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		nullsmack on Feb 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Beartooth It's not mesh. It's just a typical data radio. If the person you want to communicate with isn't in range then you can't bounce the signal through other people.

ianburrell on Feb 22, 2016 [–]

It sounds like the MURS (150 MHz) band that goTenna and Beartooth use doesn't allow store and forward, or a connection to the Internet.

Which is unfortunate since one use case would be having a relay in car at trailhead to pass messages from internet.

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