{
 "id": "most-of-the-fsk-bitrate-and-deviation-grid",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Most of the FSK bitrate and deviation grid is unusable: modulation index must stay between 0.5 and 10 and receive bandwidth caps at 467 kHz",
 "symptom": "The datasheet quotes a maximum bitrate of 300 kilobits per second, so that is what gets planned for. Most combinations of bitrate and deviation either refuse to configure or receive nothing, and the reason is not obvious from either parameter alone.",
 "hw": [
  "sx1276",
  "sx1262",
  "rfm95w",
  "lora"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython",
  "spi"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Choose FSK bitrate and frequency deviation for a sub-GHz link",
 "date": "2026-08-21",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}