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

4 points by xrd 1d ago | 5 comments

Zigurd 16h ago
LoRa is both low bit rate and low duty cycle. Perfect for widely dispersed vending machines where you can't count on cheap 4G. Useless for drones or missiles.
clipsy 1d ago
Literally from the Wikipedia page you linked: It's limited to 27kb/s at best, and in practical conditions reaches more like 10km.
eimrine 1d ago
Why cant Ukraine use toy two-way radios, toy guns and paper planes?
wmf 1d ago
Besides what others said, it's very easy to jam.
verdverm 1d ago
bandwidth, security, range