Did the same thing. Easy peasy

Nope, made it scarier.

Also bad is when the big flakes are coming down heavy, flying over your windshield, lit up by your headlights. It’s like your flying at light speed, hard to see the road

Don’t need to go to China for this. Back when Michigan had real winters, less than a decade ago, this was a regular occurrence.

My cat is not listed.

We found him on our porch. When people ask his breed we just say porch cat.

Name is Fluffy.

Asking the real questions

Yeah a bummer. But I’ve still got plans to get some height, and I’ve got some friends who are gonna join in on the fun, I’m hoping we can mesh our houses 😁

Yep everything is default. US, longfast 🤷‍♂️

We’ll see what happens when I get a node up even higher. Maybe I can tap into an existing mesh from the outskirts

So far no nodes other than the two I bought. I got the upgraded longer antenna, and went out on my second story balcony in a suburban area, nothing.

Looks like I’ll be the change I want to see in the world haha.

So far no nodes other than the two I bought. I got the upgraded longer antenna, and went out on my second story balcony in a suburban area, nothing.

Looks like I’ll be the change I want to see in the world haha.

So far no nodes other than the two I bought. I got the upgraded longer antenna, and went out on my second story balcony in a suburban area, nothing.

Looks like I’ll be the change I want to see in the world haha.

Nice!

Honestly the Amazon antenna will probably do perfectly fine, I might go that way for simplicity sake… maybe I’ll build an antenna too and do some a/b comparisons.

The 90 degree angle doesn’t hurt performance inherently, it only hurts it because it puts the antenna right next to the body of the radio, blocking some of the signal, and detuning the antenna slightly as well. So you’re still better off putting it vertical 👍

Also in case you didn’t know, those antennas are vertically polarized. That means when the tip is pointing up to the sky, the signal is coming out the sides going off towards the horizon. That’s the best way to get a signal out/in. Holding it sideways will create null points from the tip and base of the antenna, and also send half your signal into space and the other half in the ground 😁

Looks sweet. I might end with something like that eventually, but honestly I really like the idea of using my phone and just linking the mesh device to it. Reminds me of the old goTenna before they sold out.

Do you have somewhere high you could mount a repeater/router node to? Like the chimney of your house or something? Would make it even easier to connect with people, at least from home.

I’m planning on putting a few up, one at my house and each of my buddies houses.

Seems like most people are saying there’s way more nodes than the map shows. It’s not a guarantee though. I say give it a try!

Good to know, looking forward to it!

That’s way different! Good to hear!

Thanks! You mean I should get some of those sma adapters and some of those little stick antennas? Or something even bigger? Recommendations?

I’m a ham and I’ve got a nanovna, I could try making a ground plane antenna for 915mhz.

My plan is to put a repeater/router up on my tower 30ft up, as well as on a couple of my friends roofs, hopefully making a stable emergency channel between us. I’m between my buddies, 13 miles between the furthest ends, I’m almost in the middle.

Small high power flashlight, about the size of a tube of m&ms. People laugh at it all the time, but it comes in handy weekly, sometimes daily.

Think of how many times you pull out your credit cell phone light. Now imagine being able to light up a room like daylight if need be. Very useful.

Those same people who laugh, eventually realize the value, and come asking for my light when we’re together and it’s needed

I keep a pair of those loop ones in my backpack for the same reason

Well, also no. I mean, I do, and so do many of my friends. But many people rely on all seasons. It’s… Not the best plan. But a lot of people do it.