Iâve set up a gateway (RPi3 + RAK831N) in Rochefort-Du-Gard a month ago. Just received an outdoor antenna, and thinking how to set it up (gateway in an external enclosure vs. gateway indoor and as short as possible low loass cable to outdoor antenna).
Sadly, gateway is a bit too far from Avignon to be counted as an Avignonâs TTN community one.
I think more and more that we should consider the Avignon community as wide as the agglomeration is (and not only the city limits), since this is the actual way public affairs are handled now.
We should meet ASAP as informally as possible around drinks at a pleasant outdoor location. any suggestion welcome !
I think we have most to discuss about hardware (gateways, antennas, range) and obviously devices and use cases.
BTW I just ordered the official TTN gateway that I should receive tomorrow. For those interested, there are one hundred available units at Farnell.
As of today, we now have an official TTN gateway up and running and covering most of Avignon.
And, oh boy! it was so easy to setup and it now works like a charm.
I think we need a similar-range gateway in Agroparc to expand our city coverage towards businesses. Iâm discussing with companies in the area to that effect.
Well done @crapougnax ! Itâll be brilliant to extend and cover as large a surrounding area as possible ;o) The âGrand Avignonâ region and further across Vaucluse and into the Gard.
Now weâre just missing 3 more members to be official. Weâll keep spreading the word =o)
It wonât be too long⊠One company is already onboarding. Another one should follow. All individuals and institutions (University?) are also obviously welcome!
Olivier,
Do you have any documentation on how safe is installing a antenna? lot of âcorporateâ and other are asking me those question before I can put a GW on their building.
such has what size, what radiation, is it safe for environment, people, âŠ
I doesnât start to cover all of the concerns you evoke but itâs a start. The legal matter should also not be ignored, after all we are in France and there are more regulations than inhabitants
My 2 cents, starting with indoor antennas and simple gateways is the way to go in urban zones where density will offset limited range. In rural areas, robust gateways with outdoor antennas might be the solution but with price markup that only deep-pocket businesses, institutions or crowdfunding may match, at least for the time being.
Iâm gonna ask a colleague with an extensive knowledge about radio and antennas about that to try and gather some good practices.
When asked these questions my reply is: radiation is less than an WiFi access point, also LoRaWAN gateways send a lot less compared to access points. The power is also a fraction of what a cell phone potentially uses (max 2 watt) at these frequencies which people put next to their heads.
For a TTN Avignon get-together sometime, we could maybe invite some of my friends from ARV84 (Amateur/HAM Radio club in Vaucluse based in Althen-des-Paluds). Iâm sure theyâd love to fill us in on everything from antennas to legislation to self-builds. Theyâre a great bunch of people and the specialists in this area. I think theyâd enjoy presenting their knowledge and weâd learn lots about these questions.
Which reminds me, I really need to get round to passing my Ham Radio licenceâŠâone of these four daysâ
Nearly there! Weâre up to 80% now. And our 3rd Avignon gateway - Thierry MAIGNANâs in Montfavet/Agroparc - is up!
Just need to get that existing #avignon Slack Channel validated by the Core Team INRA Avignon account, and then we can meet up to Celebrate and âget motoringâ properly
Hope to meet you all soon. For anyone who hasnât yet joined, donât forget to link up with us on the Slack channel and follow the Meetup group to know when weâre going to have our first get-together. Weâll keep you posted here too as soon as we have a venue (thatâs what weâre waiting on). Wishing you all a good 1st May.
Unfortunately we will not be present but we are happy to see the community growing and soon become an official TTN community.
We will soon visit our colleagues from Montpellier who told us they are beginning three tests for their experiments in wheat fields, grapevines and trees !
Just ordered the tightwad version, (rak831 + WisAP) with a badass antenna, gonna set it up here in Pernes-Les-Fontaines. Iâm eager to meet yous on monday !
We are now an official TTN community and only the 6th french city to achieve this goal.
Congrats to all the participants !
Now itâs time to build upon this network and promote use cases for both businesses and individuals. Every idea is quite welcome !
We will talk more about that on our second meetup. In the meantime, feel free to reach the core members in this forum or via our dedicated Slack channel.