The Ultimate Meshtastic Device - Long Range Comms

[@Liberty4Ever]

I love that the files for the case are sold so the designer can be compensated for his work and people can print their own cases without waiting for shipping, customs, etc. If not already available, I think I'll CAD an enclosure for a pole mounted case that uses a homemade vertical dipole antenna, a solar panel and an 18650 battery, and upload it to Thingiverse and Printables. I've been looking for an off grid comms system that my non-ham friends and family can use and Meshtastic has advanced to that point.

[@fierceseaman]

Did you upload yet? If so can you send the link?

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@fierceseaman - No upload to Printables and Thingiverse yet. It's RAK's fault. 😛 I ordered my WisBlocks on 13FEB24 and it's nine days later and they haven't shipped yet. The first few days were the extended New Year celebration in China but I was expecting my order to ship on the 18th or 19th. I sent them an email asking when my order would ship but they haven't responded in two days. I check the order status online and it's still "Thank you for paying us, we'll email when your order ships, and please earn a bonus by telling everyone to buy from us". I have all of the other parts, including the PVC pipe for the masts. I'm guessing it'll be a couple of weeks for the RAK order to arrive. The CAD is mostly finished but I want to test the enclosures as fully assembled and working nodes to avoid uploading vaporware. Rokland shipped the antennas the next day, the quality looks great and the prices were reasonable. Unfortunately, they were back ordered on the WisBlocks. I revised the design from my earlier post. I'm using an 8.5 dBi antenna with an N connector but the 5 dBi antenna would work, or a smaller antenna with a base flage that mounts an SMA connector in an N sized panel hole. I'm using four 18650 batteries but any number up to four will work. I'm using a fairly large 6 watt solar panel. I think it's going to be very nice. The enclosure should print on any printer with a standard 200x200 mm bed or larger.

[@wither916]

@@fierceseamanfollowing

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Sounds great. Looking forward to it.

[@thomasowens5824]

Hello, I have been living under a rock in the NW, this is massive to me, thank you and look forward to the future.

[@innercityprepper]

Meshtastic is taking off big time right now!

[@TonyLing]

So much so that the shelves are bare. Everything is on back order.

[@taffeylewis]

Waiting for mine to arrive. Pinted a case already :-)

[@innercityprepper]

indeed, thankfully I started my journey (read: obsession) a few months ago and already have 10 nodes of various size and functionality built :D

[@innercityprepper]

@@apersonontheinternet-p6yyeah, I don't think that many people are getting this stuff for "paragliding" like on the Rokland site suggestions

[@TonyLing]

I'm not so sure about that end times doom and gloom stuff, I just think that LoRa, like FT-8 is a fascinatingly clever use of weak signals@@apersonontheinternet-p6y

[@respectbossmon]

Since most of the omnidirectional setups are vertically polarized, those using yagis, quagis, and other directional antennae should mount them for vertical for best results.

[@markt.3454]

The more I see of these, the more tempted I get!

[@captproton1015]

ditto- too bad many are sold-out

[@tocsa120ls]

Really nice of the creator of that 18650 case that you can buy the STL files from him so you can print your own in whatever color you want.

[@plumbdaddy3]

“Buy” the stl?? Hell no

[@XA-JJKILLERs]

Why not​@@plumbdaddy3

[@BearDemocracy]

Nice? They ought to be free. Once upon a time, people did not only create things for profit, but because they wanted to contribute to society and do good in the world. How far people have fallen that we praise someone for putting a price on something so simple...

[@MicahFunk]

​@BearDemocracy did you ever stop to consider how expensive a decent printer costs? Not only that but also the supplies and hours it takes to design and test before being happy with your design... so much invested into it! If a person has the money, why not help a person out a little so that they can continue coming up with good designs? I totally understand what you're saying about sharing without charge just to help the overall project, but don't take advantage of someone and go all entitled about it. Do your part to support the project and help those who are putting their own money into it. This enables faster growth of any project.

[@BearDemocracy]

@@MicahFunk That should be donation-based. I would be far more likely to support a creator after I have actually been able to try out the creation - otherwise, I'm handing someone money for virtual files that may or may not work as intended or shown. If we stop demanding money for everything, people won't have to beg for it just to survive.

[@MINI-4X4-RADIO]

Interesting you mentioned Repeater... Been reading all the Meshtastic Docs Default config is "Client Device" There is also a "Repeater" Config, and that's all it does, "Repeat" whatever it receives These would be good in some High Locations.

[@eliotmansfield]

glad my case arrived today before the crush. It’s a lovely case.

[@daliamosesp]

I'm also in the same area. Picked some of this stuff up. Can't wait to get started and playing around with it all!

[@kbytfs]

Ordered a Heltec board from AliExpress with a bunch of IPEX to SMA connectors and different antennas to mess about with. I may slap a repeater in the loft if required also. Asked to join the group seeing as I too am in NW UK!

[@SamWall]

Just an FYI, those ultrafire cells have very fake specs on them, you could get a lot longer life with a more reputable cell. Really interesting little board though, might have to give one a try!

[@scottleggejr]

Can't post an 18650 cell without some opinions lol. If you post surefire or fenix, you get beat up by the price/cost. If you post the cheap ones, you get beat up on specs and fire hazard. What's the standard for folks to not complain?

[@SamWall]

@@scottleggejr Some of the ultra fire cells spec 5 times their true capacity, stay away! For high capacity Samsung 35e’s a great shout, for high performance (low internal resistance, high discharge applications) molicel p28a’s are as good as you can get. Sony and LG make some good cells too

[@SamWall]

@@scottleggejr They aren’t a fire hazard, just claim specs that are literally impossible with current battery technology hahahaha so if you’re designing something based off the specs you’ll be disappointed, it’s a PSA not a complaint! Hope that helps and for future reference current battery technology tops out at around 3500mah per cell in 18650 form factor

[@SamWall]

@@scottleggejr I can’t post links unfortunately, but if you look up any review sites who do independent testing you can confirm everything mentioned above! Nothing there is opinion based. I work on battery packs for PLEV’s so if anyone reading has any questions happy to help and fo through the maths behind it

[@flapjack9495]

I'm just getting into Meshtastic in the last couple of months and it's a lot of fun! I just wish I lived in an area where more people were doing it. I'm in a semi-rural area with some nearby larger towns and so far I've only seen a handful of other Meshtastic nodes, and none of them anywhere near my house. I have a node in my attic and may deploy a solar-powered node on a nearby mountain ridge soon.

[@yeredfarias7662]

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is this device for?

[@2.7petabytes]

A lithium battery named Ultra Fire, lol!

[@chrissewell1608]

I have Ultra Fire batteries. They are pretty good, despite their name! No Fires .... yet? 😅

[@Liberty4Ever]

UltraFire has a reputation for disassembling recycled (bad) laptop batteries, cutting them apart, testing the cells, and selling the ones that haven't quite failed yet. Spend 30% more and buy a new battery from a reputable manufacturer.

[@L-udo]

​@@chrissewell1608 nonono ultra fire are scary, quite literally a fire risk

[@chesshooligan1282]

I think they're owned by Ladbrokes, the bookie in the UK.

[@paulatreides6779]

I would stay away from these or actually from all the batteries that display a fake capacity

[@TymexComputing]

Amazing! Thank you for The Manchester photoshoot:) pictersque and beautiful even though looks like Silesia in Poland

[@JohnBaxendale]

T-Beam have an SMA connector soldered to the board, so perhaps a little bit less loss versus a pigtail and then SMA connector! Every little helps at this low power :)

[@williamwiese9963]

So im in the US and these are plentiful, but i just folloi your link in the ukt and everything is sold out wow these are hot in the UK!! Going to grab two and start building. Great video!

[@LanceJoshlin]

Got a link ?

[@jensgoerke3819]

I've got a few older Lilygo boards that work really well, but I prefer the T-Deck with its larger display and keypad.

[@BracaPhoto]

Just ordered 4 nodes for Downtown - Augusta GA Hope to meet some of you soon

[@chrissewell1608]

I live in the West Ga. Area, and was wondering how well these would work for our club members to create a net work. I am interested to see how it goes!

[@BracaPhoto]

Just recieved today - i will keep you posted

[@noeeon9910]

​@@BracaPhoto Well?

[@ifell3]

Two of my favourite Comms channels released both at the same time 🤙

[@Desmaad]

What's the other one?

[@ifell3]

@@Desmaad Andy Kirby, but away from mesh you also have Fred in the shed 👍

[@Francois_Dupont]

whos the other one?

[@simplexicated]

Great video as usual, not sure about the ultrafire cells. Maybe things have changed but back in my torch collecting days they didn't have the best rep. Consider some samsungs or Panasonics when you next stock up. 👍

[@townsend7]

Ran across these today and was impressed. Ordered one and all the accessories and shipping to the USA.

[@pierrot8358]

Excellent ! And i like the Drum'n'bass too 🙏

[@NamesGolden]

good move on ditching the ultrafire. you should also swap to "tab" based 18650 holders. I built a couple solar powered nodes for a friend, used waterproof boxes like you would use for a phone while kayaking. had plenty of room so I used a 4x 18650 holder and (actual) 2500mah cells. overkill probably, but I had them on hand.

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Do these boards have charging circuits built in then ?

[@NamesGolden]

@@MONTY-YTNOM the one my buddy provided did.

[@Mavi222]

Hey what do you mean by "tab" based battery holder?

[@NamesGolden]

@@Mavi222 look at the ones 18650ed sells. Beefy tabs not springs

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Thats cool, Im struggling to find one now they are all over KZbin :) @@NamesGolden

[@Bond2025]

I've got a 20Watt amp that will work on 868MHz and live on a hill with views to Manchester and Wales and beyond, so it will be interesting to also run a preamp and see how many people i can contact. I will be using a home made Slim Jim type antenna to keep the radiation angle low. Many 1/4 and 5/8wave designs tend to fire upwards which is of no use for distance. They might have more gain, but less blanket coverage.

[@RingwayManchester]

Drop me an email re Kelsall :)

[@MnACreations]

I picked up one of these because of your first video. I have it set up and running!

[@andykirby]

Amazing video my brother 😊

[@RingwayManchester]

Thanks n

[@ChrisWard74]

I've been looking into LoRa for a project that I would like to do at our 7.5" Scale Train Club. My idea is I would like for each train to have a LoRa outfitted with GPS and a screen. The screen would show speed and indicate if the train is going to fast, to slow, or just right. The Speed, GPS data would be transmited back to our trainstation where I would like to display a Google map of the railroad layout as well as the GPS locations of the trains and their ETA back to the strain station. Additionaly would be nice to be able to signal from a train if there was trouble and they needed assistance. Our club is in a wooded park so there are lots of trees but I think LoRa might work great for this. I'm just not sure how to get started on something like this. I and solder and write code I do have those skills.

[@jaimz33]

When everything is prebuilt in one ready plug and play case I'll buy one

[@cool110]

That already exists, look at the Lilygo T-Echo

[@dfgdfg_]

​@@cool110is it meshtastic compatible?

[@cool110]

@@dfgdfg_ Yes, I'm using one as my main portable client

[@thormusique]

Wow, this is great, Lewis! I'll definitely have to give this a go where I live (in the States), cheers!

[@Tore_Lund]

I removed the Hi-Rose connector on my Heltec board and soldered on a proper edge mount RP SMA, 1.7mm width, to avoid using a flimsy pigtail. I'm sure I also gained 0.5dB both ways like that. Backside is all ground plane so all 4 legs of the SMA connector can be soldered.

[@WhenIWasAKitten]

Do you have a link to the connector you used? They come in different spacing for board clearances.

[@Tore_Lund]

@@WhenIWasAKitten It was an aliexpress thing. Board is 1.6mm thickness, so when I saw a listing for a 1.7mm spacing one, I decided it was close enough and got one for 30 Cents. (I tried posting the link, even without the aliexpress.... first, but YT refuses me to post anything that looks like a link) It fits snugly, also when the solder mask on the backside is removed. The center pin simply rests on top of the 0 Ohm resistor so easy to solder the center pin. The item listing title is "RP-SMA-KE SMA Female PCB Solder Edge Vertical Mount RF Coaxial Connector 180 Degree Antenna Socket Thru Hole Plug Socket" The listing had more versions to choose from, I chose no.4, the one specifying 1.7mm.

[@WhenIWasAKitten]

Awesome, thank you! @@Tore_Lund

[@zathrasnotzathras9435]

This looks like fun. I’ll have to see what is available next for the US market.

[@captproton1015]

same here- i trying to figure out what i need.. some say get it off amazon, other say aliexpress- dont matter- i feel ali be cheaper but take longer- i just want everything- dont want to order twice and miss out..

[@shibbidydoowop]

Meshtastic having its glow up ❤

[@NaterNorris]

I live in the mountains in canada and this is interesting, thinking i should try a repeater for my commute because i dont even het cell signal in some locations

[@stevesmith7530]

Not just your video, but yes, a couple of boards are due to be delivered over the next couple of days :) I have also just seen those cases in another video, and they will be on order too.

[@UD503J]

Awesome vid and I love those cases. Might have to buy that design file and print with a local vendor since I'm sure international shipping isn't cheap. I've got a couple of boards on order right now, thinking set up one at the office and one at home. I've got an ADSB receiver in the attic already and I think I can run another USB adapter off the power strip that is already up there. Hope I can some decent range.

[@joeys-wooden-spoon]

very interesting! I just bought a bunch of stuff to get started and play with.

[@zerofox3d]

MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN MIND BLOWN. Can't believe, thought maybe a few people would want one, I'm getting emotional lol Thanks so much for the shout out bud really appreciate it. Thanks to everyone who has ordered too, I'm in shock! 🤣

[@myriaddsystems]

Yes we get the picture

[@C_David_Clark]

Thanks Chris!!! :) Everyone show him some love an order one! Even if you don't have a device. Then order a device. :) ha ha ha

[@zerofox3d]

Please don't, my phone is melting 🤣 @@C_David_Clark

[@Woffy.]

Received 5/9, do you need assistance kkkk

[@zerofox3d]

@@Woffy. My Dad has been practicing his soldering skills but thanks!

[@alanreader4815]

me and a mate cant wait to get set-up.

[@roberthazeldine2773]

Spotted my nodes on the map in your video Andy

[@RingwayManchester]

Wher are you

[@roberthazeldine2773]

@@RingwayManchester North Cornwall buddy

[@td4dotnet]

Thanks for the video RM! I love these little doodads anyone in Northumberland look out for my node!

[@m7spi]

Another great video, but wow them ulefone rugged seem expensive

[@bowstobourbon]

love the dnb, just ordered a rak, cant wait

[@edwardbyard6540]

I'll get one setup in the Hope Valley. Can I reach Manchester? We'll see!

[@Seasonstobecheerful]

Telll LoRa, I love her ❤️

[@noggan]

I honestly don't get the heltec + custom 3d printed case vs LiliGo t-echo? Heltec costs $53.21 for one heltec lora32 v3 with shipping to the UK/EU. The Liligo which comes with a fabricated case and included a lithium battery pack as well, lands at 77,31 USD with everything included. I know it's more expensive but the t-echo uses less power due to being powered by the NRF52840 MCU as well as using an eink display. So it's pretty much superior in every way that matters. What am I missing here? 😊

[@irreverend_]

I've been thinking about a directional antenna since I can't actually pick anything else up where I am most of the time. I was just wondering if you'd considered setting up a Nodemcu board with a stepper motor so you can rotate it over LAN rather than going up into the loft if you want to try different directions? Should be quite easy to set it to rotate a bit every 15 minutes (or however long you have your beacon interval set) to do an automatic scan for nodes in different directions as well I suppose. Would be a lot easier to set up if you have a 3D printer of course. I'm not quite ready to spend £60 on an antenna to do that myself yet, but I might try in future

[@Mellow_Wood_Hill]

Got two on the way, to be coupled to a Supaerials 868mhz 8dBi omni-directional antenna on the roof, and another for on my car dash with a small Paradar 868mhz whip. Can’t wait for them to arrive.

[@rickymcdaniel6708]

I know this is all subject, but that scenery that you showed of the railroad station with the buildings and the bridge in the background looks identical to a scenery in a game called Red Dead Redemption 2. I wonder if that is the same location in that game ?

[@TheJkilla11]

The case is cool, would be nice if you could change the battery externally.

[@Clarence_13x]

Do you have any late 90’s DnB records that you really like? It was the golden era.

[@StreakyP]

quick question... are the yagis legal?.... isn't the max antenna gain allowed just a dipole?...... will OfCom come hunting I very much doubt, but should they talk to you about anything else they may use it as a means to undermine your wider defence & credibility (just like non-spec car number plates & window tints are not generally bothered about but the police use it as a "Brucie bonus" if they stop you for anything else... giving people enough rope to hang themselves). I may be wrong & the yagis ARE legal but I'd be interested in knowing what the specs properly are.

[@Woffy.]

I think they will be too busy sorting out the commercial radio debacle and the BBC Fu(ki%g up public radio. Seriously, you have a good point about ERP but the source power is so low that ERP is irrelevant. A better receiver is more advantageous than a stronger transmitter In this instance a Yagi is actually a better option although it is directional.

[@rhysrail]

In theory could you communicate with someone on the other side of the country if you had enough? Or is there some sort of data loss meaning the signal would degrade

[@AdrianBoyko]

Is Mehstastic the “meh” version of “Meshtastic”?

[@BillAnt]

And then there's the "Methastic" for meth heads. :D :D

[@GeorgeLiquor]

So the location data is strictly dependent on what the user enters? I realize it's low power, but I'm still paranoid about DF. Especially in a SHTF situation, which is when I'd probably use it most

[@flapjack9495]

You can configure a fixed GPS location, use live GPS data from an attached GPS if your device has one (like the Lilygo T-BEAM), or it can get the device location from your phone (if you're using a phone with that node). If you don't want to reveal your location your best bet is to turn off phone location sharing in the app and put in a fake location in the fixed-location configuration option. There doesn't seem to be a way to completely turn off location sharing, at least not yet.

[@tittiger]

Did you forget to link most of the things that you said that you were going to link to?

[@Simon-qn5wm]

I ordered one as soon as I had finished watching your last video. Interested in some extreme range testing hilltop to hilltop.

[@RyanBarnes]

Your description doesn't contain the link to your meshtastic video.

[@paulmann1440]

Brilliant! Thanks Lewis

[@RingwayManchester]

Cheers Paul!

[@TonyLing]

Champion mate

[@ny1t]

I was under the impression that UK didn't allow ham third party communication because it competed with their communications. I am surprised they haven't stopped this, yet.

[@AllinWhenPlaying]

Our government if so preoccupied with figuring what a woman is and how not to get lynched by the mob outside, that at least they are not paying attention to what happens in some areas. There's zero resource committed now to bandwidth monitoring and security, unless you'll overtake the frequency, they don't even care. DIY bits like this go through customs with ease as well.

[@mreguest1000]

fake ultrafire 18650 battery! be careful the fake ones can be dangerous or just terrible, I know this because I have been scammed lots with various size/type of lithium batteries over the years. sadly so easy to get caught out, especially on ebay and amazon etc, biggest real 18650 batteries are about 3400mAh. otherwise a great video as always, keep up the good work! buy batteries from legitimate sellers such as RS or Farnell etc. Thank you for your videos! 🙂 🍻

[@PaulTaylor1]

Took a look at the meshtastic lora map and compared it to the helium lora map, and one of them is a clear winner.

[@flapjack9495]

That's not really a fair comparison, though. I've been active in both the Helium and Meshtastic communities and there are ways to do Helium mapping that just aren't being done in the Meshtastic world right now (I have a device for doing Helium mapping and have done quite a bit of it myself). Also, every Helium node asserts its location and that's all public info whereas Meshtastic nodes don't have any sort of central database and don't have to report anything they don't want to. And Helium is dying and nodes are dropping off the network constantly (I took down my node months ago since I couldn't reach any other nodes and the cryptocurrency side of things got too complicated and all the apps are hopelessly broken).

[@budprepper3811]

Your voice sounds exactly like Ringo Starr 😊

[@wisteela]

Perfect for a node in my flat 73 M7TUD

[@DjIch1]

Love your videos about LoRa, got myself a device on the way.

[@petermain1211]

Would love to see something like this ported to the Helium global LoRaWAN network

[@BlueRice]

There should be plug and play with software install. That way much more people will be interested

[@outaspaceman]

Mine’s on its way.. from a seller who’s having a breakdown trying to keep up with demand..😬👍

[@canonfodder808]

Another use for a network like this would be using for bitcoin transactions. It would help guarantee access when theres no power grid or internet in the immediate area

[@travisbonzpiercy2660]

Where can we pick these up all ready to go out of the box and put together ready to use?

[@N1ghtR1der666]

I love the idea on lora but I have no use for sending text and I am not interested in to text analysis to get data from it. I am sure there are ways to send other data types but I havent found a good reference yet

[@Ruboka]

this tech would be great for bicycle tracking so if your bike gets stolen you could know where it is. but i cant find small enough packages that could be hidden inside /on a bike without beeing seen or are too obvious

[@Seikatsu121]

at 2:33 you were running your device without an antenna! that is dangerous and has the potential to fry the radio module so you need to be careful with that! even when changing the antenna, you should definitely turn it off beforehand! wouldnt want your node to die now

[@flapjack9495]

I've heard this but I have my doubts that that's actually going to happen at the power levels used here (at least in the US I think it's 100 mW max, and the duty cycle is low). I'm a ham and I understand reflected power and SWR well and I still don't think it's going to be a problem. I'm happy to hear evidence to the contrary, though, and I might even risk one of my devices to do a test of it at some point.

[@Seikatsu121]

@@flapjack9495 I personally know nothing pretty much. I just heard it from others about the net that it might fry the radio module. Seems like I've been over sold a story lmao, tho I'd still be cautious and personally, I don't find it very tedious to attach an antenna before turning it on so I personally would rather stay safe than sorry

[@deborahlee3425]

Hi can not see case link have I missed it thanks

[@UD503J]

Hah Bryn knew who they were chatting with.

[@riaanbooysen6934]

Where do you start.Im a South African and need a off grid comms due to our Electricity issue

[@chrissewell1608]

I'd like to see someone create a small solar charger, and drop it all in a waterproof, dry box! Then place it outdoors for long term use & testing. These seem to be incredible little Private communications devices, but their weakest link may be its limited power source. These 3D printed cases don't look very waterproof.

[@jhonsiders6077]

How well are they working in the US ? So much low powered stuff here im out in the country so may be good away from a large city .

[@flapjack9495]

I'm playing with Meshtastic in a semi-rural area and the problem right now is just a lack of other nearby people doing it. I've set up a node in my attic with a higher-gain omnidirectional antenna so hopefully I'll help out anyone nearby who decides to join in the fun.

[@jhonsiders6077]

@@flapjack9495 I am up on a hill and have a tower but Clive says line loss with coax is a issue what frequency are these running on ?? a LOT of 900 MHZ stuff out here the local power company runs smart meters that use it that report in every 10 minuets our usage so does other systems Our local WISP abandoned 900 MHZ because of interference with all to 15 GHZ for all the system needs .

[@DevinAkin]

This is awesome, thanks!

[@rayy4720]

Does this need any license to use, I’m in Australia

[@KH07734]

I have 4 nodes now and ordering more. I want to setup my home as a repeater using the repeater setting. Can elaborate on that?

[@deensedudevonand4115]

weather proof casing with room for a solar cell , would it run forever ? ?

[@FastAsFunk]

Nice...! Have got one ordered up for use here in the Ribble Valley. What type is the supplied SMA connector Lewis...? Will make sure I've got the right adapter to hook up to my antennas, thanks 👍🏼

[@RingwayManchester]

It’s an sma female I think, I always get mixed up . Has the hole in

[@FastAsFunk]

@@RingwayManchester Cheers Lewis. Looking at the video it looks female SMA like you say. The male SMA has the threaded collar on it and the pin. Conversely, RP-SMA swaps the pins so the pin is on the female and the male (with the threaded collar) has the hole.

[@talmah5341]

"Rog, can you delete those links I sent you for the video and just replace with" description needs updating

[@Urbanex2u]

brilliant have look in to buying 1

[@andrewboyles7592]

So a question let's say I want to build a node network to cover a county. I set up each unit with power to last week's Do I need a phone per node ? Or just one phone And do I need to configure a node different to a user node ?

[@FlyCasual1]

Is there anyway these devices could be made to generate their own 2.4ghz WiFi bubble so that other WiFi iot devices could connect to it and transmit data back to a server? The use case is for notifications from CCTV and alarm kit

[@SniperZaku]

Curious..bCould technology like this be hardwired into a regular cell phone from the manufacturer

[@atomicinv2]

Could these be used by hikers to keep in touch on trail?

[@mountainair365]

If these could be put on a just a few amateur radio satellites would that work?

[@McGregorRed]

Can you give us the link about the items we need to buy

[@xanderplayz3446]

I would make a Cyberdeck with this.

[@ShortBusRejectz]

I wanna do this and make a lil network that would be so fun

[@patazertyui]

Hi Lewis, thanks for this very informative video. What could you say about 433 vs. 868 MHz Lora coms? Pat

[@PinheadLarry1337]

How long is the battery life? One of the older models I bought only lasted 8 hours on a giant 18650 battery which is terrible for battery life for a device just sitting in standby

[@DjbriancUs]

Is there a public map so I can see who's around me? I'm in the USA I'm just curious if they're popular around here.

[@armisis]

No one near me. Need a repeater. Any suggestions for a solar repeater?

[@hi-tech-guy-1823]

Some things i want See theses Doing is Slow BBS & Slow Web servers & Slow Peer 2 Peer G2 (Gnutella2)- i2p, Freenet (hyphanet) 5 hop VOIP PTT hook up to a raspberry Pi SBC / other Mini PC (Mesh WiFi) Even them Run Down in the FM CB bands i did like the - LILYGO T-Deck ESP32-S3 LoRa Module 2.8 inch LCD Development Board Keyboard - LILYGO T‑Echo Module (E ink - Even with the bat dead you still see your last messages )

[@Shocker99]

So this requires a mobile phone/computer to run? So it isn't a stand-alone solution?

[@fragnshrapnels]

If I read correctly these heltac boards don't come with build in power circuit safety, right ? Some battery's do have build in protection. Now does the battery holder fit in that heltac case ? Cause battery's with added protection are slightly longer

[@MrJackal43]

“Power circuit safety?” 😂 it’s milliamperes there Nancy…