Othernet (previously Outernet) have been doing interesting things.

They have a dev board (Dreamcatcher 3) that can send and receive LoRa on 54 MHz to 5.4 Ghz and receive LoRa from their ku-band satellite covering the continental US:

  https://www.rtl-sdr.com/outernet-dreamcatcher-3-sale-99-for-the-full-kit-testing-the-lora-chat-application/

and they have a stand-alone wideband RF mixer for $200:

  https://www.crowdsupply.com/outernet/morfeus

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