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  • Thanks for reaching out! If the Relay powered on without the antenna connected, it can sometimes affect behavior, but it doesn’t always mean permanent damage. The Bluetooth drop you’re ...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • I just bought a spec five relay, but it was sitting out in the sun with the solar panel hooked up. The guide says not to power it up and tell you've connected the antenna, but it looks like it had ...

    Jim posted in Questions
  • I was thinking of running a TAK server on the device if it was an RPi 5 with 8GB.  You could even attach a second radio flashed with meshcore for backhaul and use MeshAnchor to gateway message...

    Mitch posted in Comments
  • Hello! Please reach out to our technical support team at general@specfive.com, and they will assist you in troubleshooting this issue. Thank you!

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • I bought the Ranger Magnum with the map upgrade and the GPS worked pretty damn good and i was really impressed and then it just straight up stopped working. It wont pick up my location, track movem...

    Trevor posted in Questions
  • Likewise, I need the config.txt and config.yaml files. Where are they, actually? The instructions point to a page that doesn't have them.

    Mike posted in Questions
  • The newer firmware seems to increase the bluetooth communication between the device and the app. Another thing to look at is decreasing the GPS update. The Mini has a 1200mah battery and being ESP3...

    Daniel_spec5 posted in Questions
  • Thank you for reaching out. The Mini Trekker usually offers a battery life of around 2 to 3 hours under normal conditions, so the runtime you're observing is within the expected limits for this dev...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • My Mini Trekker battery life is very short. I'm only getting 2-3 hours of life after a full charge, even when not communicating with any other nodes. I'm running firmware version 2.7.15.567b8ea. An...

    NT posted in Questions
  • @Trevor, that's great to hear. Cheers!

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • Thanks for choosing SpecFive. We’re glad to have you in the community! For first-time users, we recommend starting simple: update the firmware on all devices, make sure they’re on the ...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • Before I started this journey I was able to find all kinds of videos about mesh and spec five. But now that I bought a relay and two rangers I see nothing. Any suggestions on first time users?...

    Patrick posted in Questions
  • It started recognizing other nodes so we're all good now, thanks!

    Trevor posted in Questions
  • Thanks for reaching out! This can sometimes happen due to battery calibration or charging protection features. We recommend letting the device discharge a bit further and then performing a full cha...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • I've had my Trekker Delta for about a week.  I charged it to 98%.  It would not charge to 100%.  Used it until it was at about 32% and charged it again.  Cannot get it to charge...

    Eric posted in Questions
  • @Austin Hi there. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused. Rest assured, we'll have our team looking into this as soon as possible. We may require your order details to look into it...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Comments
  • @Trevor Thanks for reaching out, and sorry you’re experiencing this issue. A few things could cause this. Please make sure the region is set correctly, and the channel settings match you...

    Evan_SpecFive posted in Questions
  • I just received a new ranger magnum and its not recognizing other nodes and other nodes cant pick it up either. Is there something i have to do to get it online/functional that im not doing or is t...

    Trevor posted in Questions
  • The Relay does not ship with firmware installed. For the amount of money I paid, I expected to have a device I could configure and deploy. That is nto the case. Spec5 needs correct this ASAP! Other...

    Austin posted in Comments
  • Big disappointment for the money I spent.

    Austin posted in Questions