It’s Been a Good Run, Phone Providers (Part 3)
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
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Enter the Meshtastic Revolution
In this video, I explore Meshtastic, a decentralized, peer-to-peer LoRa communication network that operates without the need for centralized cell towers. With Meshtastic devices, you can send text messages from 34,000 feet or across remote landscapes while being completely off-grid. Powered by affordable, open-source microcontrollers like Arduino and easily programmable through PlatformIO, Meshtastic eliminates monthly phone bills while offering robust encryption to ensure privacy.
Why Choose Meshtastic?
Meshtastic is ideal for anyone looking to stay connected off the grid-whether you’re a remote hiker, overlanding enthusiast, NGO worker, or festival-goer. These LoRa radios excel in environments where traditional cell service is unreliable or non-existent. Imagine keeping in touch with friends and family during your next camping trip, ski adventure, or even while navigating the dust-filled expanse of Burning Man. With drones enhancing range tests, the possibilities are limitless.
Introducing the Heltec T114
The star of this video is the Heltec T114 Mesh Node, featuring a larger battery, GPS capabilities, and more efficient power management-perfect for those interested in off-grid long-range communication. Priced at just $38.80, this LoRa device is ideal for use with Meshtastic. I’ll guide you through the setup process, from flashing the firmware using PlatformIO or Arduino IDE to maximizing battery life, and even avoiding common mistakes during configuration.
Range Testing with Drones
For a real-world example, I’ll be strapping one of these LoRa radios to a drone and conducting a range test. We’ll see how far the Meshtastic nodes can communicate over open ocean-up to 1.3 km (3/4 of a mile) with whip antennas. Whether you’re using Meshtastic for off-grid adventures or emergency disaster preparedness, the results of this test will give you a clear idea of just how powerful these devices are.
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For DIY enthusiasts, you can even 3D print your own LoRa node case with the free files from MuziWorks. I’ve been using a PLA carbon fiber case for my Heltec T114, and the results are fantastic. And if you’re serious about signal strength, I highly recommend upgrading from a stub antenna to a whip antenna-it makes a world of difference in signal quality.
Whether you're looking for a communication tool to keep you connected on your next off-grid adventure, or you're curious about the future of decentralized networks, this video has you covered. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into the world of LoRa radios, Meshtastic networks, and all things off-grid communication!
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It is an awesome alternative to the Pager. it is SOOOOO far from being a cellphone killer. It is a good alternative for being out in the woods except that you would have to know that there are people in the area that are also on it other wise you are messaging no one. This whole platform is only as good as the number of people using it. But its inability to easily handle voice data is going to hold it back. in an emergency no one is looking to text back and forth with EMS. they need to talk and give info quickly. I wish people would stop presenting this as the mobile phone replacement. It just isn't. I get that you need that tag line to get views but its basically just click baiting people. You should feel a little ashamed.
The guy is such a hack. So many times his audience has asked him to stop the BS clickbaity crap and just let the cool and interesting projects stand for themselves. He just can't resist. Half the video is spent on trashy self-gratification and making grandiose, baseless claims instead of on the tech itself. A shameful waste of potential and lack of self indulgence. I wish he listened to the subscriber base he already has.
Edit: Have realized why all these ads just sound like infomercials... It is to farm clicks to his affiliate links in the description... Just gross. Honest reviews/information be damned apparently. Gotta farm those clicks!
This video reads like an ad, this is a sales pitch and they've probably already been paid.
combine a large Lora Relay with one of those large solar/battery-powered electric propellered gliders with an automated flight path circling the town.
I once ran out of toilet paper during a hurricane
Sounds like one hell of a shit storm.
@@AmbrociousXP well done. I see what you did there
it's not a phone killer, it'll never be a phone killer, and that's 1000% fine. what it CAN be is a fantastic local texting alternative for when people are off-grid. or need local comms that are private. There are also concerns with any given mesh growing too large as it can easily become overloaded with message requests, particularly if you connect meshes together with an alternative fabric (like mqtt). meshtastic, especially when we're talking about longslow or heck, even longfast protocols. it's really only useful for MAYBE a couple hundred devices with packets every minute-ish and even with that, the mesh is likely to slow down to a crawl. it *is* really cool tech, but it's got about the same multi-hop communications value as multi-node amateur radio repeaters in terms of distance coverage / number of devices.
the phone killer title didnt bring the views this time
I'm probably misunderstanding this because of the clickbait title but yeah no to me that just seem gimicky and will probably never take off.
I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet, but the way you hold the antennas affects their polarization. The way you have it mounted on the drone makes it horizontally polarized, and the way you're holding it makes it vertically polarized. You might be losing more than half the reception you could be using for even greater distance. Maybe try mounting it differently or using a folding antenna so you can match the antenna polarization. Awesome work though, I'm definitely going to pick a few of these up because of them. 13:41
i just purchased the Growingdesign unit at 6:32 in your video. Thank you for making a video to help people understand the what it is. I just moved and working on setting up my Helium miner, plus adding the node to the mix. Should cover my whole community, and town 3 miles away with my antennas.
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No, it's not a phone killer and never will be, but he needs to get your click somehow, so he lies.
why is your voice modulated? it's grating
Cool experiment! I'm fairly ignorant about Meshtastic but I was wondering if I had one of these devices in, let's say a residential area of Kendall, would I be able to reach yours in Brickell/Downtown? Or that would only work if there is enough density of other Meshtastic devices in between? Does every Meshtastic device automatically route/forward messages to nearby nodes?
It's not proprietary... It's open source. 1:07
Great video again. I wanted to know your thoughts on which board is the best for doing this? The one from Part 2 or Part 3?
Good stuff.
Thanks for posting
Is it finally as efficient as RAKwireless?
theres no backdoor or hacks to break into these devices already?
You dont underatand how any of this works do you.
There's a lot of things to limit this product becoming the next buzz
The drone idea is good. A tethered, high altitude balloon is better.
Can't legally do the high altitude "Tethered Balloon " idea, per federal regs 14 CFR Part 101 - Moored Balloons etc, 101.13 Operating limitations (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a moored balloon or kite:
At any altitude more than 150 feet above the surface of the earth or Within 5 miles of the boundary of any airport (without permission).
BUT, anything below 150 and not within an airport, seems to be ok as far as I know. (do your own research of course).
100 to 150' will still improve the range quite a bit for Line of Sight type signals.
@@marcfruchtman9473
If there's a height restriction you just put it below the height restriction
It should handle tens or even hundreds of km, under a mile even you're drone can transmit HD video lol
So can we create a network at least a few thouthands of such devices. How will they find the proper receiver then?
Do RTK GPS over LoRa give me that sweet cm level precision with no cell modem.
i already have brilliant and that shitty ring, can you pls put more ads in your videos? also the title can be more clickbaity, like: SO LONG INTERGALACTIC QUANTUM TUNNEL COMM DEVICES, THIS OVERGLORIFIED TEXT BASED WALKIE-TALKIE IS THE FUTURE OF ALL COMMUNICATION
Very nice. If you had put an ad in your comment, you would have won the internet! :-)
If this is a phone killer, then your late to the party. Meet the walkie talkie. But seriously, this is pure clickbait.
Please show again some way to mine crypto
This has exciting possibilities. I wonder how big carriers and government will try and screw it up.
This is NOT replacing anything lmao get a clue. Such clickbait crap
are you wearing lipstick?
I dont like Elon..i will not give him a penny of money
Tell us you're a woke leftist without telling us you're a woke leftist.