CREATE A CELL NETWORK FOR TEXT MESSAGING IN YOUR TOWN!!!

[@bu5hm4nn]

I do agree with not calling it a cell network. We don’t want some news reporter running with that. Let’s be clever about language.

[@Francois_Dupont]

its not as if people already made a video titled "Iphone Killer" and stuff.

[@stabbawivagun]

Just love your content, especially eBike content but will watch and like regardless

[@andykirby]

Thanks 😁👍🏻

[@stabbawivagun]

@@andykirby SUPER impressed with your 72v kit, I watched Steve’s video but are we going to get a feature on the channel??

[@Braxt00n]

I live in Western kentucky in the US and its pretty much dead zone around here from what I know my first node in in post on its way to me now but i know some larger cities about 1-2 hour drives from me have some nodes on the online map but i plan to setup some nodes around my town and maybe help bridge the mesh to maybe get connection to some more active meshes or maybe even try building my own local community around the nodes i put up

[@x81reaper]

I've created a Hugh network in lower Saxony in LONG MODERATE and I'm every day surprised how long the range from this tiny device is

[@andykirby]

It's great isn't it😁👍🏻

[@x81reaper]

@@andykirby it's amazing,I LOVE meshtastic

[@DurakeMe]

I don't know why people are getting hung up on the title. Great content, and I want to see more meshtastic videos!

[@macefentura]

Hey Richy, nice to see you sorted yourself out.

[@tech-rich]

Love the testing videos!

[@ragheadand420roll]

Raise that antenna just another 5 ft and i think it would really improve it. 🇺🇸✌️🙏

[@andykirby]

Yes I think so 😁

[@ChristieNel]

I have the 6dB McGill and a McGill directional broadband antenna. They're both superb.

[@JoshuaReeves-qm2im]

Great Video!

[@BloodyHeartRo]

Hi Andy! I see in this video you have an updated version of UI, can you make a tutorial how to install it on a T-Deck? Old tutorials on youtube are obsolete because download links doesn't work anymore and people like me don't know where to find it and how to install it.

[@ChristieNel]

Can you ask to put up an antenna at the station?

[@Enonymouse_]

This stuff reminds me of ham radio tinkering

[@cthoadmin7458]

Hi Andy, is it possible to run the mesh protocol on the ham bands? Is this something radio amateurs have experimented with? Love your music by the way!

[@zerofox3d]

I should really design a pocket node with an internal antenna, something that looks like a pager with a belt clip 😜

[@andykirby]

Yeah do it! Someone should make a firmware for a 2 line LCD with backlight and 3 buttons, basic menu and the ability to scroll through messages!

[@projectsspecial9224]

I thought my unibrow would've sufficed since it has the correct wavelength 😂

[@TechWithMarc]

Can confirm - Went to Hertford East the other day and can confirm is a dead zone - Even in the Tesco car park pretty dead - I'll hop up there weather dependent at some point and try again

[@95Nasty]

Do you have a link to instructions to put the GUI firmware on the t-deck Plus?

[@Uplateondatube]

My screen looks nothing like that . I’m confused

[@Supermath101]

You might need to update the firmware.

[@Uplateondatube]

@@Supermath101 it’s updated to the latest beta . I even tried alpha . No luck

[@Supermath101]

@josephs8250 Try following the guide by the KZbinr Jeff Geerling.

[@andykirby]

It's the GUI firmware.

[@ftm2206]

@@andykirby Many people ask for it. me included 73!

[@waynemoate9401]

Any chance of creating a video of how to setup an mqtt service to link two separate clusters that are out of range of each other. This way the mqtt wouldn't be the standard service and flood the network

[@projectsspecial9224]

That's a Great idea! I worked on controls engineering with scada, PLC and iot and built a mobile app to link various networks and it works! It should work also with LoRa with same underlying principles 😊

[@dazealex]

super cool

[@One-Eyed-Willly]

Is the t-deck still buffy?

[@503Nick]

Is 36 dB your max power? If so did you decrease power output on device to compensate for the gain antenna?

[@andykirby]

No this device puts out nowhere near 36dbm 😁

[@detaart]

lol 36 db is nearly 4 watts. uhh ... no :D

[@OutpostH]

I travel a lot between the UK and US. Do you know if the TDeck can switch between 868 and 915MHz regions like the Heltec V3?

[@DazSheepy]

Do you get any water dripping through your doors with the wires like that? I hire a shipping container and want to run solar in there but the bloke who owns it go grumpy with my idea of the wires. And reckons ill soak the container.

[@andykirby]

No problem at all 👍🏻

[@valzzu]

wesome, wish we had something like this.

[@kafkaian]

Start it up where you live

[@markwilliams5654]

You need a device with better SNR to get the maximum rssi the heltec and T-Deck are noisy

[@andykirby]

Yeah, I mean the point of this was kinda testing in the worse case scenario. Most users will have better antennas so if 'this' setup works then others will get a good service in the town.

[@NihilisticHatred]

Anyone know of a 9db gain antenna across the pond in america?

[@dudleyedge1374]

What's the best mhz to get into this, it gets confusing

[@andreasantaniello8318]

868 for Europe. 915 for 'murica (note, the ardware for 868 and 915 is the same, besides antenna). 443 is global amost, but it requires a radio amateur license. 868/915 are unlicensed and where you can find peoples.

[@JNET_Reloaded]

how to setup on e of these from scratch tut??

[@dafoex]

Sorry?

[@markwilliams5654]

Just checked I'm getting snr 13.5 when next to the node

[@andykirby]

It's gonna vary on so many factors, it's just a guideline. Remember I was standing in a metal box also 😁

[@chrisperrywv]

I understand the point of this is internet free, cell tower independent communication. But also- could it not be cool to have a ustility that could connect to something like iMessage or WhatsApp in a location where internet is available and forward the messages over meshtastic to where data isn’t available?

[@chrisperrywv]

I use a utility sort of like this to translate/forward iMessage messages to my android phone.

[@saxon12qa]

Your antenna gain makes this setup illegal. Not me , Ofcom.

[@THEG12EG]

What in the encrochat is this 😂

[@paranoidzkitszo]

What is the point? Of Lora? To just send text messages? Another technolgy that is capable of tracking us? More "gadgets"? Even in your description, there is this energy behind the tech..."join..exciting..offgrid.."... but, isn't it, by creating a mesh, now not a grid? And isn't the technology 'open' as in if you send a messssage anyone connected to te grid seeing this message? So, then... what's the diff?

[@andykirby]

It's decentralised, can be competely encrypted and is not connected to the Internet. It's run by whoever wants to use it.

[@nicod974]

Ak 😂😂😂

[@WarrenPostma]

It’s text messaging but it’s NOT sms, don’t call it SMS as that’s misleading.

[@kenGPT]

for the sake of the project, don't call it a cell network right in the title. It's an off-grid network

[@andykirby]

Don't worry about it.

[@JohnChrysostom101]

These comments are soooo bad so much crying and whining

[@VariableThisIsKnife]

Keep your credibility bro, Meshtastic is awesome but this is definitely not using the SMS protocol. I understand the temptation, but really say away from innacurate clickbait titles.

[@andykirby]

Don't worry about it, just playing the algo to help get some new users onboard 👍🏻

[@VariableThisIsKnife]

@@andykirby I know, you've mentioned it in videos before, I just worry that if you're *this* inaccurate, it'll backfire and turn peeps off. ❤️

[@andykirby]

I do not think many people associate 'SMS' with a protocol as such but more of just some kind of text message service. What we are trying to do here is to go for the intrigue with the thumbnail and title and then show meshtastic in a positive way. 😁

[@WarrenPostma]

Bad idea. Being intentionally misleading is counter to the values of the Ham community

[@MrBob8490]

@@andykirbyAs a data point, I have told KZbin not to suggest your channel anymore. This was the first video of yours I’ve seen, and ya blew it. Not even with the title, but your response to being called out. “Eh don’t worry about that factual lie, I only did it for personal gain” is a bad response. You knew what you were doing.

[@djksfhakhaks]

Meshtastic is not SMS.

[@andykirby]

Meh

[@projectsspecial9224]

I believe the presenters intention was to provide the audience concepts that they can understand and relate to... overall, it takes quite an effort to build content and we need to show a little gratitude so this world becomes a better place 😅

[@djksfhakhaks]

@@projectsspecial9224 did you mean to make a point? If so. You failed very hard. Can you try again? I'll listen! Try harder.

[@projectsspecial9224]

@@djksfhakhaks it's obvious you're the troll 😂 you make me laugh 🤣

[@detaart]

I don't want to be the party pooper here, but you know that's not legal, right?

[@andykirby]

How so? We are allowed 500mW EIRP with a 10% duty cycle on 869.500Mhz

[@detaart]

@@andykirby You're not allowed to use an antenna with such gain, even if your EIRP is at or below the legal limit. The "gain" you are allowed to have is exactly the delta between ERP and EIRP, that is to say around 2db. Not that i care, in fact, encourage this wholeheartedly, but maybe don't post it on youtube? Just don't mention the antenna gain. PS: Such high gains will easily overload that kind of receiver anyway. I think you might benefit from a band pass filter.

[@b5nj1m9n]

This isn’t a cellular network lol, please don’t do clickbait and use real facts.

[@markwilliams5654]

Lillygo 1.6 has 13snr the heltec v3 and the tdeck only get 6-7snr