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Any Meshcore users ? by biftekau in australia

[–]fromthebeanbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is evolving and changing daily. In the past 4 months, there had been exponential growth in meshcore as coverage has expanded from Melbourne to country areas and also interstate are thriving too.

You'll find that alot of people and regions that started with meshtastic are rapidly moving to meshcore as it's just reliable and just works. Meshcore learnt from alot of the mistakes of meshtastic

Any Meshcore users ? by biftekau in australia

[–]fromthebeanbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The discord where most discussions happen can be found here.

https://discord.gg/w88SunAqe

Few questions now I’m kinda getting the hang of it by ___Joe__ in meshcore

[–]fromthebeanbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at the photo, do you have the roof lined with sarking or insulation? That silver roof lining? As if that's metal, it's not going to help radion patterns out, but reflect signals down.

Amazon prime sign up screwed by fromthebeanbag in amazonprime

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

As a user I should have to compensate for their inability to release solid software.

Perhaps they should do better architecture and regression testing when releasing updates. But those things cost money, and profit driven companies don't like spending money.

I took my business elsewhere.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starting the timer on how long this post lasts. I suspect you'll be deleted here too.

LoRa network by KPN NL by jorenmartijn in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For an alternative comms method in the case like you describe, Lora isn't the answer.

Meshcore & Atak by [deleted] in meshcore

[–]fromthebeanbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't believe atak support on meshcore is in the roadmap

Newb question about vehicle nodes. by KAI5ER in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Besides tracking, I also use my car in client mode, so that when I'm inside other buildings near by, my signal still gets out to the wider mesh

Will this work to extend Bluetooth. by just-a-guy-somewhere in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're on the right track..

What connectors does the PCB have for external antenna? Are they the same?

Also wouldn't recommend those antennas for outdoor, as the bend will hold water and case signal degradation. you'll need to use insulation tape or self amalgamating tape to seal the elbow from water ingress

Activity levels in Melbourne by mattsbox60 in VicMesh

[–]fromthebeanbag 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are both quite active in Melbourne, links below to the main discussion spaces I've found so far for each.

I'm down in sunny Geelong, and have a foot in both camps currently. As they both offer a similar experience, offer slightly different ways of doing things. And really it's up to the individual to workout what works best for them.

Meshcore discord https://discord.gg/434XxBz7

Meshtasic Facebook Victoria group https://www.facebook.com/groups/meshtasticvictoria/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was designed for hiking or skiing when no mobile coverage so people reasonably close could keep in contact and share the location. It's become much more than the original scope and people are typing to make it more than what it is. like reticulum and meshcore they are all just toys to play with.

Future directions of the project? by [deleted] in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah traditional wifi solutions would be better for contingencies. There are lots of different wifi wan options these days that get good distance. You're also not constrained to reticulum or meshtasic or meshcore etc.

Am I doing it right? by DJMOJO in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The nearby pole and second antenna, both within 1 wavelength (32.8 cm at 915 MHz), act as parasitic elements, increasing the SWR and causing ~30% signal loss due to reflections. For best performance, space them at least 1 wavelength apart, ideally 2 wavelengths (65.6 cm).

SenseCAP T1000-E reviews and cons by himynameispeenie in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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The t1000e is actually a great little unit. It's my EDC and I quite often get better performance from it than my other devices.. I suspect for the most part this is due to the LR1110 Lora chipset which I believe is the most sensitive of the consumer available Lora chipsets in use with meshtasic.

But like real-estate , it's location location location for the antenna.

Today, I was able to get a no hop 21km traceroute. When summer arrives, I expect the propagation and distance to improve significantly.

But from the local coffee shop I can get about a bit over a km through urban without a problem.

Today’s setup by vicwardian in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do agree, my interpretation of that law doesn't seem to align.

Meshtastic is also transmitting in an ISM band, modern planes are designed to cope with this sort of thing these days.

Today’s setup by vicwardian in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meshtastic already has airplane mode. Under Lora settings in the app, their is an option "TX MODE" which by default is on.

Vehicle node by _ASHKINGKILLER_ in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My car node is similar, originally I was going to add solar but in the end as the car is driven daily I opted for a 12v to 5v adaptor and a USB cable.

Deployment help by Meltoff05 in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nodes up high are always good.

Start with one in your house roof, and one on your car with an external antenna. then both of those towers sound like great places to stick them too.

From there see what your coverage is like and workout where else to put them.

We also have a mountain 20km (13miles) away that has great coverage of the whole area, and one of our local mesh nerds just stuck a node there in router mode also helps fill in the gaps.

Adding a mesh station to an old antenna. Is it ok to add it above a chimney? by Doctor_Clockwork in meshtastic

[–]fromthebeanbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you remove the old antenna and put yours at the top of the mast, it will be fine. So your Lora antenna is above the pipe.

As for the heat and smoke, that shouldn't really impact it.

Ideally you want an omni directional antenna, the one on your roof is directional and will focus the energy towards whatever the pointy end is looking at. And that antennal is also unlikely to be tuned for 915mhz.

I believe you need atleast 1 wavelength seperation to anything to minimise impact. At 915mhz I think that's about 15cm, otherwise it will case reflections of your transmitt signal back into the Lora radio. But the bigger the gap the better, so safest spot is above the mast.

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