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1. :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 18:31:37 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

   • Christian ♭

   The #meshtastic map and website that @chrx and I are building is slowly taking form, and more nodes is appearing on our map (https://karta.meshat.se).

   We also have a matrix-room:
   https://matrix.to/#/#general-swe:meshnet.club

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 20:43:56 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • Joakim Fors
     • Christian ♭

     @joakimfors

     Behövs mer i Lund

     ;)

     @chrx

   • Joakim Fors (joakimfors@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 20:43:58 JST Joakim Fors

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     • Christian ♭

     @selea @chrx Jäkla nerdsniping det där. Lägger band på mig själv. :blobcatreading:

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 20:46:43 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/?lat=51.58560320916062&lng=359.6292114257813&zoom=8
     Join the mesh :D

     You can build nodes that also send telemetry data, such as air quality and temperature :)

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 20:46:45 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea Meshtastic sounds interesting. I kinda want to setup a node now. But I don't know what I would use it for

   • RavenCode (galaxydinodragon@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 20:58:48 JST RavenCode

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     @selea what is meshtastic? It sounds cool but idrk what it is

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:27:56 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon

     It is an off-grid, open-source mesh network, that uses (cheaper) LoRa devices to create that said mesh.

     https://meshtastic.org/

     Depending on where you live, there might already be a mesh in place :)

     This is probably the most used map:

     https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/

   • RavenCode (galaxydinodragon@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:31:03 JST RavenCode

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     @selea nearest points on that map are like 50 miles away :(

     What do I need to make a radio? Is it just like an rpi 2w with a Lora hat and install meshtastic on?

     Might see if I can make one for when I go about the place

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:44:24 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon

     Not all nodes are visible thou, and there is nothing to tell if there is any without a meshtastic node

     Regarding RPi - If the LoRa hat supports SPI (UART not supported :( )

     I suggest getting two basic Heltec v3 boards - that the cheapest way to get started.

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:45:06 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • Luigi :archlinux:
     • RavenCode

     @killua99 @galaxydinodragon

     Getting a cheap node (Heltec V3) is the easiest way to get started, and if you could recruit a friend or two - you have a small mesh :D

   • Luigi :archlinux: (killua99@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:45:07 JST Luigi :archlinux:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon
     I'm looking same thing, I hear Lora before but didn't know we were building mesh already.

     a 101 tutorial is a must 😅

     @selea

   • RavenCode (galaxydinodragon@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:46:16 JST RavenCode

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     @selea is it only devices within range of your radio which can communicate with you or can a message work its away around the mesh to somewhere miles away?

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:51:17 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon

     It all depends on the sorrounding geography - when I am up high on a good spot, I can easily reach several miles (the world record for LoRa is 1336km).
     It is basically Line of Sight.

     You can also connect to a MQTT-broker, in order to connect with other nodes around the world (or your friends)

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:52:05 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon

     Also, since it is a mesh - your messages do "jump" via other nodes too :)

   • RavenCode (galaxydinodragon@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 21:53:23 JST RavenCode

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     @selea so does MQTT basically allow nodes to send via internet or am I missing something?

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:00:23 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     Not all nodes are visible on the map - my personal estimation is that just 1/4 - 1/3 of all nodes are visible
     The mesh in GB is one of the most built meshes

     At the moment, can message other people on the mesh, or monitor a device of yours.
     You can also create "private" channels (all traffic is encrypted) so only you and your friends can talk undisturbed

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:00:24 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea What do people normally use it for? Eg for example, can you tell what is this node doing? This is the nearest one to me (but still a little bit far).

     https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net/?node_id=2053926092

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:04:28 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     I was sick a few weeks back and spent sooo much time digging down into this - it is quite fun :P

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:04:29 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea Interesting! I guess this is going to be my weekend rabbit hole. 😅

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:36:38 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     I just went with the recommended starter ones - Heltec v3 and a Heltec WSL V3.

     I will get a RAK nRF52840 as a base-station on the roof in a few weeks that can serve a wider area

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 22:36:39 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea What hardware did you choose?

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 00:40:26 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     Welcome to the club :D.

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 00:40:27 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea ordered a Haltec v3 😓 rabbit hole here I come.

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Saturday, 22-Feb-2025 22:45:01 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • RavenCode

     @galaxydinodragon

     Yeah it could be used that way, and also to gather metrics and other info about the mesh

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 06:01:11 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     You already got one? :D
     I only use one device at the time to connect to my nodes.
     But my base-station at home have a matrix<>meshtastic bridge running and another client connected to it at the same time (basically two clients).

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 06:01:16 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea Is it normal that I can only connect from one device?

     Eg If I connect to my Heltec v3 node from my phone, then also try to connect from my laptop using the web console, it goes kinda funny

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 06:01:17 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea Yay! Connected to one node

   • :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse: (selea@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 17:31:44 JST :debian: 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚊 :opensuse:

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     • M. Hamzah Khan

     @mhamzahkhan

     Nice, you got a great deal then :)

   • M. Hamzah Khan (mhamzahkhan@intahnet.co.uk)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 17:31:47 JST M. Hamzah Khan

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     @selea haha yes, I bought it second hand from Ebay from someone local. It's pretty cool! Nobody talk Though 🙄