Running a Lilygo T3S3 with an 8dbi antenna, just let it sit on the dashboard of my truck the whole drive back.
Meshtastic usage is definitely growing. I hope to get more people into it in my local area, and my gf and I are going to develop some mobile hardware for when we are offroading.
8dbi is really too high for this as that starts to become incredibly directional and flat. If you drove through the mountains at any point during that trip, there’s a good chance you missed some nodes due to the elevation changes and that antenna picking up from too flat of an elevation area. It’s generally better to use a lower gain antenna such as 3dbi instead.
How did you use it in this trip? Did you chat in public groups? Have you used it to keep in contact with someone specific?
I was originally going to periodically hop on 0 channel and just say hi, as well as test chatting with my gf who also has a node. Ultimately it ended up with me driving most of the way and not checking my phone except at rest stops.
Send Nodes.
Haha funny you say that, because…
I have had mine named that since I got it lmfao
Hey, question; are mesh nodes a thing in Europe?
Yes. Meshtastic works in Europe, LoRa uses different frequencies but the hardware is the same.
