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Range Tests

Ground to Ground
Ground to Air

Ground

Current Ground Record: 254km

Range: 254km (158 miles)
Record Holders: kboxlabs
Source: Meshtastic Discourse

Modem Settings

Default Long_Fast

Frequency: 915MHz
Bandwidth: 250
Spread Factor: 11
Coding Rate: 4/8

Node A

Device: RAK4631 Core with RAK 5005-O Base Board
Firmware Version: 2.1.17
Antenna: 902-928MHz 5.8 dBi Slinkdsco Outdoor

Node B

Device: RAK4631 Core with RAK 19003 Mini Base Board
Firmware Version: 2.1.18
Antenna: Standard LoRa 915MHz 60mm 2dBi Omnidirectional

Sending Node

Receiving Node

Geographic Locations

Previous Record 166km

Range: 166km (103 miles)
Record Holder: PuzzledPancake
Source: Meshtastic Discourse

Modem Settings

Frequency: 868MHz
Bandwidth: 125
Spread Factor: 12
Coding Rate: 4/8

Node A

Device: LILYGO TTGO T-Beam w/ SX1262
Firmware Version: 1.2
Antenna: 868MHz 5dBi Antenna

Node B

Device: LILYGO TTGO T-Beam w/ SX1262
Firmware Version: 1.2
Antenna: 868MHz Vertical 6dBi

Topographical Map

Node A

Node B

Resources Used

http://www.heywhatsthat.com