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Make your own Meshtastic LoRa Node with our easy DIY guide. A complete step-by-step for building your customized mesh communication system

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…yes?

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idk about that, a heltec is 15-20$ while t-echo is 55-65$.

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It also doesn’t include any of the things you need to make it actually work…

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It does actually, You can see the parts list at the top of the blog.

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54$ while an esp32 is like 5 bucks

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LOL you need more than an ESP32

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The rest is less than 15$ but you do have to order it off AliExpress. It’s more time as well so if you take it into account, I guess it comes out similar.

I would add that anybody with the know-how to build this probably already has an esp32 on hand so really only the cost of the other components should be calculated. But that cuts both ways since your example is a lot more beginner friendly and comes in a neat package with more features.

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