Dr. Hax on Nostr: I did several more hours of range testing the Heltec v3 #Meshtastic nodes. Is there a ...
I did several more hours of range testing the Heltec v3 #Meshtastic nodes. Is there a place to stash independent testing results and notes for others?
After the first round of testing, I moved the reviever node to the very peak of the roof to see how mych difference it made. A **LOT**, it turns out.
I can quantify that better later aftet I map everything out so I can give everyone the 2 sentence advice on what impacts reception **in practice**.
So far, it seems like RF is absorbed by trees and tall grass (like 12 ft tall, Illinois doesn't fool around when it comes to tall grass prairies!). Banking on straight roads to carry the signal (or rather, the lack of buildings and trees in the road) seems to work well. As a result, straight lines go further than diagionals. And elevation makes a big difference, exactly as you would expect.
#unlicensed #radio #mesh #emergency #prepper #prepping
After the first round of testing, I moved the reviever node to the very peak of the roof to see how mych difference it made. A **LOT**, it turns out.
I can quantify that better later aftet I map everything out so I can give everyone the 2 sentence advice on what impacts reception **in practice**.
So far, it seems like RF is absorbed by trees and tall grass (like 12 ft tall, Illinois doesn't fool around when it comes to tall grass prairies!). Banking on straight roads to carry the signal (or rather, the lack of buildings and trees in the road) seems to work well. As a result, straight lines go further than diagionals. And elevation makes a big difference, exactly as you would expect.
#unlicensed #radio #mesh #emergency #prepper #prepping