kravietz 🦇 on Nostr: The previous quick and dirty design had one significant weakness: the antenna ...
The previous quick and dirty design had one significant weakness: the antenna connection. I've replaced it with a sturdy 3D printed antenna holder in two diameters, for 3 dBi and 5 dBi sticks. Plus some epoxy resin, plus some silicone. The new design spent a week outside during heavy rain season now and seems to be working.
And I have an actual real-world use, relevant to my line of occupation: these two will be base stations for an underground Meshtastic network which I plan to test for cave communications and cave rescue. No solar panels down there, but if a smaller variant can hold for a few days on a single charge, possibly in super-sleep mode, that will do the job.
#Meshtastic #LoRa
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