STANDALONE · PASSIVE · OPEN SOURCE
Wi-Fi, BLE and LoRa observations in one handheld. Start a drive, keep local logs, or switch to Recon to explore the evidence around you.
Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 Expansion Kit V2 / V4-R8
ESP32-S3 · 16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM · US 915 MHz hardware
01 / TWO WAYS IN
PRIMARY MODE
Separate Wi-Fi, BLE and LoRa views. Time-stamped observations, available receiver GPS, raw radio evidence and versioned sessions on microSD.
EVIDENCE VIEW
Passive Wi-Fi/BLE matches, category filters and readable evidence grades. Bounded buzzer alerts and optional SD rules help you choose what matters.
A signature is evidence, not proof of a product, recording activity or identity. Randomized BLE addresses are temporary. Recon captures no Bluetooth connections and transmits no LoRa packets.
02 / YOUR POCKET CONSOLE
Touch controls, distinct modes, evidence details and a keyboard that appears when you need it.
Source-rendered interface previews with synthetic examples; font rendering approximates the device. These images are not physical capture evidence. See every control ↗
03 / CONNECT & INSTALL
Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 Expansion Kit V2, with the V4-R8 ESP32-S3 board and 915 MHz radio hardware.
Use desktop Chrome or Edge over HTTPS and a USB data cable. Close serial monitors and other flashers. The installer identifies the ESP32-S3 chip; it cannot identify the expansion board or antenna variant for you.
V1, other Heltec models, other radio bands and similar-looking screens are not supported by this build.
ESP32-S3 / V4-R8 TFT
16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM · US LongFast
Installation replaces firmware. Leave Erase device unchecked when relying on a scoped recovery backup. A full-chip erase needs a verified complete 16 MB backup; the current test unit's scoped backup does not cover that operation. Back up SD logs and credentials separately.
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This browser does not expose Web Serial. Open the direct installer in desktop Chrome or Edge, or use the manual guide.
USB access is unavailable in this context. Open the direct installer over HTTPS.
04 / FIRST SESSION
Copy the supplied lora-tunnel folder to a FAT32 card. Rename config.example.json to config.json. The sample contains no credentials.
Start Drive begins a local session. No GPS fix? Observations are still logged, with missing coordinates explicit.
Wait for saving to finish before removing the card or powering off. Keep the native logs; export copies later.
WiGLE CSV export needs fresh valid GPS and UTC; observations without them remain in native logs. WDGWars mesh export additionally requires decoded, trustworthy node fields that this beta does not yet produce. Export rules ↗
05 / YOUR FILES, YOUR BUILD
5f9672fcbdeb55a1d5767d367496f601de00ef2e612d6c1561864e098bbecbe1All download checksums ↗Download the matching dependency-source and relinking package ↗ for retained library sources, licenses and rebuild/relink materials. What is included and how to use it ↗SHA-256: 49c3521efc514c251a4ab67a7e2fcc3e6ded41eb4ea8a4c8835231628786ec81
BUILT IN THE OPEN
LORA Tunnel is by Valleytech Custom Solutions / Your Pal Kal. Original project code is MIT licensed; third-party components retain their own licenses. Dragon Detector provides the imported Recon parser subset and its inherited ESP32Marauder/Flock Noir credits. OpenDroneID supplies the Apache-2.0 decoder. LoRaPipe, Kismet and Meshtastic informed protocol research; their application code is not bundled as a complete port.
The browser installer uses ESPHome’s ESP Web Tools 10.4.0, self-hosted with its Apache-2.0 notice. Heltec is the hardware manufacturer; this is independent firmware.