Posts made by Joe

• Battery switch. Is there room to add one?

  Sure, but trickle charge still stresses the battery.  I forget about my Ranger on the wall hanging by a rubber band and thumbtack.  No need to sit it in any kind of charge status while "o...

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  11/21/24, 3:17 PM
• How do we increase the breadth of the Mesh network?

  We need to get out to the edge of the community.  Right now it is a limited hobby... The good news is the interface to the Mesh improves with at least a new firmware update every few days.

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  11/21/24, 3:15 PM
• Feel ripped off.

  The antenna should be more sensitive than the stock antenna.  The larger battery plays better with mobile use. The T-Deck keyboard is annoyingly picky about keypresses.   None of thi...

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  11/21/24, 3:12 PM
• Battery switch. Is there room to add one?

  I place one of my Rangers next to my computer, but usually keep it plugged in.   Is there room in the case to add a battery disconnect?  I'd like to preserve the battery by not subj...

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  11/15/24, 3:39 PM
• Is the SpecFive repeater using standard non-HAM mode?

  My device works well.  I was wondering if the SpecFive relay is set to forward encrypted packets. thanks! --Joe.

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  11/7/24, 7:03 PM
• Ranger is Da Bom!

  I do like this unit.  I'm heavily considering adding some code to the codebase, but still going over the github open issues. Stuck a whip antenna on it, but have no idea whether that improved ...

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  11/5/24, 11:32 PM
• Is the SpecFive repeater using standard non-HAM mode?

  I generally cannot see the node, and was wondering what mode settings it runs.   Thanks! --Joe.

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  11/5/24, 11:28 PM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  I was in on the 10/27 drone party.  Out-of-town 1028.  Drones are a quick bridge.  I'm liking it.

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  10/29/24, 11:23 PM
• Relays and S&F functions

  Hmm.  Forgot about the hop limit, but would have anticipated the Florence relay would have been visible.  Perhaps the keep-alive ping from that location fell outside drone activity. ...

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  10/29/24, 3:09 PM
• Relays and S&F functions

  I cannot see the Florence node either, and I'm on the second floor.  I would need another 240' to hit Spec5. Scadacore indicates no direct line of sight to specfive: 30.8329906, -97.8881598.&n...

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  10/27/24, 9:05 PM
• Using this device for temporary communications with S&R personnel...

  I was not trying to discount the importance of a large asset.  One boat could launch a massive drone search for a particular area.  I've had to watch surveillance videos at which point th...

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  10/27/24, 6:16 PM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  Is the glider an S&F node?   I missed that last flight.  Might be a nice addition to Meshtastic to send when a particular node becomes visible.   Is that the Spec5 Dr...

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  10/27/24, 6:11 PM
• ACK is expensive.

  I test my Ranger all of the time for specific nodes, and get "Message delivered to Unknown Broadcast."  Or some such...  It would be nice to get an indication that the message was NOT del...

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  10/26/24, 6:51 AM
• Using this device for temporary communications with S&R personnel...

  I find it amazing that S&R still requires either large aircraft or dedicated Naval assets, where a drone would be sufficient and "flights" with processing found in ZoneMinder would be a better ...

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  10/26/24, 6:27 AM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  Thanks, TXP. I've been looking into the drone with a Meshtastic.  It follows intent, so requires a 107 Certificate to simply use a drone to get a radio up and then down.  There isn't a l...

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  10/26/24, 6:21 AM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  Ya know... I'm just saying... That the auto drone launch BBQ pit could carry an MT payload into a bit of a low earth geosynchronous orbit.  :D All kinds of issues there, but I plan on sending...

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  10/25/24, 3:07 AM
• Meshtastic or Hypermesh on Push to Talk network

  Absolutely.  I'm sure those in attendance would be interested as well in testing hypermesh.  The entry costs are really low considering the benefits.  The problem, again, are the int...

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  10/22/24, 2:34 AM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  Either way, those would be helpful to gain acceptance. Thank you!

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  10/22/24, 2:26 AM
• SpecFive balloon or glider up schedule? Configs?

  I've seen the Meshtastic messages coming across, but was curious as to where it is announced. I'd get my brother focused 90 miles North to check a module I loaned him.  Hopefully, he will get...

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  10/21/24, 7:34 PM
• Meshtastic or Hypermesh on Push to Talk network

  Was notified of a device that has push-to-talk on data cellular that touts SHTF capability.  Undoubtably, falls short of what happened during the 6 day freeze where cell towers failed us, but ...

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  10/19/24, 10:18 PM