phil on Nostr: I’m finally able to see some other nodes thanks to a friend who I discovered has ...

I’m finally able to see some other nodes thanks to a friend who I discovered has also been experimenting with Meshtastic and deployed a new node today in a location that I can reach from my house. The node is 15km away from me and the signal strength isn’t great but it works well enough to give me connectivity all the way into the CBD as well as up into the hills.

I’ve also built another solar powered node that I hope to deploy soon in a location that has clear line of sight over much of the city and should give some extra coverage.
#meshtastic

quoting note1f3m…klw7

A little more experimenting with my outdoor Meshtastic node. I realised that trying to mount it anywhere accessible on the house wasn’t going to get above trees and other houses so trying it on a telescopic 4.5 metre mast with a short coax run to the antenna. It seems to work ok although I need to get a better mounting bracket rather than using cable ties. I still can’t see any other nodes from my home though apart from my own.. I need to do some range testing with my own nodes to see if I am actually getting better reach with this set up.
#meshtastic