Radio network planning for LoRa

eHi kamran.
de differents between de commercial and freeware is not much … it all depends on the terrain data accuracy. some is better than others … the differents between the frequencies is not much.

The used bandwith is also a factor. a wider signal needs more signal lever or energy to decode.
however the tool wil give you a very good start with planning your gateway and sometings it explanes why a gateway coverage is so bad compared to others … on 900mhz freq such things as trees become a problem somer and winter can be different .

and the type of used gateway antennas are key in this …

example : you take a simpel antenn on a 100+ meter high tower or building the radiation diagram is absolute important …it should “beam” to the horizon and not upwards like many of the antennas used .

grt Joost .