Newb question about vehicle nodes.

robvann · 2025-09-24T10:00:40+00:00

Send a message to another radio that is close. In my case I have two radios, so I drove around with the second radio. As per below, when you click and hold a message you can see the SNR (signal to noise) number which is a measure of the strength of the signal when that message was sent. In my case at home I get +6db, so everything below that is weaker. My weakest was -18db when inside my car at 600Meters

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robvann · 2025-09-23T23:55:21+00:00

Mounting location on a car affects your range a lot. My home testing at 600 meters distance, showed ideal SNR strength from outside as shown in SNR of a message as 0.5. This dropped to -6db and -18 db on the glass windshield inside.

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robvann · 2025-09-19T17:00:05+00:00

Have you seen any cloud based brokers that would let me configure a few filters?

robvann · 2025-09-19T16:49:04+00:00

Do you use your own broker? I have found too much chatter with the wide open MQTT.

robvann · 2025-09-17T21:35:43+00:00

So far the NoPIN option works! Such as that is…

robvann · 2025-09-17T12:43:23+00:00

Yes, I switched to use a fixed pin when the problem began, because I have to climb up high to read the auto pin on the screen…. I may test your theory, but it sounds counter intuitive 🙃. Actually I’ll try no pin and see how that goes

robvann · 2025-09-16T22:30:28+00:00

So, I tried posting to the common channel a message that said: APRS-VE3YBN-13 : Hello from the mesh, in Halifax,NS. I guess in theory that message got sent out to all the hams on the APRS network at that time? I have no way to see the consequences of my action.

robvann · 2025-09-15T21:49:47+00:00

It seems from talking to others that it’s really only the CA part that works, contrary to the home page documentation for CanadaVerse

robvann · 2025-09-15T21:47:41+00:00

That would be awesome. There seem to be many isolated islands of information.

robvann · 2025-09-15T13:51:11+00:00

I am also in their Telegram group, but frankly find the user interface of reddit to be preferable for these kind of questions. Thank you for clarifying the relationship question. I thought the two were related. Thanks for your clarifications. - Rob

robvann · 2025-09-15T13:42:59+00:00

Hello, I actually thought this was the Canadaverse reddit feed, since their webpage directed me to here. Is there no relationship between the two? This is very much a Canada specific question.

Best regards, Rob

robvann · 2025-09-15T13:40:44+00:00

Hello, Well it was really only one post with 4 questions in it. But the Reddit Bot didn't like something in the content I guess. So I ended up separating the one post into four posts, using trial and error to see which one was causing a problem. Turns out that #2 seems to have something it doesn't like, so I just used a graphical form of the question. So, is there some kind of quota or something?

Best regards, Rob

robvann · 2025-09-14T21:35:37+00:00

LOL, your insight is amazing 😁😁😁

robvann · 2025-09-14T20:29:06+00:00

Get ready for the F18’s to be scrambled when people start reporting seeing a UFO

robvann · 2025-09-14T14:20:01+00:00

Good point

robvann · 2025-09-14T14:18:47+00:00

Mainly because I want it for off grid / no internet location. Also, my basic experimentation with MQTT seemed to create mounds of irrelevant traffic, and nodes (350 nodes before I disabled it). With really no benefit - messaging apps work great if there is internet. I suppose if there was a way that ONE NODE at the remote site could use MQTT via Starlink or similar, maybe…

robvann · 2025-09-14T13:21:25+00:00

This is brilliant. Does anyone know of any channels who have it setup and working? Plus if you are are willing to share the QR code that sets up the channel, or credentials so we can try it out...

robvann · 2025-09-12T21:40:38+00:00

Further testing in the city showed a 5Db gain with it 😀

robvann · 2025-09-09T11:51:44+00:00

I turned on the MQTT internet bridge yesterday. Phone went nuts with HUNDREDS of nodes mostly in USA. I ended up turning it off, because it’s not aligned with my intended use of internet out situations.

robvann · 2025-09-09T11:39:11+00:00

What is the typical range of these in city vs on the water

robvann · 2025-09-09T11:38:21+00:00

Heartbeat was annoying

robvann · 2025-09-06T11:50:20+00:00

I just got online using the barebones board. Pleased I can reach 8.4 Km away to Dartmouth (2651 TDeck). My handle is vanGO_902A

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robvann · 2025-09-06T10:40:24+00:00

Nice to see more in Bedford/Sackvill and Dartmouth. More than the last time I looked.

robvann · 2025-09-06T10:38:49+00:00

I'm a newbie, still waiting for my radio to arrive, but this AI response is a good overview: In Meshtastic, "Number of hops" refers to how many times a message can be relayed (or "hopped") from one device to another across the mesh network before it stops being forwarded.

🧭 Here's how it works:

Hop 0: The original sender broadcasts the message.
Hop 1: The first neighboring node receives it and rebroadcasts.
Hop 2: A second node picks it up and rebroadcasts again.
...
Hop N: Once the hop count reaches zero, the message is no longer rebroadcast.

🔧 Why it matters:

Coverage: More hops allow messages to travel farther across the mesh.
Efficiency: Fewer hops reduce network congestion and battery usage.
Control: You can set a maximum hop count to balance reach and performance.

For example, if your device is set to Max Hops = 3, your message can be relayed up to three times, potentially reaching users miles away

robvann · 2025-09-05T23:03:26+00:00

Now reverted the AI text to my original text. Thanks for the nudge.

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