--- title: Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers | daily.dev description: A video from [nktbuilds] extends Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, about 7.5 miles. The trick uses no extra transmit power beyond a standard coin-sized... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-bkve1ngnj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers | daily.dev og:description: A video from [nktbuilds] extends Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, about 7.5 miles. The trick uses no extra transmit power beyond a standard coin-sized... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-bkve1ngnj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BKve1Ngnj.png og:image:alt: Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A video from [nktbuilds] extends Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, about 7.5 miles. The trick uses no extra transmit power beyond a standard coin-sized Bluetooth tracker tag. Instead, a parabolic antenna captures far more signal than a phone's dipole, paired with a very sensitive receiver with a much lower noise floor. The piece notes LoRA remains the better choice for long-distance links, reaching hundreds of miles with line-of-sight or tens of thousands with the right setup. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How far can Bluetooth signal actually reach with a better antenna and receiver? A demonstration pushed Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, about 7.5 miles, using no extra transmit power beyond a standard coin-sized Bluetooth tracker tag. The gain came from a parabolic antenna that captures far more signal than a phone's dipole antenna, combined with a very sensitive receiver with a much lower noise floor. _Hardware tinkerers pushing wireless range limits can track experiments like this on daily.dev._ ### Is Bluetooth or LoRA better for long-distance wireless communication? LoRA is the better choice for distance communications. It is good for hundreds of miles with line-of-sight, and has reached tens of thousands of miles with the right setup, while Bluetooth is only extendable to around 12 kilometers even with specialized antennas and receivers. _Anyone choosing a wireless protocol for a long-range project can compare these trade-offs on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The State of Bluetooth in 2025: What’s New, What’s Possible, and How to Use It](https://daily.dev/posts/the-state-of-bluetooth-in-2025-what-s-new-what-s-possible-and-how-to-use-it-hykjenshe) · freeCodeCamp · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Open-Source ExpressLRS Receiver Reaches For Range](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-expresslrs-receiver-reaches-for-range-ilmstji65) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Quantum Keys Travel 18 Kilometers Across Hybrid Air-and-Fiber Network](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-keys-travel-18-kilometers-across-hybrid-air-and-fiber-network-siajl2xwo) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Coin-cell powered Nordic nRF54L15 Tag prototyping platform supports Bluetooth Channel Sounding, Matter, Edge AI](https://daily.dev/posts/coin-cell-powered-nordic-nrf54l15-tag-prototyping-platform-supports-bluetooth-channel-sounding-matt-mhj4qbsq1) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [From Spooky Action to Quantum Internet: Communication Takes to the Air](https://daily.dev/posts/from-spooky-action-to-quantum-internet-communication-takes-to-the-air-mejaqgq56) · Embedded.com · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#bluetooth](https://daily.dev/tags/bluetooth), [#lora](https://daily.dev/tags/lora) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-bkve1ngnj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-bkve1ngnj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pushing-bluetooth-out-to-12-kilometers-bkve1ngnj"},"datePublished":"2026-10-25T05:21:30.478Z","dateModified":"2026-10-25T05:21:57.453Z","description":"A video from [nktbuilds] extends Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, about 7.5 miles. 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