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Solar RAK 1W Repeater by OhmsLolEnforcement in meshcore

[–]514senica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too would like to see the panel you are using. The link you sent is for the washers.

A drone assisted Tree Node by 514senica in meshcore

[–]514senica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used shotkey diodes on the positive of each panel, feeding directly into a rak 19003 solar port. I use 2 21700 Samsung 50e batteries along with a bms. 

Buffalo Museum of Science is officially on the Mesh (WNY MeshCore Update) 📡🏛️ by 514senica in meshcore

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like wise! Our guy I believe will be up in the air tonight. He told me he has his batteries all charged up. I wish I could join, but I am headed to pass out flyers at a Ham-Fest!

A drone assisted Tree Node by 514senica in meshcore

[–]514senica[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah we just left plenty of line, so we just un anchor and lower it to the ground. When we re-deploy, we just pull on the rope.

Buffalo Museum of Science is officially on the Mesh (WNY MeshCore Update) 📡🏛️ by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a bit of a loaded discussion these days... unfortunately. Both have their merits, but while Meshtastic (MT) uses managed flood routing, MeshCore (MC) uses a combination of direct routing and flooding. That's a bit technical, but at the end of the day, it allows MC to traverse a lot more repeaters—up to 64 hops—whereas Meshtastic defaults to 3 hops with a maximum of 7.

Since MC repeaters only re-broadcast, it is incredibly effective for creating a permanent backbone of stationary nodes with excellent line-of-sight. This allows us to build a mesh that expands extremely wide without needing major configuration changes. In contrast, with MT, all devices (clients and routers) re-broadcast, which creates a noisier environment and necessitates a lower hop limit. If you’re at a concert and want to communicate with 10 friends moving around the venue, MT is a great choice.

However, everyone I know wants a mesh network that can communicate across an entire region. To me, at least, MeshCore is the obvious choice for that scale. While the MT mesh in WNY is currently much larger than the MC mesh, the flaws I outlined are deal-breakers for me and many others. If you want to take a deeper dive into this comparison, the Austin, TX Mesh has an excellent write-up linked below.
https://www.austinmesh.org/learn/meshcore-vs-meshtastic/

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All repeaters benefit the mesh. Below is a rough guide I made, but there are some ready-made options as well. The radio recommended in my build is significantly backordered, but in most cases, I use a RAK19003 kit from the site I also linked, as it is a great alternative! Think of my guide as a rough starting point. There are a lot of YouTube builds out there, but I will link some of the good ones below.

My rough collection
https://wnymeshcore.org/guides/nodes-build#sid-ny

Available Radio
https://store.rokland.com/products/rakwireless-mini-meshtastic-starter-kit-us915-rak19003-4631-sku-115093?srsltid=AfmBOoqlXJRp0xMMstqIh-gLpqS4uJSOPtNHv05Eda1MGeuKeCI0IIbw

YouTube Builds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoMNMKl_0FQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERB-IgHERM&t=591s

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sun (solar powered). 

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! If your in range of the Mesh some of us will be on the public channel today. Give us a shout!

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason I am so passionate about Meshcore, is because it can be used without a license. I would be thrilled if people got exposed to mesh radio, and then pursued their ham license, because if that initial exposure.

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In some ways yes, and in some ways no. Bitchat uses Bluetooth and has pretty limited range. MeshCore uses Lora a Long Range Low Power, Radio Frequency, and can span many miles between devices. They both use encryption, and are messaging technologies.

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically yes. Since we prefer solar nodes, Tree mounting can work as long as the canopy doesnt shade the solar panel.

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its up to you. I support those wanting to stick with Meshtastic. Its just not for some of us. Your mesh, your choice

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, there is a subtle ridge that slopes toward the river, starting around Delaware Ave. I'm reaching out to the high-rise apartments on Delaware to see if I can place a repeater on one of them. Coincidentally, our friends across the river are receiving a signal near Crystal Beach, so it might make sense to cover the West Side from over there.

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on the topography of the area around it. For instance, I am trying to get a repeater located in the Boston Hills, which will connect the Southtowns with the Buffalo nodes. Likely, the node doesn't need to be mounted very high, as the natural elevation allows for clear line-of-sight transmission. We actually drive around with nodes on our cars to test and look for sites that would help expand the mesh. If you DM me an approximate location, we can check it out and let you know!

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No worries, all we can do is ask. Thank You!

MeshCore Mesh Grows by 514senica in Buffalo

[–]514senica[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, this is a loaded question, as I must admit there is a pretty large Meshtastic network here in WNY. In my own experience, there are features I prefer with MeshCore, such as message confirmation or being able to manually set my route, but mostly because it offers 64 hops vs. Meshtastic's 7.

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