Anyone setup either of these networks?
A lot of Ham Ops here and those in my local GMRS radio group have them all over the place.

I thought it was radio specific at first, but after reading up on it I see it is just txt messaging - almost like the original chat rooms if you add the channels.

I'm not sure which one, so I grabbed a couple LoRa devices to setup one of each to see what I can access around here.

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Hello SirRonmit!

30 Nov 25 13:46, you wrote to all:

Anyone setup either of these networks?
A lot of Ham Ops here and those in my local GMRS radio group have them
all over the place.

I thought it was radio specific at first, but after reading up on it I
see it is just txt messaging - almost like the original chat rooms if
you add the channels.

I'm not sure which one, so I grabbed a couple LoRa devices to setup
one of each to see what I can access around here.

Hi.
We're looking to set up a small node network, but with the Promicro and
the Faketec board. It's not very powerful, but it's not bad for testing
things out. How is the LoRa power consumption?

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Re: Meshtastic/MeshCore
By: Tanausu M. to SirRonmit on Tue Dec 23 2025 19:22:32

...the Faketec board.

I'd rather have real tech. ;)
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Hello Mortar!

23 Dec 25 22:04, you wrote to me:

I'd rather have real tech. ;)

For a newbie like me with meshtastic, it's not bad. My friends are out in the mountains with LoRa and other monsters, creating a network across Spain and parts of the Canary Islands. Although on my island it's more complicated because it's so mountainous.

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We're looking to set up a small node network, but with the Promicro and the Faketec board. It's not very powerful, but it's not bad for testing things out. How is the LoRa power consumption?

I have seen others run power tests, but haven't myself. My 1500mA battery will last an 8hr day. My 3000mA version lasts over 12 hrs before I just through it on the charger. Both are ESP32-S3 boards. I had no idea LoRa was so broad for other things, and found it pretty amazing and opens up for ideas (advanced WX Station, etc.)

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Re: Re: Meshtastic/MeshCore
By: Timothy Norris to Tanausu M. on Mon Dec 29 2025 07:30:13

We're looking to set up a small node network, but with the Promicro and the Faketec board. It's not very powerful, but it's not bad for testing things out. How is the LoRa power consumption?

I have seen others run power tests, but haven't myself. My 1500mA battery will last an 8hr day. My 3000mA version lasts over 12 hrs before I just through it on the charger. Both are ESP32-S3 boards. I had no idea LoRa was so broad for other things, and found it pretty amazing and opens up for ideas (advanced WX Station, etc.)

Hi, I'm still learning, so something like this sounds good to me. I'll have to look into it carefully to find the easiest way to get started without having to make long trips to recharge the batteries.
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Hi, I'm still learning, so something like this sounds good to me. I'll have to look into it carefully to find the easiest way to get started without having to make long trips to recharge the batteries.

Inexpensive solar panel for a Security Camera is what I'm going to use. Weather Proof, good output even when cloudy. There are some good 3D printed stations/cases out there that provide a good all-in-one case to hold and mount everything. Pretty neat hobby (Especially in the Europe area!)

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Hello Timothy!

30 Dec 25 07:49, you wrote to me:

Inexpensive solar panel for a Security Camera is what I'm going to
use. Weather Proof, good output even when cloudy. There are some good
3D printed stations/cases out there that provide a good all-in-one
case to hold and mount everything. Pretty neat hobby (Especially in
the Europe area!)

Yes, it's quite entertaining. They sent me a list with all sorts of equipment, but for now, I'll start after winter. Right now, I'm just trying out two spots near home.

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Yes, it's quite entertaining. They sent me a list with all sorts of equipment, but for now, I'll start after winter. Right now, I'm just trying out two spots near home.

I am running two from home as well. 1 is running MQTT so I see msgs from all over the USA/CANADA. Pretty neat!

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Hello Timothy!

07 Jan 26 07:32, you wrote to me:

Yes, it's quite entertaining. They sent me a list with all sorts
of equipment, but for now, I'll start after winter. Right now,
I'm just trying out two spots near home.

I am running two from home as well. 1 is running MQTT so I see msgs
from all over the USA/CANADA. Pretty neat!

Apparently, they cover long distances. For short distances, the ones
I have work quite well, covering the surrounding mountains.

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