occultDoing some #MeshCore drone repeater testing. Was able to hit the #BlockIsland repeaters in Old Harbor from the southwest.
That’s what a couple hundred feet of altitude and line of sight will get you.
Some Block Island atmosphere.
I took a foggy evening walk down Snake Hole Rd to the bluffs.
There’s zero light pollution, and no artificial light down this way, so it gets completely dark when there’s cloud cover and no moon.
The bluffs continue to erode naturally, which creates some beautiful views on many of these trails.
I used to play at the bottom of this bluff as a child and would witness rocks tumble down.
My parents used to tell me “just watch out for falling rocks!” and I’d disappear for a few hours playing with my sisters.
Different times in the 80s.
Rhode Island repeaters are configured to use a coding rate value of 8 (CR8) for extra error correction since they are a very sparse network at the moment. The connection then traverses up into Boston through more reliable links.
It's not 100% reliable, but it is working in practice. Now that #MeshCore has a foothold in the area, it's going to be easy to demonstrate and expand.
Next goal, connect the node I installed on #BlockIsland to Boston!
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#BlockIsland #BlockIslandAirport #RhodeIsland #Aviation #Ephemera #Travel #VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #RegionalAirport #NewEnglandAviation #Avgeek #Postcards
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#BlockIsland’s #WindFarm Had Unexpected Benefits
A #RhodeIsland Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better.
Five #Offshorewind turbines let Block Island shut down five soot-spewing, earsplitting #diesel generators. Energy costs, tied to the volatile #oil market, seesawed so much that local businesses struggled to manage their budgets, residents said. Power surges and dips fried household appliances. Clocks wouldn’t keep time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/climate/block-island-rhode-wind-turbines.html
https://archive.ph/ivEtM
A #RhodeIsland Wind Farm Changed Their View. And Their Lives, for the Better.
Five #Offshorewind turbines let Block Island shut down five soot-spewing, earsplitting #diesel generators. Energy costs, tied to the volatile #oil market, seesawed so much that local businesses struggled to manage their budgets, residents said. Power surges and dips fried household appliances. Clocks wouldn’t keep time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/climate/block-island-rhode-wind-turbines.html
https://archive.ph/ivEtM
