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SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E for Meshtastic

Product
39.99-49.99

Pros

  • IP65, Small, battery efficient, low profile, durable

cons

  • Small battery, nonstandard USB connection

Company Info

It is a high-performance tracker designed for Meshtastic, as small as a credit card, effortlessly fitting in your pocket or attaching to your assets. It embeds Semtech's LR1110 (Supports 863-928 MHz range), Nordic's nRF52840, and Mediatek's AG3335 GPS module, providing Meshtastic users with a high-precision, low-power positioning and communication solution.

Review

The SenseCAP Tracker is by far one of the smallest and easiest to pocket LoRa radios you'll find. It's also, one of the most durable. Quite possibly the thing that I appreciate the most about it is that it fits into the credit card slot on my phone case.

The LoRa radio inside it is the LR1110. It tends to be a bit more sensitive and has more capabilities than typical SX1262 transeivers in most other Meshtastic nodes. The LR1110 has a built in GPS (GNSS) locator, LoRa trainseiver, and an mac address scanner.

The T1000-E is, at it's core, a tracking device. However, using it as a primary EDC Meshtastic has been the most pleasant experience of all the different devices I've carried (which is a lot). It has no external antenna, and while you might think that it is has a negative impact on how well it receives and transmits, I've noticed that it performs better than many nodes with external "high gain" antennas.

With regards to it's battery - I have to charge once every other day, which is astounding given that the battery is merely 700mah. 

As a bonus, it even has some environmental sensors for temperatures inside the device to ensure that your battery isn't over heating.

For the price, this is a wonderful device. 5/5 would recommend.

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