MESHTASTIC Info or Experience (1 Viewer)

[mjosoba]

Morning all.

So just as the title states, I’m intrigued by LoRa and am wondering if anyone has ventured into this world? I’ve still got my 2M/70CM that I utilize at times, but there’s not much going on around me. This seems like an interesting way to communicate with the family off grid when camping or in a disaster situation. Not so much chit chat but concise, important info.

 

[tonsofun]

Morning!
I have been dabbling in meshtastic, have three or four nodes i've been tinkering with, and am currently building a Rak node into a solar repeater to put on our hilled back yard to serve my area.
I brought a couple nodes in and talked with some fellow club members about it, we think it would be viable in a trail run setting especially to have everyone meshed together on a channel. We haven't tested it out yet, or even what kind of range they have in our dense wooded hills here in Oregon.

 

[mjosoba]

Morning!
I have been dabbling in meshtastic, have three or four nodes i've been tinkering with, and am currently building a Rak node into a solar repeater to put on our hilled back yard to serve my area.
I brought a couple nodes in and talked with some fellow club members about it, we think it would be viable in a trail run setting especially to have everyone meshed together on a channel. We haven't tested it out yet, or even what kind of range they have in our dense wooded hills here in Oregon.

Interesting. Do you have any real world distance experiences? And as far as I can tell it’s data only, is that correct?

 

[tonsofun]

Interesting. Do you have any real world distance experiences? And as far as I can tell it’s data only, is that correct?

I've had pretty good luck with it around town, but with nodes being mostly anonymous, it's hard to get distance numbers unless you set up your own two nodes and do a proper test. Even then, a city test won't tell us much about reception through trees, or how well 915mhz will go over a hill top lol. That's why i'm thinking a convoy situation is a perfect use case.

Yes, it is data only. Text messaging, location sharing, or you can also set up some nodes with limited other sensors like temperature that can share their data over the mesh.

 

[mjosoba]

I've had pretty good luck with it around town, but with nodes being mostly anonymous, it's hard to get distance numbers unless you set up your own two nodes and do a proper test. Even then, a city test won't tell us much about reception through trees, or how well 915mhz will go over a hill top lol. That's why i'm thinking a convoy situation is a perfect use case.

Yes, it is data only. Text messaging, location sharing, or you can also set up some nodes with limited other sensors like temperature that can share their data over the mesh.

That sounds pretty ideal for my ‘worst case scenario.’ Also, I’ve heard if you make your node a ‘station’ you can up the power legally and do voice, but that was third hand.

I think I might throw some cash at a couple, just for fun.

I’ve been reading a ton online but it’s a bit confusing. Do you have any good sights to get basic knowledge? Seems like a lot I find already assume you’re knowledgeable about it.

 

[tonsofun]

That sounds pretty ideal for my ‘worst case scenario.’ Also, I’ve heard if you make your node a ‘station’ you can up the power legally and do voice, but that was third hand.

I think I might throw some cash at a couple, just for fun.

I’ve been reading a ton online but it’s a bit confusing. Do you have any good sights to get basic knowledge? Seems like a lot I find already assume you’re knowledgeable about it.

I know if you register as ham you can run a bit more power, but it's still very limited by the device.
I hadnt heard anything about doing voice modes on it, I'll have to look that up,

 

[mjosoba]

I know if you register as ham you can run a bit more power, but it's still very limited by the device.
I hadnt heard anything about doing voice modes on it, I'll have to look that up,

Like I said, that was third hand, so it’s probably wrong. Ha ha.