good to see you back

Meshtastic definitely getting some air on itself. You already have 109k subs. That didn't take long 😁 congratulations🎉

Kewl vid, gents. Meshtastic is beginning to gain decent density here in AZ. I'm not sure it'll be beneficial to try and introduce a competitive system quite yet, but it's always good to have alternatives. 73 de AI7UQ

@sis651

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Two similar but different systems may cause slower development of range for these systems. They can run on the same hardware btw, so they can be installed easily I think.

@jeffjmesaaz

3 ай бұрын

Decent density wear in AZ? I live in the valley and have not picked up any signals from other radios.

Loving the meshtastic content

Doh! Thought you were gonna say that Meshtastic updated the firmware to allow us to see full conversations 😞 06:28

Nice experimentation video. Happy Easter, God bless.

Good work on crediting alley cat. Tempted to get another t deck. Not that need one.

Once again, a super cool demonstration.

Yeah rog

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman

2 ай бұрын

Hey, you look like the other guy in this video...😊

This is really cool. Seeing as I can’t figure out exactly what the device is, where to buy it, how to configure it, I see something about user coding and software development, and of course soldering, and 3D printing the cases; I would totally pay for a plug and device that could do that. Maybe one of these days we’ll see something commercially for guys like me who aren’t as actually nerdy as my friends think I am, for now I guess I we have DMR messaging. 🤷‍♂️

u got a new sub . very cool video i look forward seeing more lily T-DECK

I just watched Lewis' video, now I am watching this one. Subbed...👍

Interesting concept

i love how that enclosure reminds me of a blackberry its really nice to see theyre doing that stuff with this hardware

Another method for Andy and Lewis to stay in contact.....

Hope you had a good easter 🐣 😊

Interesting to see the other perspective of your test after seeing Lewis's vid.

Cool! How ya liking the Anytone 878s?

Andy I’ve got to ask you a serious question. I really do like your music so the question is do you have a link to your drum and bass collection as I’m so old school. So back to the video.

thanks for the new test again And some UK jungle music :-) 73.- ON9DJ

I already told Lewis I got a mesh contact who was at 35.000 feet over Bridgend, possibly the pilot of a A380 going from Manchester to Porto, short name SPD3

I'm sure range could be improved with an external, higher dbi antenna? Your decks look to have internal antennas which would limit range, right?

Using Ripple, does it still connect to Meshnetwork nodes or is it limited to only other Ripple nodes? Have you looked at the new Ultra Ripple firmware with the maps and group messaging? Thanks.

Whats that tune in the intro? I need it :D

hello sir .. i need your advice i need to transmit and receive a wide range of frequencies what do i need and it's even possible

Meshtastic - unusable chat, no channel or configuration change without webbrowser or app. iOs support beginning from Version 16. Ripple - no public broadcast (without app?), less fuctionality than meshastic but you can configurate your T-Deck from within, not open source, small userbase. No iOs support overall. Both have great Android support, but unfortunately some of us plebs only have stoneage old iPhones, but that's a 'me' problem, no offense at Scott Powell and the Meshtastic Network. Developing for iOs sucks for many reasons but not the right ones. I use still both :D

I really want something like this that doesn't need two nodes but can create a long range mesh for two devices that are in "closer" proximity to each other. My wife and I are often in close enough range to each other for something like that to be fantastic for comms.

@7996hobguy

3 ай бұрын

Maybe at some point a cell phone manufacturer will put a LoRa transceiver inside.

@AskIveSolar

2 ай бұрын

That's a big maybe!!

Im curious how this firmware will work with a GPS

Bonjour,connaissez vous Alex de radio bombe,il est DJ et il joue de la drum and bass? J'ai l'impression de vous avoir croisé lors d'un Paris à Bordeaux en avion,mais peut être que je me trompes.

Is this compatible with Meshtastic nodes?

What you doing with the flipper mate 😊, it is funny you placed it in the thumbnail, last night I went down the rabbit hole with M5stic plus and then the flipper and I thought I wander if Andy is doing something with these 🤣. You spying on my mind ?

@andykirby

3 ай бұрын

Great minds! 😁👍🏻 all will be revealed soon!

@almightyEsquilax

3 ай бұрын

Meshtastic for flipper??

@supernova1976

3 ай бұрын

@@almightyEsquilax they do run on the ESP32 but doesn't have the radio module as far as I know

@wooler78

3 ай бұрын

The m5 stick is a cracking bit of kit I have nemo on mine 👌 the good thing about them they tiny but powerful 👍

@SameLif3

3 ай бұрын

@@andykirbyintro song name ?

Gotta say, the UI on Ripple for the T-Deck seems way better than meshtastic, but not sure that I would want to switch just yet. Definitely interesting though. How's the battery life on your T-Deck though? I've got an 8000mAh battery in mine and it lasts like a day, which kind of bugs me.

@arisoda

2 ай бұрын

A DAY? I haven't tested my 5000mAh but holy crap that doesn't bode well. I wonder where all the power is going. probably shouldn't be using the ESP32 but the nRF52 :(

@googlenutzer6311

2 ай бұрын

I'm also using Ripple with a 5000mah battery. Speaker removed and GPS module installed. Around 3 days with normal usage, which are 10-20 messages a day on SF8 on 868mhz. But in my area there are nearly no other devices, so no hops that I need to carry. Meshtastic should give even a longer lifespan. The standard configuration is pretty battery saving configurated. How much radio traffic with other meshtastic devices is in your area?

@arisoda

2 ай бұрын

​@@googlenutzer6311lol I didn't even know about the SF (spreading factor). Apparently this can enhance the range by setting it higher, if I understand correctly? Range is actually even more important than battery life, imo. In my area there are 0 other mesh devices. But if I walk 2 km, I see about 2 others when using an antenna of about 3 dBi. I have my 5000 mAh T Deck just a few days in working order but never did a any battery test... Why remove the speaker though? I'm planning on modifying mine to make a switch for the speaker, effectively adding a "silent" mode (like on iPhones). If on, it buzzes only once. Why would you say Meshtastic should give longer lifespan than Ripple? I'm planning on flashing Ripple since it may have less input lag, besides the better GUI of course.

@googlenutzer6311

2 ай бұрын

@@arisoda A higher SF has more air time, so you can say it also has more range. It seems that Ripple may have a bug mit SF12, some text never appear in the sending device, while the receiving device got the message already. I removed the speaker to have a lower profile for my case (20mm height) and I never use speakers anyway. I think you can turn off the speakers on Ripple with 'shift+0 -> Buzzer [Off]' and on Meshtastic you can deactivate it or reduce the buzzer time from 60seconds to 0 and everything between. Meshtastic gives more battery time cause many configurations has fever (less?) update intervalls. As example. A GPS modul on Ripple gives a signal every 0.5 -1sec, while Meshtastic default is 120seconds. Every condfiguration with Meshtastic on the T-Deck shows about 80% battery savings vs. 20% performance. So you have enough room in both ways to increase what you need more. Input lag is not such a big deal (for me) Meshtastic needs longer too boot (about 5seconds vs 2seconds on Ripple). Haptic performance is pretty nice and relatively fast on both firmwares. Ripple lacks the functionality of the touchscreen, so you need to use the trackpad way more. Don't forget, that 'alt+b' triggers the background light for the keyboard on both firmwares. my youtube skills are obviously low, I couldn't find this comment, so I wrote a new on. Now I can't find the new one to delete it. Sorry if there is some doubleposting with basically the same text somewhere here in the comment section.

@googlenutzer6311

2 ай бұрын

@@arisoda A higher SF has more air time, so you can say it also has more range. It seems that Ripple may have a bug mit SF12, some text never appear in the sending device, while the receiving device got the message already. I removed the speaker to have a lower profile for my case (20mm height) and I never use speakers anyway. I think you can turn off the speakers on Ripple with 'shift+0 -> Buzzer [Off]' and on Meshtastic you can deactivate it or reduce the buzzer time from 60seconds to 0 and everything between. Meshtastic gives more battery time cause many configurations has fever (less?) update intervalls. As example. A GPS modul on Ripple gives a signal every 0.5 -1sec, while Meshtastic default is 120seconds. Every condfiguration with Meshtastic on the T-Deck shows about 80% battery savings vs. 20% performance. So you have enough room in both ways to increase what you need more. Input lag is not such a big deal (for me) Meshtastic needs longer too boot (about 5seconds vs 2seconds on Ripple). Haptic performance is pretty nice and relatively fast on both firmwares. Ripple lacks the functionality of the touchscreen, so you need to use the trackpad way more. Don't forget, that 'alt+b' triggers the background light for the keyboard on both firmwares.

Dude you should really add the name: RIPPLE and T DECK into the title. No one can find this video otherwise when searching for these terms....

Interestingly you seem to have an English / Thai keyboard. Very handy if you want to communicate with Tingtong from Tooting

@andykirby

3 ай бұрын

🤣

what is the point of this messaging device - seems alot of hassle when we have whatsapp, can someone enlighten me?

@billmakesmovies

3 ай бұрын

It’s direct communication, instead of your messaging going through a cell tower, internet, meta servers, and back out again.

@Smash-n-Grab

2 ай бұрын

In other words it's device to device messaging (antenna to antenna) Not relying on masts or any external services to carry the signal/message

Wish the screen was matte finish

@arisoda

2 ай бұрын

matte and e-ink and nRF52 chip

@TradieTrev

2 ай бұрын

@@arisoda great idea as a rf backup! is this design open sourced? We both should be submitting our ideas to the devs.

@arisoda

2 ай бұрын

@@TradieTrev I think so. But know that the software and hardware are made by different people. Both open AFAIK. Lilygo is making the hardware