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Also have been building Meshtastic LoRa radios, including solar powered base stations that can be left in high-altitude locations. More people have been getting involved, and the more the better. We're building a local, resilient communications network that is not grid-dependent or corporate owned. We also have drone attachment radio modules for when you really need reach in a location that doesn't yet have sufficient network density or base stations high enough to relay messages.

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These aren't only for off-grid, encrypted LoRa communication between people and communities. They're also great for sending data over long distances -- like say... from a community garden a few miles away back to my base station at home, so I can get updates on how thirsty the plants are (as an example).

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And what's really cool about the drone is that the legal limit of 400ft above ground level (AGL) applies to the altitude of whatever structure it is launching from.

So if you have nodes tucked away in various places (valleys, rocky terrain etc) that aren't viable for good signal/reachable at all from your primary ground location, launch a drone straight up from the top of a mountain or a skyscraper or a rooftop, get your readings/data, send out messages, come back down.

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