Ihr wundert euch, warum denn dieser Discord-Server (https://discord.gg/YK7CMCpyQf) nun doch wieder auftaucht?

Das hat ganz pragmatische Gründe!

Es scheint so, als ob der aktive Matrixserver und hier im Besonderen matrix.org selber, in letzte Zeit technische, strukturelle oder ganz andere Problem hat.

Jedenfalls "ruckelt" es doch recht häufig. Nachrichten konnten nicht gesendet werden oder "hängen" irgendwo herum.

Für den Fall, dass es dort größere einschneidende Probleme geben sollte, habe ich jetzt schon einen Discord-Server mit genau der gleichen Struktur wie auf dem Matrix-Space erstellt.

Falls es dann dort zu größeren Ausfällen kommt, kann der Discord-Server (fast) nahtlos weitergenutzt werden.

So richtig glücklich bin ich darüber wirklich nicht, und ob das Angebot angenommen wird, muss wohl jeder einzelne selber entscheiden, ich werde aber beide parallel nutzen (Copy&Paste ist für mich ja keine große Herausforderung) und meine Beiträge sowohl auf dem Matrix- als auch auf dem Discord-Server posten.

OK fedi, I get it. #Meshtastic sucks and uses proprietary #LoRa chips. So #LoRaWAN is out to.

So what should I be using if I want to set up some battery-powered sensors in the forest around the house. What open #LPWAN stacks are there that would work on 1 to 2 km scale in hilly terrain? #Wize ? #Weightless ? #DASH7 ? So many protocols... Help!

Oh, it can get as cold as -30°C here, so that's a factor as well.

I ordered a #meshtastic device from #RAKwireless, and have zero idea when it's going to show up. Shopify wants me to install an app to see tracking, and it's through a courier in any case. No idea how tariffs are going to impact the purchase, either.

Anyone have advice?

There is a ridiculous number of new #Meshtastic nodes at #Cyphercon.

@valkyrie What hardware have you found to be effective for the typical user? do you find connections are usually through portable nodes or longer range stations?
@goblin @catnip
#mesh #meshtastic #lora

My wife who was normally at best tolerant of my tinkering with radios asked me about #meshtastic yesterday. Apparently she's becoming more interested in #shtf options for communications, and we spent some time talking about the radios I have and how they could be used in emergencies. I'm pondering writing up an overview/beginner guide to types of radio and how they can be used. Does anyone have a reference they like? Would people be interested?

Balloon is inflating. Launch soon! youtube.com/live/j7MsniL... #Meshtastic to the moon!

The #DEFCON #MeshTastic MQTT server is in early testing. Soon we will open it up for beta testing and will be asking for people to help, then we will do our full reveal of our plans!

A lot of great community support and organizing in the background we will talk about when ready.

#Meshtastic on Balloons - Live stream youtube.com/live/j7MsniL... tomorrow at 10am. At peak, it's expected to see everything from Los Angelas to Oregon and most of Nevada. Tune in on default LongFast or default MediumSlow and see if you can hit the balloon

Has anyone played with low cost #meshtastic balloons?

It seems like in prolonged power outage, you could throw up a few balloon repeaters and connect regional areas very quickly.

I wonder if this helikite would have enough lift to support one of these radios.

https://uskites.com/survival-marker-helikites

https://store.rokland.com/products/lowmesh-pocket-s-portable-solar-node-compatible-withmeshtastic-915-mhz

Throw the radio in a waterproof bag and you've got at least a few weeks of retrans.

Probably want a bright red LED blinker for low altitude aircraft to see as well.

So Lilygo just released this beauty! I’ve always thought e-paper will go excellent with LoRa. Now I want this, so I can put #meshtastic on it! https://lilygo.cc/products/t-deck-pro

I will add a battery on my #meshtastic device and walk around, to see if I see more nodes...

I was living in a meshtastic dead zone until last night. But now there's a node in sight that makes contact with the outside world. #meshtastic

fun #meshtastic story: today i lost my SenseCap Card Tracker! i had put it on top of a doorframe on the second floor to get better range, but when i came back at lunch, it wasn't there! i looked around on the floor, couldn't find it... but my phone could reach it over bluetooth, so it was still around somewhere! so i setup the sensors <https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/sensecap_t1000_e/#configure-the-parameters> and started sending "ping" which were now making the thing "buzz" every time it received a message. i could hear it! it wasn't on the second floor though... after about 2 minutes and 10 "ping" messages sent from another device (a t-deck plus), i found it! it had fallen two floors down, in the basement stairwell, and here it was ringing... phew! seems like it survived the fall too... amazing little device, and #meshtastic success!

dear #meshtastic, what's a cheap, tiny device you'd recommend to give away to friends and people during a training? i have like 100-300$ for 5-20 devices. considering the heltec v3 (but it needs a battery) and the RAK19003 mini (but it needs a battery, a case, screws, omg)... i already have a T-Deck+ and a T-1000E, those are too costly