3w ago

Chimney solar node will be going up tomorrow

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So help me out here. I've heard of meshtastic, I've seen a few videos on radios, not too much more than that.
I tinker. I'm a "has to many hobbies" hobby collector.
Please, piss off my significant other, and tell me why I should get into this?
- Lol, I'm the same way. Meshtastic is the hobby of the month and it's been fun so far.
  Here a few reasons I'm liking it:
  Learn more about radio frequencies
  Off-grid communication, while hiking, camping, hunting etc
  Communication and location updates in areas with poor cell service (concerts, music festivals, travel, boating, etc)
  Emergency preparedness
  In my area the broadcast channel is pretty active, so a community of like minded people to chat with
  Fun little devices you get to burn money on (I have 4 pre-made and parts for 4 more I'll make myself on the way)
Make sure you try a low dBi antenna. Some of us have found worse results with 5dBi+ antennas compared to 2dBi.
What antenna are you using?
I'm a ham radio nerd and antennas are fascinating to me
- Its a RAK 5.8dBi Fiberglass Antenna I got from Rokland. I'm just getting into all of this recently so I've got a lot to learn, but it's a fun process!