Southern Tier NY Meshtastic Group
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I haven't been able to make many if any contacts via LoRA yet which is one reason I included a link in my node naming and set this site up. Hoping to connect folks together to maybe jumpstart a bit of a community in the Southern Tier.
While I am still figuring most of this stuff out I have picked up some knowledge (and a lot of various hardware bits and pieces.) In addition to this basic site I setup a Discord server that folks are free to join and maybe further the discussion of Meshtastic.
If email is more your style: info@stmesh.net
My Meshtastic Nodes
If by chance you do see one of my nodes pop up in your node list this what they are and how I am using them. I am awful at picking names so nothing clever or creative here.
I have accumulated a bunch of stuff and have a pile of stuff that I either ordered in error ie SMA Female when I need male or RP-SMA when I needed SMA etc etc... I have had good luck with ordering stuff from Rokland and would not hesitate pointing folks to them for their needs.
- Purpose: Management
- Short Name: STM0
- User Id: !4359ae9c
- Role: client
- Model: Helltec V3
- Purpose: Solar "Base Station" Node
- Short Name: STM1
- User Id: !34cf3b71
- Role: client
- Model: RAK WisBlock 19007/4631
- Antenna: 5.8 dBi Omni Outdoor
- Enclosure: RAK Solar Unify IP67
- Purpose: Vehicle Mounted Node
- Short Name: STM1
- User Id: !fe85fc9d
- Role: client
- Model: RAK WisBlock 19007/4631
- Antenna: ALFA AOA-915-5ACM 5dbi
- Power: MakerFocus 3.7 3000 mAh
- Charging: 12v/24v to 5v USB-C Converter
- Purpose: Portable EDC "Every Day Carry"
- Short Name: STM3
- User Id: !a5315c94
- Role: client
- Model: LILYGO T-Echo
- Antenna: 2.5 dBi SMA Male Whip
STMesh Mgmt (https://STMesh.net)
This is a node I use for remote management and uplink to MQTT as its the only node I have with network capability. Currently just have this one on my desk in a 3d printed case.
STMesh Base (https://STMesh.net)
Outdoor solar node with a mid-gain 5db antenna. Still in land reachable location, I need to shake the bugs out before I go to higher ground.
STMesh Vehicle (https://STMesh.net)
This is a node I am installing in the car with an external antenna. Still very much a build in progress and a node I will hopefully just rely on for relaying signal to the node I am most likely to be caryying (STM3).The build is in place in very much a testing state. The thought process here was a battery powered node so that it could be left on when I am away from the vehicle acting as a relay point. I have it connected to the vehicle via a 5v USB-C buck converter which will let me switch power on to the unit via the vehicle AUX switches for charging / power.
STMesh KE2BVY (https://STMesh.net)
This is the most portable node of the bunch and the only on with GPS capability, most likely to have this one one me and paired to the phone.