Add information on which radios to buy.

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@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ Soon our first alpha release of will be released here:
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## Supported hardware
We currently support two brands ofradios. The [TTGO T-Beam](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000119152086.html) and the [Heltec LoRa 32](https://heltec.org/project/wifi-lora-32/). Most users should buy the T-Beam and a 18650 battery (total cost less than $35). Make
sure to buy the frequency range which is legal for your country. For the USA, you should buy the 915MHz version. Getting a version that include a screen
is optional, but highly recommended.
We don't yet distribute prebuilt binaries. But soon we will have a file that you can fairly easilly install on your radio over USB. Once our software is
installed, all future software updates happen over bluetooth from your phone.
## Build instructions
This project uses the simple PlatformIO build system. You can use the IDE, but for brevity
@ -31,5 +40,6 @@ in these instructions I describe use of their command line tool.
1. Purchase a suitable radio (about $30 from aliexpress)
2. Install [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/).
3. Download this git repo and cd into it.
4. pio run -t upload (This command will fetch dependencies, build the project and install it on the board via USB).
4. Plug the radio into your USB port.
4. Type "pio run -t upload" (This command will fetch dependencies, build the project and install it on the board via USB).
5. Platform IO also installs a very nice VisualStudio Code based IDE, see their tutorial if you'd like to use it.