A guy in our makerspace did buy one of this boards and i did get it running with this code LINK , you just have to set up the right pins

Link to Ebay

I started out with breadboard and a nano clone connected to pc via usb.

It did burn of one of my RFM 95 due to the fact that they are not 5v tolerant on the input pins !!

So therefore i did code the Nano and then connect the wires and only 3,6V , and now it was working without any problem.

Link to ebay

Link to bsfrance code and documentation BUT BE AWARE ...i did order a board and get version 1.2 and that do not fit with drawings and photos you can find on the internet.

If you want to use IO1, IO2 or IO3 then you have to solder the bridge on the back site of the board.

If you want to try out a Cheap and Easy arduino sensor you can find a BB-FRM9x-x on ebay and a atmel328p-pu.

My focus was to find a cheap, easy to program and low current solution for everyone ...

The BB-FRM9x-x do have a voltage regulator so it means that you can supply with 3.6 volts to 5 volts.

I can get it down to 13uA with 3.6 Volts in sleep mode.

Looking for a cheap gateway i did find the LoRa Go Dock.

You can use it as a gateway for your own testing because of the single channel.

it is based on arduino code and you can find the code here GIT LoRa Go Code - The guys did a great job ;o)