ESP32, so it begins.
Promotional Price for IC880A Lora Concentrator 155€
http://webshop.imst.de/radio-modules/lora-concentrators/ic880a-spi-lorawan-concentrator-868mhz.html
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Just got updated and qty pricing from RisingHF too - will be able to share soon 
but no prize for guessing - it’s lower that than.
I’d say the “promotion” is here to stay…
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Great to hear. I noticed the discount for higher quantities on the IC880A is higher than I think it used to be, indicating there may be relatively much room in the sales margin.
Here’s a 15% discount coupon code for Pycom’s webshop, useful if you’re planning to order the LoRaWAN-enabled LoPy, WiPy or even the SiPy: HELLOPYCOM16
Enter it at checkout.
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- wow… shipped next day
Have that broadband LNA inbound (hope it arives this week).
But remember, this amp is only meant for RX (receiving).
Put a TX signal through it and you got a nice attenuater.
true … excellent for SDR
Yep that’s why I ordered it. 
Antenna’s: We picked up a 900 MHz 5 dbi antenna off Amazon for $6 and had been using it on our Single Channel Gateways for testing. My nodes still have a red wire antenna and I looked up the length for 902.3 MHz(79mm). For fun I opened up the 900 MHz antenna on the SCG and was surprised to see it was 56mm long(tuned for 1.2GHz). Thankfully I was able to remove a grounding sleeve, trim that back and create a 78mm(915 MHz) antenna. I suspect Aliexpress and eBay versions are the same.
Check your antenna lengths because even commercial ones don’t tell the truth.
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I needed a nice enclosure for a mobile measurement tool… found this one for € 11,04 incl. shipping
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Thats why I have a rigexpert antenna analyzer
LOL… indeed , one type RIGEXPERT uses this enclosure 
I’ll have the AA-1000 on my bucket list … someday