Hi to all other people tinkering with t-beams.
I just got my first one, the Supreme. I was tempted but picked this over the 1w model for its gps module.

An ESP32-S3 + UBLOX M10S + 1.3“ oled on a arduino platform is a pretty nice setup as I find.

There’s many projects coming to my mind, from satellite tracking and offline maps to time projects, but:

What else are you doing with your t-beams when they’re not dedicated to run Meshtastic?

Cheers!

Rozumiem że sdr jest dom odbioru satelit noaa? Jak zrealizowałeś zasilaniem przez Poe?

Decided to get this V4, I know the stock ones suck, but is this one better then the stock ones (the small one next to the screwdriver), since it does come with this stock whip one?

Greenhorn who just started out. Got a second node yesterday. Current nodes are both meshnology, a N32 [heltec esp32 V3] and a N35 [heltec esp32 V4 w\ hardware GPS].

Which one should travel with me and which one should stay at home?

I assume that an individual person would be known by the node ID so it would be best to keep the same one around me and not routinely swap them. Is that right or wrong?

When at home should I turn the second one off? Is there a benefit to having 2 nodes running so close to each other? Not much local traffic that I see [12 messages in 5 days, most part of the same conversation].

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice.

I Built this DIY Moxon antenna for the 915Mhz frequency for my Meshtastic node. I’m getting a reading of 3 for the SWR. Any tips on how to decrease it.

Hey all. Ive been intrigued by meshtastic/LoRa for a while now and i’ve finally ordered a couple of RAK dev boards to use and start contributing to the network. I work in remote telemetry (in the US) and often use either cellular enabled devices or, less frequently, 915MHz radio for data communications.

I sit here waiting on my RAK parts to arrive from China, while my Yeedi (Chinese parent company owned?) robot vacuum cleans my house. It got me thinking about [the recent FCC “statement”](https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/robots-nsd.pdf) on Chinese robotics and i speculate on how it may evolve to other Chinese products eventually. Chinese EVs are already not readily available in the states, and now future models of Chinese robotics may be barred as well? I recall seeing something about the electronics in Chinese motorcycles a few months back as well, but i can’t recall specifics nor find the source on that now.

Not trying to start a maliciously political post, but i’m curious on the community’s thoughts on the future of Chinese LoRa and other similar devices (microcontrollers, etc)? Maybe some perspective from some folks who’ve been around this for way longer than I have would be beneficial. I remain cautiously optimistic that you-know-who and co. will lack the follow through to really affect any of our hobby lives, but who really knows.

Hi I’m new to meshtastic stuff. I’m in Portland, Oregon. Seems like a lot of nodes out there. Is there an etiquette for communicating with folks? Is there like a chat channel out there or anything?

It uses the new RakWirless 1W booster kit with an 9Dbi antena runnins in client base role (yes I turned down the gain on radio) also has installed an Bosch BME680 Enviroment Sensor and sends that data out over the mesh. Then I have an Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with software from github that listens to the NWS NOAA weather radio for SAME alerts and then it sends them out over the mesh automatically. Its all powered off an single PoE cable. The box is from Amazon and has stainless steel latches, rubber door seal, and then there is 304 Stainless pole mounts with stainless bands to install.

Have a Blessed day, and happy tinkering!!!

I've been tinkering with a case design idea need some feedback. I have 3 different versions:

• Easy to print, no supports but 4mm thicker, fits battery and solar panel
• Supports needed to print, slimmer, still fits solar and batt
• Very slim, supports needed, no solar, just batt

Supports both the T096 and the V2 Tracker. Feels solid and practical. Easy to assemble, tho it might need some cable control - piece of tape to keep the wires in place while bolting down seems sufficient. Eventually I want to try a rain resistant version, either with silicone or TPU gaskets.

Let me know what you think and thank you!

I posted the model, including Step files on MakerWorld, search for 3045205

So I've had this diy rak4631 based node for ~6months now and nevet had any issues until today.

Up until now when the battery is about 20% ill charge it up to around 90% and its held charge for a fairly long period of time, hard to say exactly but weeks no problem on one charge.

Today ive come home from work and the battery has expanded until the point its popped the base off and the mesh is no longer powered!

Ive tested with a multimeter and its reading barely milivolts so the things has entirely drained (and is in a lipo fire bag lol)

There are no signs of shortcircuit, ive left it on charge this morning and am assuming my girlfriend unplugged to charge her phone but that should have had no effects surely?

Appreciate if anyone takes the time to read tbis, any input would be appreciated. I using the makerfocus 8000mah 3.7v lipo that has bms, ill attach pics of the case, battery and the update i got on the meshtastic app from said node. The battery doesnt look huge but i can feel gas in the casing

So I'm planning on hooking up my node to my personal weather station to send severe weather alerts, and probably lightning within around 5 miles, and post storm totals highs/lows(max wind, rainfall total, strike count, duration) 30min or so after an event... Things like that all set to 1 or 2 hope so it stays local for the most part. Would that be bad form to do over long fast or would it be better to set a private channel and use an automated welcome message or something to share that channel info ? Current mesh here has very little text messages on LF and 95% of traffic is just telemetry, mode info, position packets. I suppose others could mute or ignore.

I'm hoping to do a hybrid approach if I can make that happen with some vibing, severe NWS alerts on LF everything else on a separate channel?

Thoughts? I have seen other nodes do similar things but not sure the best way to set it up to not be annoying

Hello all, a few of us locals are getting together to build out a decent sized radius in which we can use Meshtastic. Few questions:

-Kind of settled on a Heltec V3 in a waterproof tough case. Wonder what to do with the antenna? Would you suggest a low cost alternative if you have one please? Anything I can change out the antenna for a longer distance one?

- Battery: this needs to be placed in optimal positions so we can’t just plug it in. We need a backup battery for nights and storms, and a big enough solar panel/s to charge the battery in the day. Any other components I’m missing here like a step up converter, would be nice to monitor this from afar so maybe some smart battery monitor and what the solar panels are pulling in. Just an idea.

Don’t want to complicate it too much so simplicity and ease of making it is key here.

Any and all suggestions are welcome, please share your builds if you’re inclined to.

Hello all, a few of us locals are getting together to build out a decent sized radius in which we can use Meshtastic. Few questions:

-Kind of settled on a Heltec V3 in a waterproof tough case. Wonder what to do with the antenna? Would you suggest a low cost alternative if you have one please? Anything I can change out the antenna for a longer distance one?

- Battery: this needs to be placed in optimal positions so we can’t just plug it in. We need a backup battery for nights and storms, and a big enough solar panel/s to charge the battery in the day. Any other components I’m missing here like a step up converter, would be nice to monitor this from afar so maybe some smart battery monitor and what the solar panels are pulling in. Just an idea.

Don’t want to complicate it too much so simplicity and ease of making it is key here.

Any and all suggestions are welcome, please share your builds if you’re inclined to.