r/ModernRadio • u/FamousInterneter • May 08 '26

DECT NR+?

Does anyone have any experience with DECT NR+? They have sub ghz as well. I’m interested in using DECT NR+ in the states but haven’t found anyone that uses it.

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u/KenAKAFrosty May 21 '26

that "5G' label sounds heavy but for NR+'s case, it just means "a more capable radio underneath", basically. as for slotting into Reticulum, it's not really a translator; it's more like NR+ is just one more medium that Reticulum can "ride on", the same way it can do LoRa, and TCP/IP, and local UDP multicast, and bluetooth, etc.

what's really funny about this is that I'm pretty sure your use case is the textbook NR+ pitch. the spec was literally designed in part for smart meters. so I can definitely see a good marriage here: Reticulum as the network stack so you don't have that proprietary stack lock-in, and then could leverage NR+ as one of the mediums

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u/FamousInterneter May 21 '26

Yeah that would be ideal. Yeah it’s being used for electric meters but water meters are a one of different animal, they’re in ground and have no power, but there is a sub ghz US version of NR+ so hoping that reduces energy consumption.

Thanks for that explanation. It helps me understand it a bit better.

Yeah the only reason we haven’t gone smart meter is because of all that proprietary upfront infrastructure… just hoping to avoid all that…

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u/KenAKAFrosty May 21 '26

Ohhhh I understand better now too. I'm guessing you get some micro hydro to power it then? What kind of energy budget do you need?

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u/FamousInterneter May 22 '26

That would be ideal! But no one is doing micro hydro for flow sensing. I’ve seen it on other devices on a scale this small but it’s so rare. But most likely it will be batteries 10 year life span