Right on my brother! Starting to look into Meshtastic recently . Been wanting to setup LoRaWAN for years (Northern Rivers). Finally preparing to rig up a few... Good work mate. >8-D
Definitely recommend "linerless rubber tape" or "mastic". We use it in the cellular industry to add extra protection over the N-Type Male connector. 🤜🤛 Great video!
Im hoping meshtastic and LoRaWAN start getting a greater following over here in Australia as much as it has over in the UK. Be nice of there were more 'local' suppliers that didnt want to charge an arm and a leg for the stuff the UK and USA get dirt cheap
Very nice.👍👨🎓.. I'm Going to use your Idea for the "Solar Charging Setup".. Not for Meshtastic.. (No one is in my area) I don't feel like being the only one.. (Will be for a TInyGS)
Great to see. I'm planning something similar, but I was going to run 12-24v up to the node from a DC plug pack indoors, and use a small DC-DC step down module in the box up on the antenna mount. You can buy a potted module with a USB-C connector 😍, which is what I use for remote raspberry Pi. I once tried running 5V to a raspberry Pi 3B along about 5m of 0.75mm² copper but it wouldn't work, due to the voltage drop and power required. I guess these use 150-300mA or so, maybe that's fine. 😁 Thanks for making the video!
PS. My step down module died when the enclosure leaked. Turns out you can just run 5v along about 10m of 0.75mm². And the Heltec V3 runs just fine! I'll measure the voltage drop next time I go up. The heltec uses about 150mA, a lot less than a raspberry pi, so that's probably why it works.
Nice work Matt, where did you buy the Waveshare Board and the Pi from? Went through Lismore a couple of years ago, the ride in from the coast down through the hills was pretty crazy. Knew a few people affected by the floods, very sad, great use of Meshtastic.
Did you drill top and bottom condensation vents as it's wet as hell around here and I know from experience that moisture will build up inside that little enclosure.
It's a generic solar panel made to power an outdoor CCTV usb camera: www.bunnings.com.au/orion-smart-5w-ip44-outdoor-solar-panel-for-security-cameras_p0261685
@@fraz3385 Well the antenna usually has a galvanic separator to prevent your TV from taking damage. Here you basically put your TV on a metal rod. :) I assume the rod itself is grounded so other than having to replace the electronics there shouldn't be any danger.
@@mattrixon i think next year i will start setting one up around the bonalbo tabulam drake region. being able to be notified of trip wires and such would be wild.
