I would Shove a Pi5 (8GB) with LoRa LoraWAN Shield or 2 Hack RF One SDR's ( or a few for Directional sectoring 433MHz & 838Mhz 915MHz) Nice Thing With the Raspberry pi (PI3 ~ Pi5) They All Support POE 24V ~ 48V DC over Ethernet cable 30W 80W you just need 2 Path Jumpers for the POE 4 pins However I would also Use Mesh WiFi v6 for Closer Nodes even run a Mesh Telnet BBS (bulletin board system) Terminal Mesh Service on both Wifi Mesh & LoRa WAN Mesh (After all it is a PI5 With SSD M.2 nvme ) so can run a OFF Grid micro Internet (LoRa & WiFi)
@SireSquish11 күн бұрын
Albo's theme song.
@plam60017 күн бұрын
Damn you beat me to it! I was in bunnings the other day and saw those arlec units with the same idea in mind. Ive just built 2 repeaters the same way. The only difference was a 3d printed custom housing that attaches via the existing hinge mounts with waterproof cable tunnels similar to the arlec design. I'll upload the design and link here when I get a chance. I was concerned about the panel size and battery capacity so I'm glad the hear they stand up OK! Nice work.
@kenneth673118 күн бұрын
What is the benefit of a node over a repeater? In a small isolated group of three devices communicating, which would go on the mast?
@martinmoomaw480124 күн бұрын
Would this function as a kind of LoJack for the truck? In other words, would you be able to track the vehicle in the event of theft?
@BDBee8127 күн бұрын
Very professional!
@BDBee8127 күн бұрын
>8-D
@BDBee8127 күн бұрын
Hey now, now, now, now baby I'm beginning to see the light One more time There are problems in these times But ooh, none of them are mine Oh baby, I'm beginning to see the light
@BDBee8127 күн бұрын
Way to go Matt! Looks Like it's my duty to build, install & be responsible for continuous maintenance of two or three Meshtastic LoRaWAN repeaters for the Alstonville plateau area, Lennox, Ballina, Buckombil mountain, Evans Head wrapping around through Woodburn, Coraki Dead straight back to Lismore!! >8-D
@BDBee8127 күн бұрын
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
@ricdonato4328Ай бұрын
Mount the camera. Bouncy camera movement very quickly became extremely annoying. Also, not fond of your choice of background music, we turned it off.
@robmillle21 күн бұрын
Couldn't agree more about the music
@CaptZenPetabyteАй бұрын
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
@kb5zcsАй бұрын
Great video could you show the settings for meshtastic app for this setup I am doing the same board ........
@DavidCase-ov5uoАй бұрын
Nice music but what is the video about????????
@arnenl1575Ай бұрын
The 5 W claim on the box is for the led, not the solar panel.
@1200cjhАй бұрын
What mapping program do you use to work out your coverage?
@m1geoАй бұрын
Looks like 'Radio Mobile' by VE2DBE
@seanudalАй бұрын
What antenna did you use?
@user-ue7mw7hg7nАй бұрын
Another banger
@user-ue7mw7hg7nАй бұрын
Bonus night footage there, truly spectacular that entire region out to Suffolk and down to Iluka with weather. Thanks for all your content especially the Lora nodes/base stations that are self powered, would love to drop a few and record some useful data and even non useful. 👍🏼
@InJasonsGarage2 ай бұрын
I could watch this all day.
@InJasonsGarage2 ай бұрын
I really like the birds...they look happy. I wish my wife would let me have one. Thanks for the video.
@xwarmangle2 ай бұрын
nice job!
@rusko1232 ай бұрын
awesome. 🌚
@nathanjones25842 ай бұрын
You say you were impressed by the range… how much range did you get with the vehicle node?
@IanTindale2 ай бұрын
Check it for parroty errors
@bikeham2 ай бұрын
Love your work! I have one in my car. The RAK uses so little power, I charge about once a week from the cars USB C socket. Great bluetooth range. Great bird too.
@davidyummus62592 ай бұрын
I'm a 56 yr old Aussie living in USA 21 yrs,... Just heard about Meshtastic the other day then stumbled on this video, well done ! I'm new into radio here & using GMRS but we have some frequencies which are free & unlicensed to use, also think it's cool that CB is still alive but this whole Meshtastic LoRa concept is pretty cool :) I'm wondering how much it cost you in AUD to set up both systems in the video.
@mattrixon2 ай бұрын
Quite a few good US Meshtastic videos out there too. Always interesting to see what people are doing with Meshtastic in different countries. I don't know if we'll ever catch the UK though! The nodes in this video came in at almost $100 AUD. The solar panel and the enclosures are probably the most expensive things here. Batteries and the RAK or Raspberry Pi boards aren't too expensive. AliExpress has been a good place to go shopping for some of this stuff, but you'd probably get cheap solar panels and enclosures from Lowes or Home Depot over there. Rockland would be a one stop shop for everything meshtastic in the US. store.rokland.com/
@Tore_Lund2 ай бұрын
Encouraging to see, while I'm trying to figure out why I can't make a 2.8 km link work in the middle of my city!
@GamingKing5452 ай бұрын
i bet its rf interference or your antenna isnt high enough and/or tuned to the correct band
@Tore_Lund2 ай бұрын
@@GamingKing545 Antenna is good, homebuilt. My placement is not high, 19M ASL, but interestingly enough, in one direction along the long side of 500 m long park, I get contacts 5-10 km away, So it is definitely placement that is my issue, and possibly the other guy, he has his node under a wooden roof an I suspect there are too many nails tuned to 868 in it. Driving around town with my handheld, I never pick him up??
@GoatZilla2 ай бұрын
that's a nice view
@chriscowally2 ай бұрын
Just ordered the wis block kit
@edwardfletcher77902 ай бұрын
Have you found them below US$45 ? It really annoys me they're 3x the price of a Heltec !
@chriscowally2 ай бұрын
@@edwardfletcher7790 No if all goes well with wisblock I will get a Heltec
@RobCanada2 ай бұрын
I built similar here in the UK and it's been rock solid and hasn't;t dropped below 85%, the RAK boards are seriously impressive on low power.
@chriscowally3 ай бұрын
hey mate thanks for the video I am just about to hit buy on the wisblock starter kit
@MyTube4Utoo3 ай бұрын
Very cool.
@dempseydoodles3 ай бұрын
Can you send me that link to your solar panel and mount you used? Also…. What website is that that shows you your coverage?
@iblackfeathers3 ай бұрын
👍for the bird and meshtastic info.
@savingprivatealex3 ай бұрын
Oh I guess I should say, thank you!. Words cannot describe how deranged people making such content are, yes?. Or do you have a word for how deranged some people are?. So you are aware that children may view your song/content, yes?.
@kenough903 ай бұрын
you don't worry about the sun making the cabin really hot and damaging the board or battery?
@ingmarm88583 ай бұрын
G'day did you check the maximum no or low load voltage of the solar panel? That Wisblock board has a 5.5v max input on the "solar" connector doesn't it? Nice conversion, I was looking at those lights last weekend for the exact same reason :-)
@0sk_3 ай бұрын
Nice work
@caseykc7abc4993 ай бұрын
How about a parts list of what where to buy
@Tore_Lund3 ай бұрын
10 solar cells in series? that is perfect voltage for the Wisblock's inbuilt solar controller! Very nice spotted. Lidl or where did you get it?
@horseperson1953 ай бұрын
Nice! I’m from the central west and am planning on setting up a network around the orana area 👍🏼 any tips would be appreciated 😁
@FixitFingers3 ай бұрын
Hope it doesn't get muggled 😂
@ryanclarke21613 ай бұрын
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.
@mattrixon3 ай бұрын
The cable gland at the bottom isn't water tight, so any condensation that settles can exit through the hole.
@ryanclarke21613 ай бұрын
When I saw lismore I was like WTF. Maybe this will spur me on to get a meshtastic radio
@mattrixon3 ай бұрын
Do it mate - if you need a hand with setting up I'll happily help you. There's a few of us in Lismore with these radios now.
@ryanclarke21613 ай бұрын
@@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.
@mrbc42x3 ай бұрын
Nice work again! Where is that antenna from Matt?
@mattrixon3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I purchased the antenna locally, but I imagine you could find it on AliExpress too: core-electronics.com.au/915mhz-lora-antenna-rp-sma-1-2-wave-2dbi.html
@edwardfletcher77902 ай бұрын
@@mattrixonHey mate, love what you're doing with LoRa & Meshtastic, but the music makes it REALLY difficult to enjoy watching your videos. Also have you considered starting a separate channel for these projects or mebbe a weather sub channel ? It's annoying how expensive the WisBlock is when an ESP based LoRa module is $25 😡 Are you messing around with Quansheng UVK5's too ?
@justOffgrid-ph7uo3 ай бұрын
Wow thanks for this..... Simple lovely 👊🌞🔋
@x_CrossHair_x3 ай бұрын
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)
@udp10733 ай бұрын
Sir.. not to alarm you... but there is a bird trying to Strategically Transfer Equipment To Alternative Locations (cit.) your node....
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what hardware for 444 mhz ?
I would Shove a Pi5 (8GB) with LoRa LoraWAN Shield or 2 Hack RF One SDR's ( or a few for Directional sectoring 433MHz & 838Mhz 915MHz) Nice Thing With the Raspberry pi (PI3 ~ Pi5) They All Support POE 24V ~ 48V DC over Ethernet cable 30W 80W you just need 2 Path Jumpers for the POE 4 pins However I would also Use Mesh WiFi v6 for Closer Nodes even run a Mesh Telnet BBS (bulletin board system) Terminal Mesh Service on both Wifi Mesh & LoRa WAN Mesh (After all it is a PI5 With SSD M.2 nvme ) so can run a OFF Grid micro Internet (LoRa & WiFi)
Albo's theme song.
Damn you beat me to it! I was in bunnings the other day and saw those arlec units with the same idea in mind. Ive just built 2 repeaters the same way. The only difference was a 3d printed custom housing that attaches via the existing hinge mounts with waterproof cable tunnels similar to the arlec design. I'll upload the design and link here when I get a chance. I was concerned about the panel size and battery capacity so I'm glad the hear they stand up OK! Nice work.
What is the benefit of a node over a repeater? In a small isolated group of three devices communicating, which would go on the mast?
Would this function as a kind of LoJack for the truck? In other words, would you be able to track the vehicle in the event of theft?
Very professional!
>8-D
Hey now, now, now, now baby I'm beginning to see the light One more time There are problems in these times But ooh, none of them are mine Oh baby, I'm beginning to see the light
Way to go Matt! Looks Like it's my duty to build, install & be responsible for continuous maintenance of two or three Meshtastic LoRaWAN repeaters for the Alstonville plateau area, Lennox, Ballina, Buckombil mountain, Evans Head wrapping around through Woodburn, Coraki Dead straight back to Lismore!! >8-D
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
Mount the camera. Bouncy camera movement very quickly became extremely annoying. Also, not fond of your choice of background music, we turned it off.
Couldn't agree more about the music
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
Great video could you show the settings for meshtastic app for this setup I am doing the same board ........
Nice music but what is the video about????????
The 5 W claim on the box is for the led, not the solar panel.
What mapping program do you use to work out your coverage?
Looks like 'Radio Mobile' by VE2DBE
What antenna did you use?
Another banger
Bonus night footage there, truly spectacular that entire region out to Suffolk and down to Iluka with weather. Thanks for all your content especially the Lora nodes/base stations that are self powered, would love to drop a few and record some useful data and even non useful. 👍🏼
I could watch this all day.
I really like the birds...they look happy. I wish my wife would let me have one. Thanks for the video.
nice job!
awesome. 🌚
You say you were impressed by the range… how much range did you get with the vehicle node?
Check it for parroty errors
Love your work! I have one in my car. The RAK uses so little power, I charge about once a week from the cars USB C socket. Great bluetooth range. Great bird too.
I'm a 56 yr old Aussie living in USA 21 yrs,... Just heard about Meshtastic the other day then stumbled on this video, well done ! I'm new into radio here & using GMRS but we have some frequencies which are free & unlicensed to use, also think it's cool that CB is still alive but this whole Meshtastic LoRa concept is pretty cool :) I'm wondering how much it cost you in AUD to set up both systems in the video.
Quite a few good US Meshtastic videos out there too. Always interesting to see what people are doing with Meshtastic in different countries. I don't know if we'll ever catch the UK though! The nodes in this video came in at almost $100 AUD. The solar panel and the enclosures are probably the most expensive things here. Batteries and the RAK or Raspberry Pi boards aren't too expensive. AliExpress has been a good place to go shopping for some of this stuff, but you'd probably get cheap solar panels and enclosures from Lowes or Home Depot over there. Rockland would be a one stop shop for everything meshtastic in the US. store.rokland.com/
Encouraging to see, while I'm trying to figure out why I can't make a 2.8 km link work in the middle of my city!
i bet its rf interference or your antenna isnt high enough and/or tuned to the correct band
@@GamingKing545 Antenna is good, homebuilt. My placement is not high, 19M ASL, but interestingly enough, in one direction along the long side of 500 m long park, I get contacts 5-10 km away, So it is definitely placement that is my issue, and possibly the other guy, he has his node under a wooden roof an I suspect there are too many nails tuned to 868 in it. Driving around town with my handheld, I never pick him up??
that's a nice view
Just ordered the wis block kit
Have you found them below US$45 ? It really annoys me they're 3x the price of a Heltec !
@@edwardfletcher7790 No if all goes well with wisblock I will get a Heltec
I built similar here in the UK and it's been rock solid and hasn't;t dropped below 85%, the RAK boards are seriously impressive on low power.
hey mate thanks for the video I am just about to hit buy on the wisblock starter kit
Very cool.
Can you send me that link to your solar panel and mount you used? Also…. What website is that that shows you your coverage?
👍for the bird and meshtastic info.
Oh I guess I should say, thank you!. Words cannot describe how deranged people making such content are, yes?. Or do you have a word for how deranged some people are?. So you are aware that children may view your song/content, yes?.
you don't worry about the sun making the cabin really hot and damaging the board or battery?
G'day did you check the maximum no or low load voltage of the solar panel? That Wisblock board has a 5.5v max input on the "solar" connector doesn't it? Nice conversion, I was looking at those lights last weekend for the exact same reason :-)
Nice work
How about a parts list of what where to buy
10 solar cells in series? that is perfect voltage for the Wisblock's inbuilt solar controller! Very nice spotted. Lidl or where did you get it?
Nice! I’m from the central west and am planning on setting up a network around the orana area 👍🏼 any tips would be appreciated 😁
Hope it doesn't get muggled 😂
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.
The cable gland at the bottom isn't water tight, so any condensation that settles can exit through the hole.
When I saw lismore I was like WTF. Maybe this will spur me on to get a meshtastic radio
Do it mate - if you need a hand with setting up I'll happily help you. There's a few of us in Lismore with these radios now.
@@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.
Nice work again! Where is that antenna from Matt?
Thanks! I purchased the antenna locally, but I imagine you could find it on AliExpress too: core-electronics.com.au/915mhz-lora-antenna-rp-sma-1-2-wave-2dbi.html
@@mattrixonHey mate, love what you're doing with LoRa & Meshtastic, but the music makes it REALLY difficult to enjoy watching your videos. Also have you considered starting a separate channel for these projects or mebbe a weather sub channel ? It's annoying how expensive the WisBlock is when an ESP based LoRa module is $25 😡 Are you messing around with Quansheng UVK5's too ?
Wow thanks for this..... Simple lovely 👊🌞🔋
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)
Sir.. not to alarm you... but there is a bird trying to Strategically Transfer Equipment To Alternative Locations (cit.) your node....