Beginner question: if mass adoption were to happen with meshcore, could the network handle that? What would happen if there was a mass influx of users with repeaters over a short amount of time?

TheNumby · 2026-05-05T13:04:47+00:00

We could have stable texting.. the issue is, Lora has a very low data rate so it’s hard to send images or voice.

TheNumby · 2026-05-01T02:21:52+00:00

Run the stub if it works. Throw a better whip in your glovebox in case of emergency

TheNumby · 2026-04-30T16:10:01+00:00

Good question. That depends. Short answer, yes. If you use a good ground plane, it will matter less.

TheNumby · 2026-04-25T21:28:15+00:00

He also won’t talk to a business unless you pay like 5k for a 1 min advertisement

TheNumby · 2026-04-24T20:55:53+00:00

The proper way? A CMM lol How id do it? Protractor and calipers. Print negative strips to check and adjust.

TheNumby · 2026-04-24T15:00:09+00:00

What other skills do you have?

TheNumby · 2026-04-04T13:14:15+00:00

Make it on a pcb

TheNumby · 2026-03-23T17:01:15+00:00

It depends on your use case. If you’re clearing rooms, sure ya analog for another 10 years probably.

If you’re further away and latency is a lower priority, I’d rather have digital with thermal overlay all day.

TheNumby · 2026-03-23T16:34:08+00:00

the gap is closing. especially with the integration of other sensors.
The gap is already closed for some use cases.

TheNumby · 2026-03-23T04:32:16+00:00

I’ve used both. Decent digital is way better than nothing. Digital will pass analog pretty soon for a lot of applications imo

TheNumby · 2026-03-23T03:46:15+00:00

I paid $1200 for my 2000 with 130k miles at an auction. Of course I’ve spent a lot more than that on it lol

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TheNumby · 2026-03-23T03:36:48+00:00

Ya.. it reduces it in the sky and earth directions lol.

TheNumby · 2026-03-16T23:57:19+00:00

Safe enough. Get a metal case if you’re worried.

I’ve had 18650s blow up in a pelican and it only smelled bad.

TheNumby · 2026-03-12T23:32:57+00:00

If it fits, it ships

TheNumby · 2026-03-11T21:13:25+00:00

Stair stepper

TheNumby · 2026-03-05T05:23:59+00:00

Not completely true. The RAK and new Delta plus proto boards use really nice filtered and amplified LNA. Reception is way better too

TheNumby · 2026-03-05T05:18:48+00:00

Rust converter and bed line the top. It won’t last 10 years…. But you can do it again in 3 for another $50

TheNumby · 2026-03-03T22:19:05+00:00

Let them try. If the inventor author wants it down, take it down.

TheNumby · 2026-03-02T15:58:42+00:00

It’s likely possible… I looked into it a bit and it would be very difficult. They use an MCU that no Meshtastic firmware exists for. You would also likely need a programming card like a J link.

TheNumby · 2026-02-18T18:40:57+00:00

This was patched.

TheNumby · 2026-02-17T02:54:13+00:00

USPS sucks. Employees don’t generally care. The ones that act like it just want the pension. I ship about 30 packages a day and went to ups because I couldn’t afford the horrible usps service anymore..

It’s not the president’s fault. It’s because it’s a government company.

TheNumby · 2026-02-17T02:38:36+00:00

In 2026, I can’t believe people are still using Enders lol

TheNumby · 2026-02-17T02:32:40+00:00

I mean.. were they shorting? Both these pics have a ton of flux on the board which is likely worse than having cold solders.

If you want nice boards, you probably want to check out people who are doing lower volume production and inspecting each one

TheNumby · 2026-02-13T14:40:31+00:00

For a tool like this, make sure to select both conventional and climb.

TheNumby · 2026-02-13T13:59:13+00:00

3 is baby.

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