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[โ€“] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Have a look at meshtastic. Yes, you do have to get a separate device, but range on it can be several tens to hundreds of miles depending on the mesh density.

[โ€“] oppy1984@lemdro.id 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah my first thought when I read the headline was "why not just use meshtastic?"

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