# Pushing Bluetooth out to 12 Kilometers

DevFeed: [Pushing Bluetooth out to 12 Kilometers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-99012.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/10/24/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers/>)

Author: Tyler August

Published: 2026-10-25T05:00:51Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>), [Networking hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking-hardware.md>)

Tags: [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [directional-antennas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/directional-antennas.md>), [long-distance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/long-distance.md>), [lora](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lora.md>), [radio-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/radio-hacks.md>), [radio-propagation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/radio-propagation.md>)

## AI overview

A video by [nktbuilds] demonstrates a Bluetooth tracker tag communicating over a reported distance of 12 kilometers without extra transmit power. The setup uses a parabolic antenna to capture more signal and a sensitive receiver with a lower noise floor than typical phone hardware. The excerpt notes that this is a demonstration, not a reason to use Bluetooth for long-distance communications; it points to LoRa as better suited to that purpose, describing ranges from hundreds of miles with line of sight to tens of thousands with the right setup.

## Source excerpt

Bluetooth is a short-range protocol that's great for peripherals and finding your keys, but it's limited range is mainly a product of how it's usually implemented. A recent video from ...read more