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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

Have a look at both meshtastic and meshcore. You say you've already seen some meshtastic nodes, but a lot of people are moving to meshcore, and so you might have better luck there.

Also, with your node antenna up at the crest of the house roof, I would think a mile should be doable to your kid's school.

It may not work while they're in the building itself, but if they are outside, then I don't see why it wouldn't work.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    There is 0 meshcore anywhere near me. I drove heltek v3's around my beltway, nada.

    I would think a mile should be doable to your kid’s school.

    Nope, tried it, no radio line of site. it's a little hilly here and there's a shit ton of old-growth forrest in between.

    I've been trying to find a tree tall enough to repeat with clear solar from the south, that's not on someone's property, The only good options are in the middle of a swampy run.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Ah, gotcha. Well in that case meshtastic is definitely your best bet for now and as for getting a node up into the tree I'm not sure unless you're willing to go swamp bogging

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    If I weren't so close to an airport, I'd do a tethered balloon. I do have a drone so i could lay paracord over a high branch and hoist it up if I had the gear to not get bit by something nasty. If I wasn't so worried about the cost. I could just strand a solar node up there with a long break-away line and just write it off when it needed batteries.

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