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[@netd777]

60 years old but still goig on adventures and breaking records! Congratulations and Happy birthday!

[@AndreasSpiess]

:-))

[@flexairz]

Its 60 years young....

[@Roy_Tellason]

Looks like I have a few years on him. :-)

[@rolandpeachie9807]

@@Roy_Tellason Same here, approx 14 to be exact... But at his age My best friend (from Middle School) and I hiked the Bristlecone Pines Trail, California White Mountains, at around 11,000ft to see a 4,000 year old Tree, but those days are now nothing more than a memory, and something to brag about I guess..This was a interesting Trek and he did get out for some beautiful countryside and set a record at the same time.

[@garrypkeogh]

Amazing result Andreas! Congratulations on your record and your age milestone. You have single handedly steered me towards LoRa and IoT as a next phase in my self education and I am researching daily. Really looking forward to getting some projects moving so thanks again for a very well presented story. Garry

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome. It is a pleasure to hear, that I helped.

[@086dx66]

happy birthday from Russia. i wish u a good siberian health! and stay always positive. thx for your videos. its always usefull or at least interesting ;) thx friend

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks. With a little Wodka, I will for sure stay healthy!

[@hvanmegen]

Cheers.. I'll drink to that :P

[@charlesjames4194]

Wow, that was an impressive radio project, antenna tests, good video documentation, and detailed mapping software with the curvature of the earth.

[@liverenders]

Let alone this impressive feat, what a beautiful territory with incredible history. Thanks for sharing this. These castles just got added to my travel list.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Glad you enjoyed it. It is definitively worthwhile on a beautiful day.

[@cdhiva]

Mr. Spiess, you are a genius. Great work. Watching your attempts, I plan to work on LoRaWAN, myself. Thank you. You truly are an inspiration! Congratulations on the record!

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@kadiryasar2225]

Amazing test and results ! we're so thankful to you for this benchmark. 200km! unbelievable! Congrats.!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@akirakiam]

That was awesome Mr.Spiess! You are really a inspiring person! Thank you and congratulations for you anniversary l! Greentings from Brazil

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!

[@bogdanSherback]

Happy birthday "Guy with swiss accent"! Great content, as always!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@tomstern1681]

Sir, you are my favorite KZbinr! Your videos are entertaining, very educational and aspiring! Great sense of humor, great presentation skills and lots of lots of charm! Thank you for sharing with us.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@alienkishorekumar]

Happy Birthday and congratulations!

[@AndreasSpiess]

:-)

[@SteveWrightNZ]

Good fun! A converted WIFI Grid antenna will double that range again. Rule of thumb is, 6dB = double the range. Show your experiment to the local Ham Radio club!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Actually, the link budget is so high with this technology that 6 db do not matter a lot (I did not believe it at first). So, the only thing which matters is line of sight. The link budget is good for more than 1000 km (without antenna gain, because this is legally not allowed on this free band). BTW: I am also a (inactive) Ham.

[@SteveWrightNZ]

I think there are more toys on the free bands than on the ham bands now - it is a very interesting time to play with any radio and electronics gear. The 6dB rule always applies - If you can find 6dB, you get double the range.

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Steve Wright In this experiment I had a connection from one place and no connection 100 m away from where I was. The difference between line of sight an no line of sight is easily 50 or more dB. You can simulate this using the link in the description. So, in theory you are of course right. But only, if all other parameters do not change. And this is not the case here because the earth is not flat ;-) And I was at the outmost possible point where the earth did not interfere with the waves.

[@Wallensteiner0]

Hi Andreas congratulations to your now 65th birthday and all the great interesting, inspiring and entertaining videos you did on KZbin! All the best from Carinthia, keep on! 👍👍👍😘

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!

[@MobiusHorizons]

Congratulations!!! Thanks so much for doing this, and sharing your experience!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@aamerhamdani]

It was a treat to watch. I am watching it in 2022 in my search for LoRa devices. I like your videos and your accent 🙂

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@akhyarsadad7565]

Don't skip the ads, click voluntarily if needed. that way you can support him without losing your money. This is the most insightful lora video playlist on earth!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks for your support!

[@mikehudson3620]

I like your antenna test! I spent some years doing radio propagation tests professionally. Don't underestimate the weather... We experienced small UHF radios working over 700km. We think it was caused by cold dry air from the stratosphere meeting warm humid air from the ground and making a perfect mirror or conduit. And it's normally longer than line of sight - check out the 4/3 rule. So good luck with a really long record. And Happy Birthday!

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Mike Hudson Thanks. I know this from 144MHz. Up to which frequency did you see this? What is the 4/3 rule?

[@mikehudson3620]

Andreas Spiess Hi. I was surveying in the UHF band - around 400MHz. We did not think it was the normal temperature inversion as the effect was so extreme. On some days, it affected the microwave line-of-site transmissions which were using diversity antennas separated vertically by about 10m. You could detect the layer passing down through the beams. The 4/3 rule increases line of sight due to the refraction caused by the atmosphere. You used to be able to get curved paper for plotting the hills between two antennae which allowed for this and showed if they would interfere. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-line-of-sight_propagation Short wave has a club "The million miles per watt" club - for very serious long distance propagation using the stratosphere. Propagation is fun and very challenging. Good luck and thanks for your very interesting videos.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks for the link. I uses a few of the described things as a radio operator. But so far, I did not hear that the air inversions also work on 900 MHz. On 144, I was able to reach England from Switzerland, but with 50 W output and a Yagi. Somebody wrote, that he was able to reach Spain from Ireland on 868 MHz with a Sigfox device (25mW). This is more than 1000 km. I am not sure if I should believe it...

[@Cicuiranu]

Andreas Spiess yes you can believe it. Duct propagation over sea is really huge. Sometimes the vhf bacon of cabo verde can be heard in spain. That's more than 2500 km i think.

[@jangAckman]

Happy birthday, Andreas! And congratulations on the record! I really like and appreciate your videos. Thank you.

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@markus1963nl]

What a wonderful way to spend your 60th Birthday. A great mix of experimentation, learning, incredible scenery, a bit of exercise, and great weather. Life is good! You are a legend here in the Netherlands!

[@AndreasSpiess]

It was easier here to get this distance...

[@voltlog]

Congratulations on the record!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@soldumago8789]

happy birthday..60 years old and going strong.. Congrats for the world record...looking forward for more and great adventure!..

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you! Actually, I am now 67. This is an old video ;-)

[@mostlymessingabout]

very happy for you. my heart warmed to hear you say "I got the connection"

[@AndreasSpiess]

:-))

[@dwallace]

Excellent video Andreas, great work on the range, and happy birthday!!! I will have to take a look at those mapping examples and test my locations. My units will be working in forest areas, so only needing 1-2km max range. I will let you know when I get my units into the field for testing.

[@mikek3094]

Happy birthday! I have learned so much from your videos - thank you!

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@sdnscottie]

Dear Andreas, the man with the "sweet" accent :-D you've also steered me to LORAWan and you surely "lead by example" and inspire me. Thank you for teaching me and the community soo much. Kind Regards, Scottie

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@ranger81de]

First of all happy Birthday :-) and congratulations on such a long distance and the world record! Maybe you should do more field trips, it was very interesting as always. Keep your good work, it's always a pleasure to see a video from you!! Best wishes

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@Eger7law011]

Andreas, Many years of great health, your depth of understanding Electronic devices is highly appreciated, pleasant days of practical build projects with your guidance

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Eger7law011 Thank you very much for your wishes!

[@db1tau75]

Fun to watch! I still have the time I was walking on hills with radio sets to do range tests in good memory. I recognized the area around wegelnburg because I live near there. Did you think about going a bit more north to extend the record? Kalmit or Ludwigsturm could be possible destinations.

[@supremeleader5516]

Grandpa with swiss accent always make things clear. Thanks from an engineering student sir.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Glad to hear that!

[@cliftonbrown911]

Thank you for all your amazing contributions. Would you consider doing a side by side comparison of Lora vs Sigfox? Sigfox has my city covered, (San Francisco) and seems to offer a better alternative.

[@HariWiguna]

Wow Andreas! That's amazing! What a journey too. Congratulations on your world record, and happy birthday!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks for your wishes!

[@cuserroro]

Happy Birthday !!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@martinvanbrabant6634]

Congratulations with the birthday, the world records and the nice Swiss accent. Thank you for explaining everything so clearly and with so much useful details and links, already 120 times!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@CharlesFormanWonderUnit]

What about a putting a node on a weather balloon? That would be a fun video.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Here, we have lots of restrictions. So, this is definitively a task for our American or Canadian friens with their big open spaces...

[@JanvanLoenen]

We did test it with a small air balloon, reached 160km + www.meetup.com/sensemakersams/photos/27400617/455892978/

[@jurijmonzon]

What modules and antennas did you use? I would love to repeat your experiment. Thanks.

[@shawnerz98]

I am very impressed. I thought the signal would have reached the radio horizon (at about 50 km) and stopped. I see the height makes a real difference. Great work!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Hight helps a lot. Balloons got 800km and I receive messages from satellites 1500-2000km away (see TinyGS video).

[@garyprice3757]

awesome video. i am curious about who put the gateway on that tower. you should try and contact him and maybe an interview?

[@AndreasSpiess]

I think, it is the University of Applied Science of Berne

[@WarrenClark]

Andreas, I am really enjoying your LoRa videos. You do an excellent job of making your teaching entertaining! Congratulations! on both your world record and your birthday! Keep up the good work.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@n27272]

Happy 62nd birthday. such a coincidence that i found this video exactly 2yrs later.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you! (Actually, it is 5 years later ;-)

[@n27272]

@@AndreasSpiess lol, my math skills are shit

[@electricsheep2305]

Happy birthday wherever you are, I am a big fan of your work. Thank you

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you! I am now 66. So this video is already 6 years old ;-)

[@mikedunning265]

I only just saw this video as im now starting to experiment with LoRa, amazing work from your experiment. 👏

[@AndreasSpiess]

There are many more videos on LoRa on this channel ;-)

[@dragofrost712]

Hi Andreas brilliant work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. We Younger folk need this knowledge. I learnt alot. Thanks so much for the share.

[@AndreasSpiess]

My pleasure! Glad it helped.

[@urss.6999]

Grüezi Andreas So spannend deine Videos! Habe mich von dir inspirieren lassen und gleich bei meinen ersten Versuchen mit dem LGT92 schon fast 150 km geschafft: Am 2021-11-06 von meinem Wohnort im Aargau zum Gateway hb9y-mont-plm auf dem Plaine Morte, rund 2900 müM, siehe TTN Mapper. Einfach unglaublich! Danke vielmals und liebe Grüsse, Urs

[@AndreasSpiess]

Der Plaine Morte scheint auch ein guter Standort zu sein! Und du hast extrem Glück gehabt. Der Zurzacherberg ist gerade in der Abdeckung des Gateways...

[@urss.6999]

@@AndreasSpiess Genau, ich hatte extremes Glück mit diesem Standort. Und mein Signal wurde ja auch nur gerade dreimal empfangen vom Gateway auf dem Plaine Morte. Zudem hatten wir am 6.11. eine sternenklare Nacht. Seither hat es nie mehr geklappt mit der Verbindung.

[@craiglarson6793]

Andreas, Stunning and exciting presentation! Sorry I missed your birthday. Your contributions are a phenomenal gift to the rest of us. While I was technically dazzled by your content, my favorite part was the Trump Tower poke while exploring Castles of 11th century. Spooky. What crazy times these are amid the history of the dark ages. I hope history counts for something for the knuckle-headed 'leaders'. Appreciatively, Craig Larson

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words! Reading today's newspapers, I hope, that we will not need the Atomic Fallout Shelter presented in my last mailbag...

[@hvanmegen]

Comment for help.. Thank you for making these videos, Mr. Spiess :) Happy Birthday and congratulations on the new world record!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks for your support!

[@jct4647]

Happy Birthday and congratulations on the 2 records - hope you will entertain us for many years to come.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@robfel68]

Happy Birhday Andreas. Thank you alot for your videos. I belive many of us enjoy them immensely.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@yonaguska2050]

Congratulations on setting a new record, and for your birthday as well. I enjoy your videos very much. I plan on experimenting with LoRa, as soon as the equipment arrives.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks! I hope, you are not disappointed. In crowded areas, the reach of course is much smaller...

[@saifal-badri]

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Radio world is amazing thank you for all the effort and gas ;)

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome! You should find quite some "radio" on this channel.

[@brucejackson5898]

Happy birthday Andreas, what a big effort you've made, congratulations on your records!!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@kinenbrasil]

Happy birthday Andreas, and congrats in reaching your goals.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@awesomedog491]

Amazing I love this guy. He’s helped me so much and on top of that he’s pretty entertaining 😊

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!

[@acomz]

Happy birthday. Completely awesome DX Andreas. My application ideas for Lora have just expanded even further. By about 200km.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks. But be aware: only line of sight.

[@acomz]

Yes, I have found line of sight means forward planning is essential. As with amateur radio the mountainous Scottish landscape is difficult but, as with your case, can also be used to advantage.

[@awesometom8598]

Happy Birthday and congrats! heck of a way to spend your 60th!!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

I agree. It was a lot of fun for me.

[@MauroSedrani]

Happy birthday Andreas and congratulations!!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@bruceedwards8003]

Just watched this ; your seriously a great presenter and inspiring, thanks for the work your doing.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@bitluni]

Congratulations and happy Birthday! This is a really remarkable achivement!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@bitluni]

I just checked and realized that where I live there are spots with line of sight to Weissenstein too. it's exactly 300km. But didn't use a tool that considers the earth curvature since I couldn't manage to register to the rm-online site.

[@bitluni]

Ok, now checked with radio mobile. The earth curvature is so massive that it wouldn't even work with no obstacles and me sitting on the highest hill here.. too bad

[@AndreasSpiess]

I think, it will not be easy to top the 200km because of the fact, that you need at least a gateway on a high place and a flat surrounding. It was a coincidence that the two castles where there...

[@kokoscom]

happy belated birthday Andreas!. Great work! Great professional videos - for those who really want to learn!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@rickb06]

Sir, you're an inspiration! I'm happy and proud of you! Take care and be safe!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you very much!

[@3dgussner958]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag und Weltrekord. Happy B-day and congrats to the world record.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Danke!

[@astir8275]

Happy birthday Andreas! You videos are so enjoyable!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@DavidKirwanirl]

Excellent!! I've ordered a pair of these t-beam devices, looking forward to playing with them!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Have fun!

[@RDarrylR]

Can’t believe I missed this video before now but amazing work and thanks for sharing!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome. My 62nd birthday is around the corner, so this video is already quite old ;-)

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Awesome experiment. And Happy Birthday from the UK!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!

[@marwillCZ]

Interesting test. Of course the antenna is making big difference. Antenna is the best amplifier. You had a luck to connect with the small rubberduck antenna in LoS. The advantage of LoRa is good sensitivity for given SF, BW etc. In much more worse environment you will have to count on your antenna. Lots of factors play a role. Also, the polarization is important, but this all you probably know. Good luck! I am playing with LoRa (Amateur radio) and im am impressed also.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Antennas are very important. But link budget as well, as we see with FT8 for example. And LoRa has a huge link budget. 73 de HB9BLA

[@thomasvnl]

Dude, congratulations, both on your Birthday and the long range you achieved! Hopefully you had a nice weekend driving all that way

[@AndreasSpiess]

No problem. It was interesting and I enjoyed it.

[@glennextra]

Happy Birthday! I too am turning 60 in March Well done, and very interesting experiment, congratulations from Vancouver Canada.

[@AndreasSpiess]

So, congratulations in advance.

[@TerraMagnus]

This is a really cool experiment. Almost any external antenna with a line of sight is getting it done.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Yes, the antenna was not important.

[@waltsteinchen]

Happy Birthday Andreas !! Again an awesome video!, you're like a real engineer should be, no change necessary! ;-) .. go on for the next 60 years !

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you very much for your nice words!

[@muhammadjamil2674]

This is extraordinary experiment for LoRawan with different antennas . Tanks.

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@chuckwilcox6997]

Great work on your birthday. Thanks for the work and sharing the detailed information. Very impressive LoRa distances and interesting experiments with the antennas and spreading factors

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@raybright5805]

Happy Birthday mate from Australia (that is NOT Austria) climbing all those mountains is keeping you young..... Keep up the excellent work !!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Ray Bright We Swiss know that... Thank you!

[@rubensluciano7708]

Again, very nice video Andreas, rich of details. Congratulations to your record and keep doing this nice videos!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@Perspectologist]

Happy birthday and congratulations on the record! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@hassiaschbi]

Congratulations for your achievements, the world record of a long range TTN connection and your personal record of years lived :D

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@abhaysbharadwaj]

Happy birthday and hearty congratulations! LoRa seems to be the perfect communication method for IoT and in specific for IoT sensor nodes! And with the low power feature it's pretty awesome! 😎 P.S. you are doing an amazing job! hats off! :-)

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your nice words!

[@SHo-84]

Alles Gute nachträglich! Und vielen vielen Dank für deine tollen Videos!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Danke!

[@jimgbf]

I know this was 3 years ago, but I was going to tease you and say that when you were at the top of the mountain, I saw you connected to my gateway here in California. I think you know I just got it up and running this past week (Aug 2020).

[@AndreasSpiess]

Glad your gateway works! It would be hard to connect to yours, because our frequencies are different (as you know ;-)

[@richard_wenner]

Happy Belated Birthday and Congratulations. I thought the Swiss were all straight laced, formal, sensible, banker-types but no you are barking mad! (Having considered this it is the land of the cuckoo clock). Well done - next time do please add a ground plane (other than the car roof) to the antenna and see if it has any effect. Huge respect from Wales (devoid of very high hills).

[@theovannieuwenhuizen5756]

Very entertaining and interesting. You must be very passionate about Lora! Kudos! You've inspired me to study Lora and develop applications.

[@AndreasSpiess]

I am generally interested in wireless communication

[@davewsmith7]

Congratulations! Excellent sleuthing on finding the castle. And Happy Birthday!

[@AndreasSpiess]

:-)

[@pr19580]

Happy birthday Andreas and well done on the world record!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@francoisx.leytens9581]

Definitively late but, Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Andy. This is a great record and I am very happy to see that it comes out of Switzerland. If you want a test to/from EPFL Lausanne, just let me know.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks. For the moment, I have no plans with LoRa (at least not concerning distances)

[@75Barmalei]

Excellent job done, as always! I wish you to live long in a good health, with peace in your heart, and inspiration in your mind. Best regards!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your wishes!

[@sdplusm3]

Happy birthday and thank you for the good video. I admire people like you.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!

[@nomadic_rider42]

Excellent results, well worth the effort. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag und Alles gute :)

[@AndreasSpiess]

Danke!

[@avalonlist]

Happy birthday !!! And congrat for the world record. Always intersting to watch your channel

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@danweecc]

Happy Birthday Andreas - congrats and it was indeed a beautiful day for a drive. You might want to try a Yagi next time.

[@AndreasSpiess]

The antenna is not very important in the whole equation. And yagis are not legal on this band. So, I do not think, I will present it on youtube ;-)

[@danweecc]

Ah.... I understand.

[@Jhinsydney]

Happy Birthday and Congratulations, Andreas !!!! Awesome WORK !!!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@mostlymessingabout]

happy birthday Andreas. many happy returns

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@midafricam]

Excellent - congratulations on the records and thanks for sharing

[@AndreasSpiess]

You are welcome!

[@somiprakash1347]

It was just remarkable to see you making such attempts and exploring the best of IoT technology . You inspire us Sir. And though I am quite late here, I wish you good health, and keep making such feats. Love from India !!

[@AndreasSpiess]

I am still around. Thank you!

[@nathanas64]

Congratulations from Chicago! Happy Birthday!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you! It is now nearly 2 years since then. But the next birthday is around the corner ;-)

[@rre9121]

Very cool and great work! Its a technical and practical expression of skill and determination that I admire immensely.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@lucasrsalazar]

Andreas you are the BEST! Cheers from Brazil!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@benjaminandersen1097]

just found your channel, subscribed, and wanted to say; BIG THUMBS UP, you do some awesome experiments!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Welcome aboard the channel!

[@guvenim]

Well done, Doğum Günün Kutlu olsun Andreas

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you! I am already one year older now :-)

[@jorgenunes6995]

Well done, again! Happy birthday Andreas.

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks!

[@PierAisa]

Awesome. You really are the number one. I hope that your record will be record .... happy birthday

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thanks. I am now more than a year older already. Time goes fast...

[@dullage]

Happy Birthday Andreas, congrats on the distance!

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Adam Dullage Thanks!

[@jayxu6355]

amazing! This really proves how much the line of sight mattered! I couldn't even get the signal to pass through a couple hundred feet when indoor!

[@AndreasSpiess]

+Jay Xu That is the point.

[@alfredorico8026]

Congrats on 2 world records!!! Such great video and Happy Birthday!!!

[@AndreasSpiess]

Thank you!