <a href="https://groups.io/g/GEO/message/84" style="text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>#84 </span><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:0.75em;vertical-align:-0.0667em;font-weight:900"></span></a></span></div></div></div><span><br></span><div id="gmail-m_4659435331455364208gmail-m_-6939157902407680204ydp1468a96eyiv3997889555msgbody74053451"><div><span>Not ham radio related, but yet...<br>Should we have LoRa (Long Range) on a ham GEO satellite ?<br>This would add IOT (Internet of Things) capability to the effort.<br>Might make for easier funding due to an order of magnitude larger customer base...<br><br>Some of the images on this website might relate.<br><br><a href="https://www.addvaluetech.com/satcom-iot-via-lora-wan/" style="text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.addvaluetech.com/satcom-iot-via-lora-wan/</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>Bernard,</div><div>KC9SGV</div></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px"></p></td></tr><tr style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><td style="padding:5px;line-height:1.42857;vertical-align:top;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><div><div style="min-height:1px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;float:left;width:94.3281px"><a href="https://groups.io/g/GEO/topic/lora_on_our_geo_sat/34524974?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,34524974#window-74053451" style="text-decoration:none" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><span style="display:inline-block;line-height:1;font-weight:900"></span></font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div>
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