# An Interview with JP Norair

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2019-05-19
- Length: 1h 20m
- Episode: 443
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/443-an-interview-with-jp-norair/

## Summary

JP Norair of Haystack Technologies explains how his company uses LoRa hardware with custom firmware and error correction to achieve superior range and quality of service compared to standard LoRaWAN stacks. He details his background with the DASH7 standard for campus-level asset tracking and discusses his consulting work with startups, including the SolPad solar storage system which uses decentralized industrial networking. Norair also shares practical advice on antenna design, recommending the use of high-frequency ceramic chip antennas from Johanson to simplify tuning for various frequencies.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=0) Introduction: JP Norair and Haystack Technologies
- [1:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=73) LoRa, LoRaWAN, and Competitors like Sigfox
- [11:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=715) Haystack's History and the DASH7 Standard
- [21:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=1284) Error Correction and Quality of Service on LoRa
- [35:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=2118) Consulting Strategies for Startups
- [45:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=2714) Mobile Asset Tracking and Link Budgets
- [58:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=3527) SolPad Solar Storage and Decentralized Networking
- [1:14:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-19-an-interview-with-jp-norair#t=4471) Antenna Design and Johanson Ceramic Chips

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Semtech (company)
- LoRa (product)
- LoRaWAN (product)
- Sigfox (company)
- Things Network (company)
- Haystack Technologies (company)
- DASH7 (product)
- Savvy SIVI (company)
- Lockheed Martin (company)
- ISO 18000-7 (other)
- SolPad (company)
- Gallium Nitride (material)
- Johanson (company)

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