If a node is within the range of multiple gateways: wouldn’t fewer gateways receive that node’s data if it uses a high data rate?
Adaptive data rate makes a node use a lower rate for longer distances between the node and the (closest) gateway, right? Then I assume that if a lower rate is needed to reach some gateway, a higher rate would make the signal not get to that gateway, right? Turning that around: if a node happens to be close to one gateway, its high-rate signal might not make it to gateways that are further away, making it impossible for the network to calculate any position…?
(Please tell me I’m wrong! Or maybe low data rates are mandatory when positioning is needed?)