Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
LoRa use depended on attaching the connector and a suitable, matched antenna; the wiki records VNA/SWR antenna checks and warns that transmitting without a proper antenna could permanently damage RF hardware.
Badge context
Badge app distribution service.
Community issue page with hardware, firmware, LoRa, and user problems.
Main badge page, warnings, LoRa notes, repair notes, app install instructions.
Dedicated antenna page for LoRa/FSK transmitter damage risk, SWR/VNA measurements, tuning notes, and antenna caveats.
Hardware and firmware project files.
Public team page listing Team:Badge contacts, development groups, and team members.
Source trail
Secondary coverage of the battery-safety controversy and badge-team resignation context.
Dutch report on queues, epoxy mitigation, and camp context.
Primary public mailing-list evidence that a conflict existed.
Primary public mailing-list evidence and caution about incomplete public facts.
Primary badge warnings, LoRa details, repair notes, and app install information.
Community-maintained issue and repair record.
Detailed fire-hazard advisory and response links.
Primary LoRa antenna advisory covering irreversible transmitter damage risk without a proper antenna, SWR thresholds, VNA measurement, and tuning notes.
Public attendee feedback on late distribution, queues, limited hacking, and documentation.
Primary public team page for Team:Badge member names and development-group structure.