Not all antennas that come with Meshtastic and MeshCore kits are equal, even if they look the same. While testing these networks, I've come across a wide variety of antennas — many of them bundled with different kits I've picked up along the way. It's true that in field tests, some of them allow you to reach further and get better performance with the same hardware, but you never really know exactly why.That got me wondering whether I could characterize them using some kind of equipment, rather than relying on field tests and trial and error. After some research, I came across a tool born from the maker world that lets us measure LoRa antennas at 868 MHz easily and without the need…