# 8 Channel LoRa Gateway Kit comes with Raspberry Pi, LoRa and GPS

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4327 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
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If you're building a IoT project and need to send data back-and-forth, the WiFi module built into newer Pi's should be fine for most cases. But, what if you find...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $429.95 (inc GST) — $390.86 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $379.14 (exc GST) · 50+ $371.32 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## Restrictions

**For use in Australia**

- Operate only in bands and with settings that are permitted for your location and application. Check this product’s supported frequencies in the description/specs.
- If you intend to operate outside shared/licence‑exempt conditions (e.g. in other bands, at higher power, with high‑gain antennas, or extended duty cycles), you must have the appropriate authorisation.
 
**For use in other regions**

- Follow the spectrum rules for your country/region and select frequencies and settings accordingly.

A declaration of use will need to be submitted during checkout.

## Description

If you're building a IoT project and need to send data back-and-forth, the WiFi module built into newer Pi's should be fine for most cases. But, what if you find WiFi does not have a long range you need? 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-int/) 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.

Adafruit have pulled together a pack with all the hardware you need to make a Raspberry Pi Powered LoRa router! Some assembly is required to screw together the parts, but no soldering is required. You even get an SD card ready to rock.

**Includes:**

- [Raspberry Pi 3 B+](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus.html)
- 5V 2.5A Switching Power Supply with 20AWG MicroUSB Cable
- 915MHz 8-Channel 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
- Sleek and compact anodized enclosure (3 pieces): 68.3 mm x 92 mm x 53.5 mm
- 8 x 10mm tall screws
- 4 x 4.75mm tall screws
- 4 x Rubber stoppers
 
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.

## Technical Details

**HAT 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/)
 
 ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/rohs_icon_7514c4a07f.jpg)- [Product Brief](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/4283_Pilot_Gateway_Pro_RAK7243_Product_Brief_V1_49319f1509a.pdf)
- [User Manual](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/4283_Pilot_Gateway_Pro_RAK7243_User_Manual_V1_90916e438f3.pdf)
- [Getting Started Guide](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/4284_Get_Start_with_RAK2245_Pi_HAT_V2_70861c345f0.pdf)

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