micky wrote:

I keep hearing that bluetooth is only good for 30 feet, ...

https://www.scienceabc.com/innovatio...-extended.html
Class 1 transmitting at 100 mW with a range of 100 meters or 328 feet.
Class 2 transmiting at 2.5 mW with a range of 10 meters or 33 feet (most
Bluetooth headsets and headphones are common Class 2 devices).
Class 3 transmitting at 1 mW with a range of fewer than 10 meters.

https://www.howtogeek.com/343718/wha...bluetooth-5.0/
With Bluetooth 5.0, devices can use data transfer speeds of up to 2
Mbps, which is double what Bluetooth 4.2 supports. Devices can also
communicate over distances of up to 800 feet (or 240 meters), which is
four times the 200 feet (or 60 meters) allowed by Bluetooth 4.2.

https://blog.nordicsemi.com/getconne...luetooth-range
(See the comparison chart)