@seeedstudio opened preorders for their upcoming #loramesh solar node.

https://www.seeedstudio.com/SenseCAP-Solar-Node-P1-Pro-for-Meshtastic-LoRa-p-6412.html

This seems to be a good affordable kit for people wanting to expand their mesh without the need of power plugs ;)

It is advertised as a #meshtastic equipment and it will work great on this network.

It will also be quickly supported in #meshcore as the xiao-nrf52 core that it embeds is already supported.

Wenn ich im Schmidatal keinen Anschluss ans #Meshtastic Netzwerk finde, dann weiß ich auch nicht. Zur Not klettere ich persönlich auf einen Baum an der Wagramkante und häng das Ding dort auf.

Sending and receiving #Meshtastic messages on my Commodore 64!

Love it when a downloaded design prints well and fits! #meshtastic #3Dprinting

FINALLY! A little clear time and headspace to work on a few bits and bobs. Been putting together my #tdeck #meshtastic setup, but I still also have my #picocalc and a wonderful @rc2014 picasso kit to put together! Progress in the coming weeks!

Happy Easter to those who celebrate

Ok, I’m about to get my first #meshtastic device. Choosing one from #muziworks: either an R1 with external antenna or H2T (also with an external antenna and GPS).

Will be using it for fun and if need be - for communication in case of blackouts. Also will definitely take it on hikes.

Which one should I get?

Well...from the recommendation of someone on my local club Discord I finally threw my #Meshtastic node's antenna on my NanoVNA - I have a feeling this explains almost all of my issues with transmitting from indoors.

Lowest SWR is 1.5:1 at 820-850MHz. At 902MHz, where I'm attempting to transmit, it's ~2.8:1. That's a ton of loss for the already low power levels!

Now I'm on the hunt for a new antenna, if anyone has a recommendation.

Aw, bummer: Set up a BBS on a node at home, played with it a bit from downstairs.

Then, took a bike ride across the river. Tried pinging it with my away-node from the waterfront, but no joy. Too many hops away, I guess? Still learning the ropes

Today I tested my relay and it was working at a distance of 20 meters. I took everything apart and eventually noticed that the IPX-SMA adapter was disconnected. It took me 2 hours to search -> 1 minute to fix.

Optimaler Empfang, auch an der Bushaltestelle Semperstraße

so @lmorchard just made me aware of #MeshTastic and now I am intrigued. As far as I understand there are different frequencies used in different regions. Am I correct that 868Mhz is the one that I want in Europe (Germany)? Is any of my European followers into MeshTastic and can recommend some hardware? (I am reading up on it in parallel but would love to hear personal experiences)

This was sent over #meshtastic using a T-Deck and Mastodon.py

Oh no, I made another Meshtastic node... now I just don't know where to put this one, I already have 4 other nodes:

1 portable, 1 at a remote site, 2 at home. One of them I want to put in my car but with this yellow one I again will have two at home. I Have to find a place for it somewhere else I guess

It's a Xiao ESP32S3 Wio-SX1262, the case is available here:

https://www.printables.com/model/1264151-meshtastic-xiao-esp32s3-wio-sx1262-case

Nice! #Meshtastic

I'm modeling a case for a LilyGo T-Deck in #freecad and it's #freecadfriday and it'll be running #meshtastic
I keep typing things like "Ant_Recess" and "Ant_Bore" so I feel like @futurebird is hangin' out before school...
Basically this post is Peak Fediverse.

Who also brings their #meshtastic node to #EH22 ?

Finally bought a battery for my #meshtastic node...