Great Turnkey Meshtastic

Great Turnkey Meshtastic - Muzi Works R1

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@votago Ай бұрын

I’m on the toilet, opening up KZbin, with intent to look up a meshtastic video. And look who just posted a video 29 minutes ago!

@haxboi5492 Ай бұрын

Same

@tommyt4062 Ай бұрын

Just got home from work and while I wasn't looking for meshtastic it's certainly helping with my daily poo 💩👍

Ай бұрын

Me 2 😅

@Krispin291 Ай бұрын

… and toilet break here also looking at the video! 🤦🏻‍♂️which means that when you use the device, most likely you will be on the toilet!! 😂

@aa3konthego 26 күн бұрын

TMI!

@Ammed_KN6STX Ай бұрын

Great video Josh. You always make very clear and informative videos, which make doing our hobby enjoyable!!! Keep it up!!! 73.

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@blackhawk65589 Ай бұрын

Great info! I've been wanting to get into meshtastic the last few days and felt overwhelmed with the diy kits

@minecraft115able Ай бұрын

On 4:00 you did say buzzer but I think that you meant button, as you had it setup. Great video! 73

@bolgersailingandwatersports Ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting for an in depth video about these for aaaagesss. Thank you for making one. 😂

@unwin42 Ай бұрын

The new Heltec T114 uses the same power efficient chip as the RAK. Another excellent option.

@petergill8553 Ай бұрын

I have the Muzi Works T114 device. Love it and excited to get the gen 2 hardware to fix the low power transmission issue. Muzi Works has EXCELLENT customer service BTW.

@unwin42 Ай бұрын

I too use their H2T. Very nice

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

Oh nice. I didn’t realize that. Thank you!

@natestone85 Ай бұрын

Love the clean and small form factor.

@BrianZoraster Ай бұрын

I don't need another node, I don't need another node, I don't need another node.. fine I'll buy one

@N8TIN_Dan Ай бұрын

As always great video but more importantly that shirt is amazing.

@KyzoFox 20 күн бұрын

Love my T114v2 pocket pro it's an absolutely amazing little tiny little pocket mesh

@mtnbike4522 Ай бұрын

I really like the form factor of the R1. makes for a simple and slim item to keep in my pocket and then not having to worry about battery life for a week has been nice compared to the H1s

@The-gb1or 7 күн бұрын

Good information, thank you!

@RUEnergy Ай бұрын

messaging off-the-grid within small apartment = great!

@KD2MIC Ай бұрын

Like the design and form factor. I searched the comments and didn't notice anything about weather resistance. Not that I want to mount these but instead be able to wear them in rain or snow, or maybe a mobile mesh base station camping.

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

It’s not sealed. You need to wear it under a jacket.

@JohnBaxendale Ай бұрын

You mention RAK a lot, but it's worth pointing out that the RAK's are using nRF52840 which is the reason they're so low power - there's other nRF52840 based devices available and they're also just as low powered.

@arbyssauce Ай бұрын

Just got a muzi case for one of my heltecs. Pretty neat!

@MaxC925 Ай бұрын

i bought a couple heltac v3s a couple weeks ago and can connect to a bunch of nodes but am not sure what to do with them now XD

@Hojutsu5091 Ай бұрын

Great "getting started" video. Will be sharing it widely, thank you

@dr4710 27 күн бұрын

What kind of range could be expected with these with and without the external antenna?

@BrandonBitcoin Ай бұрын

4:08 I set Button BPIO to Pin 31. I have a Heltec V3.2. It rebooted the device and I was not able to connect again. I have no idea what button GPIO Pin 31 does but doesnt work great on a Heltec. Reflashing the firmware brought it back to normal.

@pathfinderpolska Ай бұрын

Usb-c with PD? I ask because I dont have usb-a devices anymore

@szabuowski8677 Ай бұрын

I came here to ask the same, if it charges C2C - too many products on the market that do not follow USB type C standard specs. Perhaps @HamRadioCrashCourse can enlighten us?

@jamescookad9bu Ай бұрын

I have the heltech H1 from Muzi works. Only complaint i have is that is the battery doesn't last but a day

@JohnBaxendale Ай бұрын

This is the problem with the Heltec V3 and every other ESP32 based device, it uses much more power than the nRF52840 based devices.

@HamRadioN0CKL Ай бұрын

No matter how many times i see videos on meshtastic...i still can't get excited.

@mrbyamile6973 Ай бұрын

I get a tinge of excitement then I realize, I don't know how to use it. I feel compelled to install on on top of my house but I live way outside the city and not sure what purpose it would serve. I was into some 2.4 Ghz mesh systems but lived to far away from they other members of the group I was in. Bought a high gain dish antenna and could see some AREDN nodes but they wanted nothing to do with us. I feel this would just be the same patern of frustration, buy marginally expensive equipment to sit unused on the top of my house.

@russellyeley2561 16 күн бұрын

Josh, is there a way to see how many nodes are in the area or is it just the people i share my channel with? I just dot the lilygo T-echo.

@bradh74 Ай бұрын

I don't have my ham license yet but I'm interested in getting it. I enjoy the videos and want to eventually get a license. My question is what does this device do? I can text from my phone already so what advantages do you get from this? A map with other users, more range or is it just like a handheld radio with dmr linked to your phone via Bluetooth? ( Essentially an antenna with tx/rx) Do I need a license to use this? There's so many things out there that are feature specific it's kinda hard for a new person to figure out what is going to be for everyday use.

@nildae Ай бұрын

No need for a license. Think of these as off grid texting. Say you and a buddy are in the woods where there’s little or no service. If you each have one, you can msg each other. If you both have ones with GPS integrated, you can share your location with each other.

@danielfries8044 Ай бұрын

For atak would you still recommend building out your own helltecs with gps unit? Would these and your phone's gps even work with atak? thanks

@SqaudMATE Ай бұрын

Curious as well.

@KD2MIC Ай бұрын

I'm not an expert, not even a user yet, but everything I've read so far indicates that the answer is...depends. If you don't plan on giving your deployees a device to send or read messages, then an installed gps module will track them. However, if the intent is to two-way communicate then the presumed gps in the device, tablet let's say, is sufficient.

@k6usy Ай бұрын

FRESNO!

@therob39 Ай бұрын

4:04 you say buzzer, i see button. which one should it be?

@JohnBaxendale Ай бұрын

Button!

@haxboi5492 Ай бұрын

Looks great but I wish they somehow made it not look like a vape

@syberphish Ай бұрын

Anything that certain shape you're just associating with whatever object is most well known and shares the same architecture. I'm lost as to why this bothers you? They should design it NOT to look like a vape, and not use the simplest architecture possible? It's just simple form follows function, I don't see the issue. All the people who don't vape, don't associate it with a vape. It's just a shape.

@NA-rr7jl Ай бұрын

Yup I don't vape didn't think it looked like one, thought maybe a bit now @@syberphish

@syberphish Ай бұрын

@@NA-rr7jl Since he mentioned it, I can see the similarity too. But if he's worried that people will see it and think it's a vape case hanging...wherever.... then you probably didn't hide it very well. I'd wonder what the thing with the antenna was even more if I didn't think it was a vape. It's like they'd hang a red one next to a major trail then be like "it got stolen cuz someone thought it was a vape" When other explanations clearly exist.

@_akrabu Ай бұрын

4:02 Obviously he meant button, not buzzer. Had me excited for a second - I have the original R1, and this video was my introduction to the model with an external antenna - and then he went and said "buzzer" and I'm like... it's got a buzzer too?! Nope, just a slip of the tongue unfortunately. :(

@RodLittle Ай бұрын

Nice quality looking case - thanks for the review. I noticed the option for 'Licensed Operator' when you were showing settings - what impact does checking that box have (I noticed you didn't check the box)

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

I believe it can up the power output. But not where you are transmitting at 915 MHz. I’ve played with it and it’s not worth the effort.

@RodLittle Ай бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse Thanks - I assumed it turned off encryption, so wondered if the impact of that is that you cannot see Long Fast messages from non-licensed users, if you checked it?

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

I believe it does that too!

@yanniclariviere Ай бұрын

Can you leave it plugged into a charger and have it work at the same time?

@nildae Ай бұрын

Yes

@dave-wk4t Ай бұрын

Would Meshtastic work from Hawaii to the mainland?

@nildae Ай бұрын

@billcosgrave6232 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@slick8086 Ай бұрын

Go VOTE!!!

@haxboi5492 Ай бұрын

And how is that related to this video?

@TomasFaalPetersson Ай бұрын

Problem with using the phone as a screen is that the government, that controls Apple and Google, can block use of the app anytime they want. Or snoop.

@turdferguson2863 Ай бұрын

Woo!

@B.Murphy Ай бұрын

Vape-tastic!

@Dusther210 Ай бұрын

Communicate via the cloud!

@diamondoutdoors8830 Ай бұрын

Could you add a gps to it?

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

Yes. Via your phone when they’re tethered.

@MemeFiendd Ай бұрын

A little off topic but my biggest goal rn is to be able to reliably communicate without internet with my buddy that is a 1.5h drive away. i want to try APRSdroid with my 8w feng and a directional antenna, then try dropping some cash for a budget HF if that doesnt work. Any tips to reach out that far without repeaters?

@Tweekedout11 24 күн бұрын

If your buddy is over the horizon UHF/VHF is not an option. The signal runs off the earth into space. I would go with HF. Unless you have many locations you could drop these nodes, but at that point you may have a bit of cash into nodes.

@jasonwspengler Ай бұрын

Anyone know the range of these units? Say you wanted to get some neighbors involved, how many units would you need to cover a ~4-5 mile radius?

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

I linked a card in the beginning of this video that covers ranges.

@jasonwspengler Ай бұрын

@ maybe I completely missed it, but unfortunately I didn’t see a linked card pop up on the screen. I tried opening the video several times.

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

@@jasonwspengler I got you fam. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hai3qpJjjpJ0a9E

@stephenvandyke8014 Ай бұрын

I still have no idea what it does why we need it

@HamRadioCrashCourse Ай бұрын

Go watch my intro to Meshtastic video.

@manchegocheese997 28 күн бұрын

They deliberately tend to brush over the utility of these devices because there isn't a great deal. I've concluded that it's primarily of interest to radio ham types who love carrying radio gear around with them and communicating with others who share that inclination.