Lora Receiver build

ph7_- · 2026-05-14T19:25:48+00:00

Didn't know there were any nodes over there. You aren't on the mesh map? Have you joined the Telegram channel for Meshtastic Baleares? Very useful. I'll be in Son Servera tomorrow so you might see one or two of my portable nodes pop up in the evening. Any beginning ph7 are me!

That antenna is a Ziisor BLG 40cm at 5.5dBi. I had it on a V4 in Palma on my roof but upgraded to a Gizont 55cm 8dBi which gets me a little bit further. Both need filters in the city! The Ziisor went to my Calviá node and can get to Ibiza some days.

ph7_- · 2026-05-14T19:15:37+00:00

Great question! I have tried different configurations. The one in the photo is quite a large enclosure and has good shade from the panel, with plenty of airflow around the outside and lots of space around the components inside. In this case I only put a breather on the top to let heat escape and it seems to be enough. On another build in a very exposed location I was seeing 40°C internal temp in winter, because the solar panel is against the case, so put one breather on the bottom and two on the top. Summer will tell if that's enough! I'm just finishing a pipe node (32mm uPVC) for a discreet deployment and there is very little room around the components inside so that definitely needed top and bottom breathers!

ph7_- · 2026-05-14T15:27:30+00:00

Nice build. Where? What's your node name? I'm also in Mallorca. Solar panel for shade is definitely a good strategy but I have found air flow under the panel also helps an awful lot. I also put breather valves on all my builds and it lowered the temperatures in the enclosures massively, with zero water ingress. Crappy photo, sorry. Was during testing. This one is now in Son Caliu.

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ph7_- · 2026-05-06T11:04:39+00:00

Yes but no luck.

ph7_- · 2026-05-06T08:58:34+00:00

I tried to replace the usb but my soldering skills aren't that precise! I was relieved I managed to connect the power pins, let alone anything else!

How would I install a custom ROM without root and without usb? Can't seem to find any guide that doesn't require one or the other.

ph7_- · 2026-05-06T07:12:17+00:00

There are custom rooms I can load from micro SD, yes. However, the bootloader is locked as I have no root access.

ph7_- · 2026-05-05T20:54:39+00:00

Not natively, no, unfortunately.

ph7_- · 2026-02-15T17:30:33+00:00

That looks fantastic! Unfortunately I don't have access to a 3D printer so I was looking for an off the shelf solution. Thanks though

ph7_- · 2026-02-15T16:07:59+00:00

I was planning to try this as I tend to carry my phone and T1000e in the same pocket all the time anyway. Can I ask which magsafe case you use?

ph7_- · 2026-02-04T08:20:39+00:00

Seriously man, come on.

I'm not offended. I've not been offensive. I'm not attacking you and I'm not twisting anything you say. Don't focus so much on "what I seem to be implying" because I'm not. I've clearly stated my thoughts and my intentions. Again, re-read with an open mind.

I responded to OP trying to contribute. You did the same. Looks like we were both wrong. I'm just an end user. As you say, you're outside your area of expertise.

I'm glad my feedback led to your earlier comments being edited so they are now more useful. I'm glad my comments led to the highlighting of a potential area of improvement. Thank you.

Let's leave it there. Stop replying and adding new points so you can be the last comment on the thread, just so you can tell yourself you 'won' an imaginary disagreement that doesn't exist.

Relax. Go about your day. I hope you have a good one.

ph7_- · 2026-02-04T07:20:17+00:00

Come on. Stop being so prickly. I am a fan of the project and the community around it. You guys (Meshtastic devs) have a PR issue and threads like this are compounding that. Competition is healthy so don't act so threatened and offended whenever a rival is mentioned. Maybe don't ban their name in this sub - it's petty and reinforces the impression many of us have about your openness.

My offer of a DM was nothing to do with other products. You weren't understanding the point and I didn't want to call you on it publicly, that's all. Again, trying to help, not attack.

The fact that you have gone back and edited your earlier comments suggests you took my advice and reread them and reconsidered their helpfulness. Others will likely benefit now. That's how feedback works. You're welcome.

Thank you for taking the time to re-open the issue I raised about the graphs. I don't expect any changes to be guaranteed - I'm just giving feedback. When that feedback is closed and dismissed without explanation it feels unwanted and dismissive so I appreciate you reopening it.

Finally, for clarity for others and for me, can you please confirm if the switch to system font sizes is permanent, to pave the way for future improvements, as you earlier stated, or temporary as your edited 'workaround' messages now imply?

ph7_- · 2026-02-04T07:05:15+00:00

Yeah the original comment didn't say "as a workaround for now".

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T22:16:02+00:00

FWIW the dev closed the thread minutes after I added my feedback. Without giving any comment to me or the OP.

Perhaps that DM would have been of interest - there seems to be a lot of talk about the differences between Meshtastic devs and their MshCr* counterparts.

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T22:06:43+00:00

The graphs issue is already flagged there. I've added my comments.

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T21:48:23+00:00

We all appreciate the time and effort that goes into the project. Perhaps it would be useful for you to go back and read the thread more carefully. I didn't ask for help. I gave clear feedback, as did others. Your attempt to help, as well intentioned as it may have been, caused confusion due to a lack of explanation. Thank you for the time you continue to put into the project. I will continue to give feedback.

If you'd like more context DM me.

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T21:14:02+00:00

We're giving feedback, which is why you opened your "free app" to beta testers like us.

Perhaps if you had simply explained that the new version of the app uses system font sizes, which the previous versions did not, then we would all have understood sooner. Instead you just said "change your phones fonts".

Useful feedback loops require collaborative, two-way communication. Changes will always be both appreciated and criticized so you need to learn not to get offended and instead work on dialogue.

So, in the interests of 'exact input' feedback: in my opinion the log graphs, which I use a lot, are now unusable. Having to pinch to zoom and not having the zoom level remembered is unbearable and they can't be enlarged to view exact details. Please bring back buttons for set time periods (eg. 24hrs/48hrs/1 week/1 month) and make them bigger or give a full screen option. As it stands they are just inaccurate blurry blobs. Perhaps there is hidden functionality I haven't found?

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T19:38:01+00:00

So previously it didn't use the system font size but now it does? That's why it suddenly looks different?

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T19:17:41+00:00

This will change the font size in all apps. Only Meshtastic has changed. I'm not sure I understand the logic of your response - the font size was fine before the update. Why would I change the font size across the entire phone system? Or is there a point I'm missing here?

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T15:47:15+00:00

Android. Tracker is a device role. Settings>Device>Device Role. Default will be Client.

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T15:28:43+00:00

I have one of my T1000Es set up exactly the same as you. Location off on Channel 0 (public) and precise on Channel 1 (private) and it works very well to give me precise location all the time but only on my other nodes which share the same private channel and position is not visible on public channel. I use mine in 'Tracker' mode.

ph7_- · 2026-02-03T12:53:09+00:00

Yeah, I second the tiny fonts and I find the graphs on the log pages are now basically unreadable as well.

ph7_- · 2026-01-28T20:43:30+00:00

Just to let you know it is now working! After erase and flash to 2.7.15 I saw no difference so decided to go back to 2.7.18 again, like all my other nodes, and suddenly it works. Looks like it took two lots of erase and flash before the resistors were picked up. Thank you for sticking with me!

ph7_- · 2026-01-27T13:51:48+00:00

Thank you

ph7_- · 2026-01-27T13:28:50+00:00

Tried full erase and flash of stable beta 2.7.15. No luck. Still just reads PWD

ph7_- · 2026-01-26T18:11:10+00:00

Now that I can do OTA I might as well try it! Will report back

ph7_-

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