<![CDATA[New LoPy4 user - do I need an antenna if not using LoRa code?]]>I'm about to fire up a new LoPy, just to get familiar with the device, and won't be using any LoRA libraries yet. I'm assuming it's safe to NOT attach an antenna. Is that correct? thanks.

]]>https://forum.pycom.io/topic/2962/new-lopy4-user-do-i-need-an-antenna-if-not-using-lora-codeRSS for NodeWed, 11 Mar 2026 12:51:49 GMTTue, 03 Apr 2018 19:20:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New LoPy4 user - do I need an antenna if not using LoRa code? on Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:20:16 GMT]]>I'm about to fire up a new LoPy, just to get familiar with the device, and won't be using any LoRA libraries yet. I'm assuming it's safe to NOT attach an antenna. Is that correct? thanks.

]]>https://forum.pycom.io/post/17996https://forum.pycom.io/post/17996Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:20:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New LoPy4 user - do I need an antenna if not using LoRa code? on Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:44:36 GMT]]>@dws Yes. You only need an antenna if you use LoRa.

]]>https://forum.pycom.io/post/17997https://forum.pycom.io/post/17997Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:44:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New LoPy4 user - do I need an antenna if not using LoRa code? on Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:01:02 GMT]]>thanks! i didn't want to damage the radio unit.

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