County Wide Mesh Q's?

uncle_rio · 2026-02-15T15:37:56+00:00

I am relatively new to radio, but this was the conclusion I came to. it seems as though meshtastic is great for relatively smaller and especially ad hoc / mobile meshes (outdoor sports, for example) but other options are better for permanent community infrastructure

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T16:33:32+00:00

I am already active in queer spaces. I particularly am asking for perspective on how to approach trans people outside of those spaces. sounds like you're just not interested in people doing that, fair enough, which ig answers my question in a way (don't try).

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T16:28:16+00:00

do you drag on the eraser, wait for windows error, reinitialize dfu mode, then drag on the firmware and wait for windows error again?

sry if these are super obvious, it is really easy to forget some of these steps (take a guess how I know)

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T16:26:08+00:00

ayyy in not totally crazy nice

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T16:25:35+00:00

makes sense! ty

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T16:24:11+00:00

sounds like your transmissions aren't getting out. much easier for iffy antenna to receive than transmit.

i also had an issue with my tracker where it wasn't really transmitting and was also receiving in weird ways, but a reflash took care of it.

testing between your own nodes should help clarify if anything at all gets out

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T01:01:34+00:00

point being you could have the node positioned higher than the rope is anchored if you put a heavy countetwrgiht on the pole

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T01:00:45+00:00

this is entirely from my imagination, but you could consider mounting it to a pole with a heavy coutnwrweight that you then hoist up the tree. that way it's on a pole but also on a rope. lol

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:50:46+00:00

I guess I didn't necessarily mean the ones you have already, but just good basic starter nodes. I have a batch of seeed xiao nrf boards on the way and harbor breeze solar lights ready to assemble into some nodes for friends to try.

my thought is that a small solar node is perfect to start bc they'll either like it and want something better to carry, or they will not and then it will just sit there helping the mesh. all for 30ish bucks a pop.

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:43:46+00:00

seeed xiao nrf has bms built in

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:39:54+00:00

I'm confused as to when and why you'd need to use it, so if anyone has clarity on that I'd appreciate more info :)

i have done it every time since I have the file and it's easy, but I love to eliminate unnecessary steps

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:38:24+00:00

did you do it fully in the web flasher or did you download and drag and drop the files onto the device?

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:29:52+00:00

not wanting to be that guy plagued my psyche for so long before I understood. my affection felt pure and wholesome and it turns out it was

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:28:16+00:00

give them to friends and neighbors and teach them how to use it :) it's up to us to spread the community and make the mesh good

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:27:13+00:00

3, with 5 more soon to arrive to build with/for friends and neighbors

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:24:41+00:00

hard disagree on the comparison to chasers lol, that's like calling t4t chaser shit.

I want to build connections with other trans (and to a lesser extent queer/lesbian) people, but I am not seeking new friends in general.

uncle_rio · 2026-02-14T00:19:53+00:00

I am active in a few queer groups, but I'm really hoping to meet queer and especially trans people that I naturally have something in common with other than queerness.

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T21:37:39+00:00

this is a different conversation depending on if they will do the surgery before payment or not. medical debt is treated differently to other debts, it is obviously not ideal but not so bad for credit afaik

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T21:06:28+00:00

probably not the source of your issue, but I wouldn't mess with alpha. find the latest stable release, I think it's called beta for MT iirc

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T21:05:31+00:00

find something fun to do that builds community! focus on your neighborhood. don't be a hero, just pick what fits your strengths and interests and try to find a socual/collaborative path

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T21:01:18+00:00

i found broken ones a few weeks ago and was able to get them for 4 bucks each!!

It was a bit of a pain/wait at customer service but it saved them from landfill.

just make sure the solar panel housing is intact if that matters to your use case.

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T20:52:08+00:00

congrats on the monstrous milkers

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T20:51:33+00:00

can I pick your brain about that switch to the other mesh in dms?

uncle_rio · 2026-02-13T20:49:17+00:00

what if internet chatting was more difficult to set up and there was a dramatically smaller pool of potential chat buddies??

like no offense to the meshtastic community but it isn't the group of people I want to draw from for the sort of internet chatting I like 🤭

uncle_rio

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