# Hello, help with starting with Lora

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**Category:** How to get started\
**Created:** [February 28, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/hello-help-with-starting-with-lora/34924 "2020-02-28T20:24:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/arjanvanb/32/46626_2.png) [@arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/arjanvanb)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/hello-help-with-starting-with-lora/34924/8 "2020-03-02T11:11:29Z")

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I think that [the manual](http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LHT65/UserManual/LHT65_Temperature_Humidity_Sensor_UserManual_v1.3.pdf) shows that the LHT65 does not support an external antenna. I don’t know if you can extend the wiring for the external temperature sensor, but the humidity sensor is built-in anyhow.

But like you noticed: the gateway seems to be close by, and you could always re-use that device for something else.

Also, I wonder if it needs any programming/configuration. If yes, then you’ll also need a USB-to-TTL adapter (quite cheap), to connect the data cable to a computer. I think by default it uses OTAA to join the network (TTN), so you should be good to go without any configuration. However, you might want to read about it possibly [not having its own unique value for AppEUI](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/dragino-lht65-and-network-coverage/31434/10), for which you might need to reconfigure it using that cable. The data cable might also be useful to see debug information, assuming it outputs that.

> [@martinkavcic](#):
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> and I will get that plain text values from the senor ?

With [the proper decoder](http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LHT65/payload_decode/ttn_payload_decode.txt) in the application’s Payload Formats in TTN Console, yes. (Minor detail: the decoder’s usage of `.toFixed(2)` will result in text, not in a number. [Easily fixed.](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/how-to-do-proper-number-calculations-in-a-payload-format-decoder/32799/6)) But according to the manual it also seems to be supported by Cayenne, so that’s even better.

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