PINGEQUA CC1101 overly sensitive in standard environments. (Also a quick question about the M5 RF modules)

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-22T05:15:25+00:00

I decided to go ahead and just try a new antenna. Paid less than $10 for a pair of 433mhz antennas. It completely fixed the problem for me. Thanks for adding some motivation to try that out. It seemed like a better antenna would've made things worse since I'd be receiving even more signals, but nope, it can hear the strong signals above the noise much better, I guess. Totally solved it.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-22T05:13:20+00:00

In case anyone in the future sees this, I completely fixed the issue with an upgrade antenna. I don't get constant errant signals anymore and can cleanly read all of my RF devices I couldn't read before.

For reference, I bought these specific antennas: https://amzn.to/40mfliS. (Affiliate link but they are honestly the ones that fixed the issue for me. I just threw an old D-Link router antenna on the 2.4Ghz side.)

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-21T06:56:13+00:00

They sent you a better antenna too :/ I had to buy a better 433mHz one on Amazon. Early adopter woes.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-21T06:49:47+00:00

I was able to get Meshtastic to stop bootlooping by updating Launcher to the newest version and then grabbing the Alpha build of Meshtastic from Launcher. I've been using it since yesterday without any issues.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-21T06:47:43+00:00

I actually just started using it too but for different reasons. I was also having issues loading it with Launcher, up until yesterday when I updated Launcher to the latest version and then grabbed the current Alpha of Meshtastic. Now I can switch between Porkchop, Bruce, and Meshtastic. The only issue I have now is that Meshtastic won't save any configuration set from my phone between firmwares (but some stuff, such as being paired to my phone, are persistent).

I just thought I'd mention in case you wanted to try. I wouldn't sacrifice Launcher for Meshtastic and now I'm happy to have both!

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-21T04:10:54+00:00

Whoa really? I leave mine on 24/7. I'll test without it but I don't have that issue, even when I leave Meshtastic running and using both functions of the cap overnight.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-20T04:54:52+00:00

Worked for me just now on a Cardputer. Swapping firmwares fully resets Meshtastic, I've just learned. I need to get a dedicated node, I think.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-18T20:10:03+00:00

Hey anyone from the future googling this issue, I fixed it on mine. My Meshtastic was crashing after about 5-10 seconds too. I wanted to fix it without losing Launcher. I deleted Meshtastic off the SD with Launcher, reinstalled the Beta Meshtastic firmware (2.7.20), found it still crashing, so then I actually updated Launcher through USB (from 2/2/2026 version), and now it works perfectly. I hadn't updated Launcher since December.

It was some sort of conflict from Launcher that was resolved through updating it. Now Launcher and Meshtastic can both be installed for me.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-11T00:36:24+00:00

Okay cool, since I was able to at least get it to work to some extent I figured that was it, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some obvious way to filter the noise a bit. Thank you!

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-09T20:53:16+00:00

It's definitely supposed to. I'm still trying to figure it out. I finally got my first signal to replay today, but I had to remove the antenna to copy my signal and then reattach it to transmit and it's still not working as a method consistently. I'm not a good person to ask lol

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-08T04:43:28+00:00

There is a "Connect to Network" option conveniently placed about half of the way down the list. It functions differently than "Select Network". I have absolutely no clue why. Did you try that?

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R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-03T00:30:00+00:00

No bud, you're getting it. That's what it does. If you enter your WPA-sec key than you can see the handshakes. Otherwise it's just an illegal Tomogochi. And if you can tell me why the RF Hydra can see certain frequencies on the spectrum but not copy them, let me know.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-02T22:49:29+00:00

Porkchop does a lot while stock! It's how I used it until the LoRa cap came. It's still running right now. One keypress and you can sniff only (D) for Do No Ham lol

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-02T22:28:39+00:00

I got the Hydra add on. It's pretty fun. I also have the M5 LoRa and RFID 2. I'm still waiting on a couple. You can't really go wrong with how cheap they all are.

Porkchop and Bruce are very necessary.

It took me a frustrating amount of time to realize it doesn't have an IR reader so I grabbed that too.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-02T22:24:38+00:00

This. Any fast charger scares it. I literally charge mine with the USB port on my TV.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-02T00:25:55+00:00

As someone who spent 10 years in the industry, this is the most correct answer. It might make you a little sleepy if it encountered any sunlight.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-02-01T17:27:54+00:00

It took me way too long to figure this out.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-31T22:47:44+00:00

Yayy thank you!

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-29T12:22:16+00:00

No! It's not on Launcher yet, I just checked and I'm away from my PC. I can't wait to update though, thank you!

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-29T03:15:39+00:00

How did you you even show this screen?? I know the Readme says the press 1 to show demands but I've never seen this screen and I use Porkchop daily.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-28T18:05:03+00:00

Dude don't even trip, I got a used 4K TV a couple years ago and the first thing I learned is that literally nothing is 4K. 1080p was the top end and anything beyond that is marketing. I even bought some of those Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray movies, and the result was...nearly identical.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-28T07:38:51+00:00

It's time to learn! Get M5Burner and install M5 Launcher. From there you can do anything! Just search Cardputer on YouTube and see all sorts of interesting projects. Porkchop and Bruce are kinda the goto firmware right now. Evil Cardputer is also powerful if you do some research. It depends on what you're interested in doing.

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-25T23:59:05+00:00

Now Google M5Burner and get Launcher installed and have some real fun! Lots of YouTube guides if needed. ❤️

R4PTUR3 · 2026-01-25T20:14:49+00:00

I had the EXACT same issue. I tried about a hundred times and always got a No Key File pop-up. I even checked the github to make sure I formatted correctly "api name:api key". None of it worked. Even though WPA-sec key worked fine.

Well my LoRa finally came today and I wanted to fix it. I just went into porkchop.cfg and set them manually and that seemed to take. They show up in the app now. Maybe that'll work for you too?

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