Took my #Meshcore radio out on break this afternoon to a spot on the downward slope behind my office building, facing away from town. Tried my luck. Surprisingly, I got out of the hole and heard from 3 repeaters way over the hill. How is this possible?
WELL, my theory is that I was reflecting off the office building on the next block and catching a great angle. Wow! I hadn't considered that was a thing, but that sort of trick is done in #foxhunting all the time! This gives me ideas.
got up on my roof, attached a #meshcore repeater, had a little panic attack trying to get back on the ladder, finally got down, and.... realised I didn't re-connect the antenna to the repeater after mounting it 🤦🏼♂️
now I'm waiting for my neighbour to come home, hoping he'll go up there and screw the antenna in for me....
Tools I predict will become more important as time marches on in the next five years:
I really hope we can move back towards a more decentralized and privacy-preserving Internet. These projects will likely play a crucial role in that effort.
Rendez-vous au "Mesh Night" du Foulab.org ce mercredi 1er avril de 19h à 22h, au 999 suite 33B du Collège http://lora.reseaulibre.ca/news
#Montreal #Meshcore #Aredn #Wireless #Meshtastic #Quebec #Urgences
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Let's meet at "Mesh Night" at Foulab.org this Wednesday April 1st from 19h to 22h, at suite 33B, 999 du Collège near St-Henri métro https://lora.reseaulibre.ca/news/2026/03/23/april-mesh-night-meeting/
#Montreal #Meshcore #Meshtastic #Aredn #Preparedness #Wireless #Quebec
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What has been bothering me a lot with Meshtastic is how much you have to fight against the system to get messages delivered.
It is amazing how much people spend time scratching their heads and trying to make connections in the endless randomness of the Meshtastic "smart" routing. Many think by adding nodes it gets better. After small amount of nodes nearby it doesn't, it gets worse.
When I tried MeshCore. I was just blown away how simple it is and how well MeshCore works.#meshtastic #meshcore