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 "id": "fsk-uses-about-nineteen-times-less-airtime-per",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "FSK uses about nineteen times less airtime per byte than LoRa at spreading factor 7, which is what LoRa's range actually costs",
 "symptom": "LoRa is chosen almost automatically for anything sub-GHz, and the airtime it costs relative to plain frequency shift keying on the very same chip is rarely quantified.",
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 "host": [
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 ],
 "intent": "Decide between FSK and LoRa for a short-range sensor link",
 "date": "2026-08-21",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "unverified"
 ],
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}