OffRoaderX Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM ..this section of the forum is so dead, I didnt even know it was here.. Anyway.. I just setup my Spec5 Trekker Bravo, so, i'm IN ! SteveShannon, TrikeRadio and WRUU653 3 Quote
TrikeRadio Posted Thursday at 03:57 PM Report Posted Thursday at 03:57 PM saw your first video on it... looking forward to seeing a bit more as your get to show off the way it works! OffRoaderX 1 Quote
mb523 Posted 14 hours ago Report Posted 14 hours ago I am intrigued and will be following along! The intro video was a fun entrypoint. The T-Deck Plus looks like an awesome choice for self-contained meshtastic! Quote
TrikeRadio Posted 7 hours ago Report Posted 7 hours ago Just watched the second video on the meshtastic device. Wondering if there is a practical distance on them. I have family in central California and I am in southern Cal... I saw that Randy had to do 7 or so node hops to get 30 miles. Quote
WSJI648 Posted 5 hours ago Report Posted 5 hours ago On 7/30/2025 at 7:14 PM, OffRoaderX said: ..this section of the forum is so dead, I didnt even know it was here.. Anyway.. I just setup my Spec5 Trekker Bravo, so, i'm IN ! I just watched both of your videos and I absolutely can not believe that my first post here on mygmrs forums is going to be regarding meshtastic. Bleh... I've enjoyed your approach. As a "normal person," I've never really even understood what meshtastic was. Even their one line description didn't mean much to me. I have to say, though, as someone who is only wading into the GMRS pool (CB radio user for many decades) and by extension, long range-ish communication, it seems like the meshtastic thing is definitely a niche market. In a catastrophic, grid down situation, it's going to require power for two devices and with that many links in the chain necessary for it to propagate, I just don't see the value in it. But then again, I confess to knowing very little about a lot of things. SteveShannon 1 Quote
OffRoaderX Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Posted 4 hours ago 40 minutes ago, WSJI648 said: I just don't see the value in it You're not alone.. I am still trying to figure out this part.. Quote
WSJI648 Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago Just now, OffRoaderX said: You're not alone.. I am still trying to figure out this part.. It's like Linux, I guess. I mean, you certainly can do it...but why? In a true, grid down situation I just don't understand it. I have to keep two devices powered and essentially I'm hooked into a group text? I understand the implications of it being far reaching based on propagating through other people's devices but one those devices go down - and the most assuredly will - my reach is diminished, if not destroyed. It's like those internet radios and zello. They aren't 100% self reliant and because of that, I wouldn't count on them. But hey, at least you can still but HRCC, ammirite? Quote
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