/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beewatch-lorawan-environmental-monitoring-blog-4-lorawan-gateway-set-up-mkr-wan-1310-quirksWe were not able to achieve a connection in my last blog and the reason seemed very likely due to the fact that there are no gateways nearby that can hear the signal and establish a two-way communication with my MKR WAN 1310. To remedy this, some speen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beewatch-lorawan-environmental-monitoring-blog-4-lorawan-gateway-set-up-mkr-wan-1310-quirksSun, 19 Mar 2023 05:47:43 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:274ee38c-2ae0-4346-9353-c2574da3f5ffdougw1<p>Good work. With the MKR WAN 1310 sorted out, can it now connect to other gateways in the area?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25462&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beewatch-lorawan-environmental-monitoring-blog-4-lorawan-gateway-set-up-mkr-wan-1310-quirksSun, 19 Mar 2023 00:52:13 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:274ee38c-2ae0-4346-9353-c2574da3f5ffshabaz0<p>Glad you got it all functioning in the end!</p> <p>Like you, it wasn&#39;t feasible for me to install a large well-positioned antenna and try to connect to a remote gateway, so I ended up just buying a LoRaWAN gateway. It now makes life easier when I want to try things out, without having the headache of wondering if it is a coverage issue each time I&#39;m debugging code or configuration.</p> <p>I purchased a Pi LoRaWAN plug-on module, which isn&#39;t cheaper, so a ready-made unit is a good idea (and Mikrotik are well-known in this field).</p> <p>However, I have been impressed at the reliability of the plug-on module too. No issues at all, it&#39;s been running for a year with the only downtime being once or twice where I&#39;ve wanted to move it etc.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25462&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">