When you need a good anchor to stop it blowing over never neglect the value of a big battery, even a lead acid battery. You could also take gaffer tape and use a local big rock.
Not sure on the solar panel I would need, I will speak to a good friend of mine who is in the business, and take his advice, thanks for watching and the comment, much appreciated👍
I just finished coupling my my heltec v3 with a solar panel from a solar outdoor spotlight... solar panel 1w/5.5v and 2 3.7v 1200mah batteries and it works. Yes maybe not ideal but it works.
Correct me if I'm wrong but if your node shows up on the mesh map that means you're connected to the Meshtastic MQTT server and when texting others on the public channel you're really communicating across the internet. That defeats the purpose of the radio device, doesn't it?
No, you are mistaken, if you turn off MQTT and run on RF only you are only working the airwaves and then therefore the users who are on RF and meshed together. We advise people to turn off the MQTT server so as not to flood the mesh either the internet linked chat. Hope that helps, give it a try you may like it. If you are a radio guy, then it is QRP ( very low power level ) working and some rather large distance has been achieved via the offline mesh. 👍
When you need a good anchor to stop it blowing over never neglect the value of a big battery, even a lead acid battery. You could also take gaffer tape and use a local big rock.
Just need a solar panel and you could sneak one of those into a tree up there. Any idea what sort of size panel you would need?
Not sure on the solar panel I would need, I will speak to a good friend of mine who is in the business, and take his advice, thanks for watching and the comment, much appreciated👍
I just finished coupling my my heltec v3 with a solar panel from a solar outdoor spotlight... solar panel 1w/5.5v and 2 3.7v 1200mah batteries and it works. Yes maybe not ideal but it works.
Beautiful work.....
Thanks for the interesting video.... How do you get the signal strength bar of other nodes visible?
On the IPad or IPhone if you look at the node list, tap the node you wish to see the signal from and it pops up on screen.
What mode are you operating from (client, router, etc.) I ask because my nodes don't show up on the Internet map.
I run as client, not had any problems so far.
Looking good Paul
cheers mate, just enjoying the radio hobby and tryibg to help others to do the same, especially new starters.
Correct me if I'm wrong but if your node shows up on the mesh map that means you're connected to the Meshtastic MQTT server and when texting others on the public channel you're really communicating across the internet. That defeats the purpose of the radio device, doesn't it?
No, you are mistaken, if you turn off MQTT and run on RF only you are only working the airwaves and then therefore the users who are on RF and meshed together.
We advise people to turn off the MQTT server so as not to flood the mesh either the internet linked chat.
Hope that helps, give it a try you may like it. If you are a radio guy, then it is QRP ( very low power level ) working and some rather large distance has been achieved via the offline mesh. 👍