[GingisK]

The Microchip LoRaWAN radio is easy to use. It takes ascii text commands through a serial port for configuration. It broadcasts to a LoRaWAN gateway, which will forward messages to the server. I have a Laird gateway and configured it to forward to "The Things Network" through my local WIFI router. Messages did appear at the server in California. I'm in Georgia.

I drove the radio around my neighborhood. It can reach 1/2 mile across easy terrain. Its really hilly and tree laden around here. In some places the gateway could not be reached.

LoRaWAN is a fairly big deal. It is not like using a pair of radios for telemetry. Routing and data content are each encrypted with their own 128-bit keys.

[DiogenesLamp]

1/2 mile wouldn't do anything for me. What kind of speed does it have?

I can get 10 miles or more out of the RFM69HCW. I think it's top speed is 300kbs, but for what i'm doing I don't need high speed. I do need the distance though.