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meshtastic is still incredibly small (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 week ago by shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip to c/meshtastic@mander.xyz
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If you dont use the default LongFast meshtastic is really empty. I switched my node to MediumSlow, since it's like 86% faster than LongFast. I knew there would not be any in my area, so I subscribed to the msh/US MQTT topic and theres still nobody else. I'm going to leave it like that for a while and see if I hear anything during any kind of band openings or catch any other MQTT nodes trying out that topic. And yes, both uplink and downlink are enabled. I do know that there are some nodes in the Bay Area on msh/US/mqtt-bayme-sh, but I am not near their.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't have any suggestion for the node itself, but you should use a 3dbi antenna so that you keep a circular radiation pattern. If you use a high-gain antenna, it will cause you to not be able to talk with nodes that have a significant elevation change from you, such as airplane flights.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the info :)

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you have a link with info on different antennas and pattern characteristics?