1 #112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial
A popular starting point from Andreas Spiess for judging whether LoRa suits a project, and how it compares with other wireless options.
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9 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 #182 ESP32 Lora Boards: What you need to know before you buy (incl. Antenna knowledge)
Offered as a pre-purchase guide to ESP32 LoRa boards from Andreas Spiess, with useful notes on antennas, including the poor ones bundled with some cheap boards.
3 #120 LoRa / LoRaWAN Range World Record Attempt. Will I succeed?
Andreas Spiess's record-setting LoRa distance test, over 200 km, is cited as evidence of what the radio can reach given line of sight and suitable antennas.
4 430 ESPnow and LoRa Network (incl. Repeaters and Gateways). A TTN replacement?
Shared as Andreas Spiess's overview of the Farm Data Relay System, an approach to low power sensor networking built on ESP-NOW and LoRa.
5 LoRa Module VS nRF24 VS Generic RF Module || Range & Power Test
Recommended as an accessible explanation of wiring and using nRF24L01 radio modules with Arduino, and for weighing them up against other low-cost wireless options.
6 Automating a Greenhouse with LoRa! (Part 1) || Sensors (Temperature, Humidity, Soil Moisture)
GreatScott's greenhouse project is pointed to as inspiration and a workable low-cost approach for sending sensor readings and control signals over long-range radio.
7 #188 Antenna Tutorial incl. cheap DIY Antenna Tester (LoRa, ESP32)
Offered as a practical Andreas Spiess tutorial for understanding antennas and checking them with an inexpensive home-built tester, often alongside related LoRa episodes.
8 LoRa - Long-Range Radio for IoT | Arduino, ESP32, RPI Pico
A LoRa tutorial for Arduino users, recommended as a starting point on long-range radio and followed by one builder using RFM95W modules.
9 #224 Are these boards ok? New LoRa boards tested (mainly TTGO ESP32)
Andreas Spiess's video is cited for locating the zero-ohm resistor tied to the WiFi antenna and for a favourable verdict on v2 boards.
