Recommended · for some experience
#182 ESP32 Lora Boards: What you need to know before you buy (incl. Antenna knowledge)
Why people recommend it
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.
Watch for: dates from 2018, so specific boards may have changed