Cryptocurrency: Crypto Goes RF with Locha Mesh Gotenna Satcom HAM GNURadio SDR and more...

[coderman]

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On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:22 AM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> https://twitter.com/Locha_io
> https://locha.io/
> Locha Mesh is open-source software & hardware to create the resilient
> network for private chat, censorship-resistant webs, Bitcoin and
> payments without internet.
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from https://github.com/btcven/turpial-firmware/blob/master/main.c#L103

there is only support for one radio and one network interface. past mesh networking experience has shown the value of multiple radios, in particular combining some long range directional with close range isotropic broadcast. in turn, this means more complicated routing protocols - but significantly better performance!

this inherently inflexible design reminds of the OLPC mesh capabilities... which rapidly dropped to unusable with modest distance or interference.


best regards,