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The project it looks based on is Meshtastic, the nodes are pretty cheap, you can even find them on Amazon if your truly desperate.
https://meshtastic.org/
I LOVE Meshtastic!
There's also MeshCore, and now the networks are split between these 2.
Well... Shit. Time to check out meshcore!
Edit: Nah, company driven.
I'll keep the fully open GPL 3 meshtastic my preferred
If someone is interested in getting involved with meshtastic but doesn’t have soldering or any electronics background you can purchase ready made devices from many vendors.
https://muzi.works/products/refurbished-r1-with-external-antenna
https://lilygo.cc/products/t-deck-plus-meshtastic?variant=45315795845301
It's a fun project!
My truly desperate what?
Thanks dad.
There are lots of competing LoRa mesh networks right now.