Meshtastic RAK Starter Kit (116016) + GPS - Unboxed & First Impressions

I stumbled upon LoRa and LoRaWAN while looking at modules to add to the Flipper Zero. Its been a bit of a rabbit hole into off-grid IoT communications from then. This is a quick look at the Rokland RAK offerings from their store which is also available on Amazon (for some modules). Specifically, this kit is the Rokland SKU116016 which is a lot different than the options RAK Wireless website kit.

[@3ur1g41l]

Hi Jamz, I was just playing with wisblock and came across your channel. Long time no see Nice review.

[@JamzYaneza]

@@3ur1g41l Yo, it's been ages, haha. What have you been doing with it? I probably should get myself a case for it

[@jtkiller911]

If You Can't Get The GPS Working It's Because The GPS Lock Issue Is A Common Problem With The RAK Boards. 99% Of The Time It's Caused by The Antenna And Most People Including Myself Have Swapped The Default Antenna Out For This One Which Works Perfectly As It Should: a.aliexpress.com/_EGZHmaz (Make Sure You Pick The 15x15 Size)

[@JamzYaneza]

@@jtkiller911 Thanks for the tip, appreciate the guidance! Am totally new in this field and it's quite interesting