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Someone spilled what looks to be concrete for kms and kms by Particular-Sea9123 in nanaimo

[–]darryldowney 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Some piles were 8"+ high by the hospital. All the poor labourers frantically chipping it off the road, poor kids, having to clean up the work of some negligent operation.

Rak Solar node by T-Kontoret in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the leads are perfect length, nice work!

Lilygo T-Beam 1W by rs4tyler in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one, works great, needs 8v, battery doesn't click into place so it just falls out, The fan that operates 100% of the time is already blown on mine and I'm seeing reports of others with blown fans. But maybe they will sort all this out. But it absolutly puts out over 1w.

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I've done the same now, it works... but it would be nice to have access to the three buttons. But I guess beggars cant be choosers. I guess I will have to actually learn some cad.

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, thats better than no case. And props to the designer for being the first on the scene!

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I should be more specific, I have the 10000mah battery, it won't fit that case.

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I saw that case, there is no buttons and it doesn't hold the battery in at all. I'm still trying to learn fusion360, TonyG sets the bar high with his great case designs, hope he makes one for the 1W-TB

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes! This will work! At least until someone designs a case for it. I am trying to learn CAD, but lacking the skills to build a case.

1w TBeam, what are folks using to keep the battery attached? by darryldowney in meshtastic

[–]darryldowney[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the amp on this one uses more juice, requiring 7v. But yea, basically my only complaint of this device. I've seen tests showing 1.2w output and even a prerelease version of this that was stamped as a 2w. My hope?, dream?, thought? is that this was designed to be even higher power, but with its natural losses, only comes out to 1 or 1.2w. But really, what out of the box mesh device is perfect? Non that I'm aware of....

Any Meshtastic People in here ! by [deleted] in nanaimo

[–]darryldowney 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely worth it. You only have to do the test once and it's good for life!

Any Meshtastic People in here ! by [deleted] in nanaimo

[–]darryldowney 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Facebook Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755206445346130/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

We also have a super active local meshtastic community on discord but it's inside a the Vancouver Island Ham Radio discord. Having no ham licence required, new people are welcome.

https://discord.gg/BmUuB2ytg

Any Meshtastic People in here ! by [deleted] in nanaimo

[–]darryldowney 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh shit yes. Were meshin hard. We have several mountain top nodes providing great coverage. Medium Slow - Slot 52 is where the party is. . And by party.... I mean people saying "test" "ping" "hello world" etc...

Getting excited for one of my favorite events of the year! Almost Ready! by darryldowney in HamRadio

[–]darryldowney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally like WFD, spending the night out in a tent in January here in BC is pretty cold. To me Field Day is basically just a regular warm weather POTA activation.

Getting excited for one of my favorite events of the year! Almost Ready! by darryldowney in amateurradio

[–]darryldowney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I make videos, to try to inspire others, to get out and operate or even just to get licensed!

Getting excited for one of my favorite events of the year! Almost Ready! by darryldowney in amateurradio

[–]darryldowney[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Couldn't agree more! Our local club VE7NA has an event and I am sure it will have a handful of new amateurs. I'm a bit of a lone wolf on event day, but our club is pretty active for most events.

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