The Practicality Of Solar Powered Meshtastic
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I plan to get set up with meshtastic asap. cant imagine relying on internet for communication these days.
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I plan to get set up with meshtastic asap. cant imagine relying on internet for communication these days.
its a fun project...but I have real problems making meshtastic reliable as is.
Im hoping meshcore can eentually backport things into meshtastic. Or meshcore becomes a more open standard. Both could work.
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its a fun project...but I have real problems making meshtastic reliable as is.
Im hoping meshcore can eentually backport things into meshtastic. Or meshcore becomes a more open standard. Both could work.
Can you expand on the problem you are running into? Does the receiver device matter? I was looking at some on tindie that have gps as well for 55 bucks each, which seems the cheapest option for having both.
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Can you expand on the problem you are running into? Does the receiver device matter? I was looking at some on tindie that have gps as well for 55 bucks each, which seems the cheapest option for having both.
Lets say I want to talk to a buddy of mine a couple of miles away. I can see him via one node away. Sometimes when I message it doesn't show up. Sometimes none of the messages show up if its a busy day.
This isnt an isolated problem. Ive had my node on my roof for over 2 years now. Its a bit sporadic no matter which device I put up there. Threw an RTLSDR up there and found there's a lot of traffic happening around the US frequency in my area. But it shouldn't affect it all that much. Hope that makes sense!
I own 4 meshtastic devices. They are awesome when they work! But I personally wound't rely on them for communication. An old walkie talkie would probably get better reception if need be.
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Lets say I want to talk to a buddy of mine a couple of miles away. I can see him via one node away. Sometimes when I message it doesn't show up. Sometimes none of the messages show up if its a busy day.
This isnt an isolated problem. Ive had my node on my roof for over 2 years now. Its a bit sporadic no matter which device I put up there. Threw an RTLSDR up there and found there's a lot of traffic happening around the US frequency in my area. But it shouldn't affect it all that much. Hope that makes sense!
I own 4 meshtastic devices. They are awesome when they work! But I personally wound't rely on them for communication. An old walkie talkie would probably get better reception if need be.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Do undelivered mesage queue and eventually come through? I would agree with the walkie talkie idea but would need longer range.
Edit: also, do different frequencies not affect much? Sorry for all the questions lol but i appreciate your time
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its a fun project...but I have real problems making meshtastic reliable as is.
Im hoping meshcore can eentually backport things into meshtastic. Or meshcore becomes a more open standard. Both could work.
Have you looked at Reticulum at all? I know it's not a drop-in replacement but it can also do messaging over LoRa and it sounds like it's a bit more resilient than Meshtastic's flood protocol. Also more complicated though.
I'm only just getting into this stuff, so I'm basically wondering how they compare for someone with more experience using LoRa devices. Does it seem workable?
I've read the least about Meshcore so far - it looked like a corporate alternative to Meshtastic but I might not have given it enough consideration.
