Note – 2026-08-03 13:16
Been installing TrailMate on my old Lilygo T-Deck Plus (LoRa). This is an interesting project which supposedly helps hikers and field groups stay oriented when cell service is gone: browse offline map...
Tag: Radio
Note – 2026-04-26 19:38
@hikingdude getting into Meshcore is good fun and interesting. But ... beware. Its addictive!
Note – 2026-02-27 11:34
@jpoesen The PMR446 Channels are legal. The radio not quite as they have above 0.5w power (5w+) and have detachable antenna. I use them here and in the mountains and they are much better than the chea...
Note – 2026-02-27 11:31
@jpoesen I would suggest you buy Boafeng uv5r radios. Just of 20€ each from Ali Express. They will need programming though when you receive. I have the PMR446 channels programmed in. Mesh radios - I u...
Note – 2026-02-27 10:34
@jpoesen I totally agree, and the Milos only communicate up to 600m. Costs 200GBP! My own radios cost under 50€ and I'm communicating up to 12km. Text only though. For most mountain voice communicatio...
Note – 2026-02-27 09:52
Oh no, another new gadget I might have to invest in! 🤣 https://www.okmilo.com/
Note – 2026-02-25 07:54
@luiseme @shevek @editora Meshtastic/Meshcore funcionará mejor que PMP en las montañas. De esto estoy seguro. Tengo que hacer una prueba completa el próximo mes para probar la teoría.
Note – 2026-02-24 18:37
@editora Lee esto. Lo siento no es en español https://nodakmesh.org/blog/meshcore-vs-meshtastic-comparison/ Prefiero pero es sólo mi opinión.
Note – 2026-02-03 22:15
@minds @semillabesada this is the mesh network. Still in infancy but open for anybody to hook in https://nomadmesh.org/
Note – 2026-02-03 22:12
@minds @semillabesada exactly. Independent from big tech with decentralised, encrypted communication (Delta Chat maybe) with off grid backup (Meshcore). Federated self hosted social media or interacti...
Note – 2025-12-28 09:24
Morning Adam. We are passing your way Tuesday, taking our LoRa radios for a walk 🤣 . From the Sierra Elvira we will have line of sight to Granada. Do you have a LoRa radio by any chance?
A Windy morning on Cerro Antenna
The Patagonian weather is finally breaking. After days of settled conditions, the script has flipped: while patches of sun still linger, the peaks are now swaddled in cloud, and the wind has arrived w...
Note – 2025-10-02 15:57
Been playing with CursorAI today. Believe they call it . No doubt however that it's remarkably fast at turning ideas into websites. Here's my new website announcing the arrival of NomadNet, a mesh for...
Note – 2025-09-26 12:49
Repeater set up on roof. Contains a Heltec T114 low power consumption development board based on nRF52840 and SX1262 and supports and bluetooth 5.0. Has powerful long-distance capabilities. Made weath...
Note – 2025-08-31 12:02
@TimKStanton nice idea but this can only use Long Range radio signals (LoRa). It only confirms my location at any point in time via satellite. Wouldn't think proprietary Garmin software would be very...
Note – 2025-08-31 09:16
The GPS on this cheap, small, lightweight Lilygo T-Deck Plus running is very accurate (screen shows connected to 12 satellites). Battery lasts for ages just using the map facility (not the radio ). Yo...
Have I turned into a Prepper
Hobbies and projects that I have been interested in have been moving me naturally towards a more self reliant future
LoRa mesh networks using Meshcore software
Building a local mesh network in the Alpujarras using Meshcore
Note – 2025-06-02 13:43
T-Deck Plus update ... Only downside to the T-Deck is internal antenna is a bit naff. I am not a natural dabbler & hate getting hands dirty but had no other choice. Took the radio apart, detached inte...