WRFP399 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 Anyone here using this system? We just started to dive into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 Ham Radio Crash Course has a couple videos about it. I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRFP399 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 So I have a few devices, Lilygo T-Beam V1.1. I placed one up high and placed another one at home and drove around with another. The best I could do so far was about 3.7 miles from the car (device placed on roof) to the node up high. This is with the "Long_Fast" preset. They are also very glitchy and often require a reboot. So far they are fun to experiment with and maybe as use in a PACE communication plan but reliability is an issue so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRFP399 Posted November 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Just messing around with it I was getting 10 miles of communication. The RT1 was just dropped next to a road on a hill while I walked around some trails. WRUS537, WRUU653 and Sshannon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 I know nothing of this other than the little bit I read but that seems impressive to me. Thanks for sharing real world testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRFP399 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Rigged up my first outdoor solar "repeater". Inside this ABS box is a SLA batter (lithium can't do cold weather charge), a small solar controller, a step down converter to get from 12 volts to 4, and a Lilygo T-Beam 1.1 without a screen. It uses 90mA at 12 volts when transmitting and 30mA at 12 volts when sitting. WRUS537, WRUU653 and Sshannon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 16 hours ago, WRFP399 said: Inside this ABS box is a SLA batter (lithium can't do cold weather charge)... I try to avoid lithium in my pancake batter as well (unless my guests are bi-polar!) WRFP399 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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