Meshtastic home node

[mathias]

Mount a Meshtastic node up high with a large antenna. Potentially solar powered.

Hardware:

• Board: https://store.rakwireless.com/products/wisblock-meshtastic-starter-kit
• antenna: https://a.co/d/0xUP3iT
• enclosure: ???
• solar panel: ???

Could also add sensors, maybe a weather station?

Current status: waiting for the initial hardware order to arrive.

[mathias]

After having issues with the antenna I ordered, I got recommended on Mastodon to buy an antenna analyzer, so I ordered a NanoVNA. That’s the next step here.

[raster]

I've calibrated the NanoVNA and saved a preset for 902-928MHz for easy future Meshtastic antenna testing. I've also tested a few antennas.