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So help me out here. I’ve heard of meshtastic, I’ve seen a few videos on radios, not too much more than that.
I tinker. I’m a “has to many hobbies” hobby collector.
Please, piss off my significant other, and tell me why I should get into this?
Lol, I’m the same way. Meshtastic is the hobby of the month and it’s been fun so far.
Here a few reasons I’m liking it:
- Learn more about radio frequencies
- Off-grid communication, while hiking, camping, hunting etc
- Communication and location updates in areas with poor cell service (concerts, music festivals, trave, boating, etc)
- Emergency preparedness
- In my area the broadcast channel is pretty active, so a community of like minded people to chat with
- Fun little devices you get to burn money on (I have 4 pre-made and parts for 4 more I’ll make myself on the way)
Make sure you try a low dBi antenna. Some of us have found worse results with 5dBi+ antennas compared to 2dBi.
What antenna are you using?
I’m a ham radio nerd and antennas are fascinating to me
Its a RAK 5.8dBi Fiberglass Antenna I got from Rokland. I’m just getting into all of this recently so I’ve got a lot to learn, but it’s a fun process!
