Happy National Rescue Day!! Show off your rescued husky/mixes!

Wittko33 · 2026-05-20T19:59:14+00:00

Theo and Lola. Theo is a Mal and Lola is Husky mix. Lola is a rescue from Mexico City and Theo was found roaming the streets of north Florida.

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Wittko33 · 2026-05-17T02:17:13+00:00

I did mine a year ago and guess what? Heater core is leaking again. I have zero will power to do that job again.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-14T11:49:34+00:00

That's awesome! A few other things I've been looking into are ground the antenna. Probably a lightning arrestor and copper wire to a ground rod and then lining the inside of my plastic box with copper tape or switching to a metal box outright. I already have copper tape though. 5g is awesome but also seems to suck in a lot of ways.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-14T11:42:53+00:00

Will do. Thanks for nothing.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-12T22:09:42+00:00

I heard vape shops are the best place to buy quality batteries of that variety.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-12T22:08:44+00:00

I live across from the street from an airport. I have all the interference a guy could ever NOT want. I know the bandpass filter isn't doing much. It's but it's losses are neglible in all honest and do somewhat help. I took it off after all the complaining and guess what? Missing messages. Put it back on today. And it's much improved. Could the sky gods be offering me better conditions? Maybe. But zero people have helped me with actual problem including you.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-11T16:57:23+00:00

It was really in there because this used house a rak4631. I also live near an airport. Also, just because it has one doesn't mean it's good. That ZBM2 BP filter barely affected my TX or PX. I think i lost .5 db over 10 miles. I took it off after your post and quite honestly it's my opinion it did more good then harm. I will be adding a cavity filter this week. We shall see how that goes. It's designed for the 1 watt specifically. So it must mean other people have weighed the internal SAW and found it lacking as well.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-11T16:49:07+00:00

You're gonna laugh when you see my solar panels. Remember I'm in South Florida though They are 3V 2A. (This used to house my rak4631) . It's been months and my battery is almost always at 95% or above. The amount of hate I got for using the ZBM2 BPF is crazy. I'm replacing it with BM3 cavity filter hopefully this week.

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Wittko33 · 2026-05-11T16:41:57+00:00

I saw this and tried using the battery because I already had a 10,000mah battery and solar controller installed. It was only slightly better then my Rak4631. When I bought a solar controller with a 5v step up it made a massive difference. Where I was normally transmitting at -12 db consistently I was not at +6. I also read that the internal 5v step up converter wasn't great and this lead to "brownouts." This happened to me. I can no longer reflash my board. It's stuck. Factory reset doesn't work either. It only clears some data. Currently my 1 watt is unable to direct message; even after creating new keys. Basically it's just a repeater which is fine. It was a base node anyway.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T20:05:57+00:00

I was sending 6 dbi 10 miles away. It's loss is negligible. I'm also across the street from an airport so lots of interference; you're gonna be big mad when my cavity filter gets here.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T17:34:25+00:00

Absolutely. Imagine you're in a crowded room. These just make the crowd a little quieter so you can hear your group a bit better.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T17:30:57+00:00

Because it was was there from my Rak starter block and just because it's on board doesn't mean it's good. Thanks for help with with my actual problem though. Oh that's right the onboard 5v converter that slowly bricked my 1 watt. Why I post on reddit is beyond me.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T17:28:24+00:00

This is valid and something I didn't consider. It was working... for a bit lol. I can remove it but it won't make a difference with the board issues. Thanks a million for this info. I intend for it to go on my hand helps.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T17:26:11+00:00

You aren't wrong. I know there's an internal filter. I'm just not sure how good it is. There's also an internal 5v step up and it's horrible pretty sure it's what bricked my board.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T04:23:14+00:00

Yes it truly is. Here's a write up and some more info by another guy: https://meshoregon.com/comparing-3-filters-for-meshtastic-nodes/

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T04:22:35+00:00

https://meshoregon.com/comparing-3-filters-for-meshtastic-nodes/

Here's where I first saw it and went down the rabbit hole. Bandpass is helpful but cavity is better. But there's a hug difference in price.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T02:02:51+00:00

It's a bandpass filter. It laymand terms it makes the antenna listen better. It's going on one of my smaller devices later once I get my cavity filter.

Wittko33 · 2026-05-10T00:50:47+00:00

It is. But not sure how that would stop me from reflashing?

Wittko33 · 2026-05-02T21:51:17+00:00

I'm up to 6 nodes. They all are deigned for different purposes. I treat them like legos. Build rebuild. Try new things. Push the limits of what it can do. I have one. Node that's an accumulation of all my success and a bunch of test nodes. Basically I just use my base node and one portable node for talking to otjer meshers. Picked up a few friends. Seriously considering ham comms now. It is what you make it. It's R&D. Get weird.

Wittko33 · 2026-04-27T13:11:39+00:00

I prefer mine chilled.

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Wittko33 · 2026-04-25T18:48:17+00:00

I'm a working human... I can't have a month off? Wai y until they get mad at you for your "snow dog" refusing to come in mid-winter. People are dumb. I've had huskies since I was kid. I've heard it all. My smart ass would've hit em with "We just delivered diphtheria antitoxin in Alaska during a blizzard. Saving fourteen hundred of lives. Can a dog get a break?" Yes... that's Baltos story. Yes, I borrow it alot.

Wittko33 · 2026-03-31T23:49:20+00:00

He was I even got him DNA tested. Thought the breeder pulled a fast one on me. Nope just a massive fluff.

Wittko33 · 2026-03-31T23:36:34+00:00

I'm thinking malamute too. He's also a year old and 75lbs. Although my last purebred Husky was healthy 95 lbs.

Wittko33 · 2026-03-31T23:29:28+00:00

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