# 8 Channel LoRa Gateway HAT with LoRa and GPS Antenna - SX1301 - Pi Not Included

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4284 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/8-channel-lora-gateway-hat-with-lora-and-gps-antenna-sx1301-pi-not-included.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/8-channel-lora-gateway-hat-with-lora-and-gps-antenna-sx1301-pi-not-included.html.md))

## Retired product

This product is retired and no longer available for purchase. Search the catalogue for an alternative.

## Description

If you're building a Raspberry Pi project and need to send data back-and-forth, the WiFi module built into newer Pi's should be fine for most cases.

*However*, WiFi does not have a long range and also requires both investment (through your ISP) and setup (routers, access points, network security schemes). If you're deploying your project somewhere more remotely, without WiFi or a strong cellular network, like a rural area, you'll need another option. Something that can be deployed quickly with no overhead setup and that will transmit/receive over a long distance.

Enter LoRa (Long Range) Radio - a smart, long-range, wireless transmission technology that enables the future of [IoT (Internet of Things)](https://learn.adafruit.com/alltheiot-transports) without Cellular fees.

This LoRa HAT from [RAK Wireless](https://www.rakwireless.com/en/) is capable of multi-channel, multi-node communication all running in a non-intimidating, hackable Raspberry Pi environment.[ Unlike Adafruit's basic LoRa gateway bonnet](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-lora-radio-bonnet-with-oled-rfm95w-915mhz-radiofruit.html), this chipset can support all 8 channels, so it can handle multiple clients, on different LoRa channels, without having to do any code tweaks.

**Includes:**

- 915MHz LoRa concentrator + GPS shield
- 16GB MicroSD card ready to pop into your Raspberry Pi
- Magnetic mount GPS/GNSS antenna 1m with SMA connector
- 915 MHz LoRa compatible antenna (2dBi Gain / 50 Ω)
- Mounting kit with 4 x brass standoffs & 4 x washers

Once you have your Internet-to-LoRa gateway set up with this kit, [make LoRa nodes using Adafruit's Feather line for easy deployment of sensor networks](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=lora) that run on battery power. Don't forge to only use 900 MHz LoRa modules to match up with this transceiver HAT's frequency.

**Please Note:** This kit is compatible with **Raspberry 3 B+ only**, and the Raspberry Pi and enclosure ***are*** ***not*** included! You'll also certainly want a power supply and peripherals:

- [Pilot Gateway Pro LoRa Enclosure Kit for Raspberry Pi 3 B+](https://core-electronics.com.au/pilot-gateway-pro-lora-enclosure-kit-for-raspberry-pi-3-rak7243.html)
- [Raspberry Pi 3 - Model B+ - 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 with 1GB RAM](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-1-4ghz-cortex-a53-with-1gb-ram.html)
- [USB 2.5A Power Supply](https://core-electronics.com.au/5v-2a-switching-power-supply-w-20awg-6-microusb-cable.html)

## Technical Details

- LoRa Concentrator Engine: Semtech SX1301
- Sensitivity up to -142.5 dBm
- New Model integrates Ublox MAX-7Q GPS module
- Max output power up to 350mW or 25.5dBm
- Range up to 15 km (Line of Sight), ~2km in dense urban areas
- Designed for 915MHz US/Australia LoRA ISM band
- Emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators, 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths, 8 uplink ch, 1 downlink ch
- Temperature: -40º to 85ºC
- 2x SX1257 as Tx/Rx front-ends
- SMA connector for GPS/GNSS antenna
- RP-SMA connector for 915MHz antenna
- FCC & CE compliance
- [Raspberry Pi Firmware/SD Card image](https://downloads.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/RAK2245-Pi-HAT/Firmware/)
- [Tons of documentation on the RAK Wireless site](https://downloads.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/Pilot-Gateway-Pro-RAK7243/) including [step-by-step setup guides.](https://downloads.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/Pilot-Gateway-Pro-RAK7243/Application-Notes/)

- [Datasheet](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-files/4284/4283_Pilot_Gateway_Pro_RAK7243_Product_Brief_V1.1.pdf)
- [Getting Started Guide](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-files/4284/4284_Get_Start_with_RAK2245_Pi_HAT_V2.4R.pdf)
- [User Manual](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-files/4284/4283_Pilot_Gateway_Pro_RAK7243_User_Manual_V1.1.pdf)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/2/4284-01.jpg)