Ask HN: Why can't Ukraine use LoRA instead of Starshield?

2•xrd•58m ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa

LoRA supports 320 km.

It feels like this could be established in an ad-hoc way.

If Ukraine can't trust Elon Musk and DJT to provide reliable Starshield access, isn't this a better decentralized network for drones?

Comments

clipsy•51m ago

Literally from the Wikipedia page you linked: It's limited to 27kb/s at best, and in practical conditions reaches more like 10km.

verdverm•39m ago

bandwidth, security, range

wmf•15m ago

Besides what others said, it's very easy to jam.

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