Mesh Networks (Meshtastic, Meshcore, AREDN)

Create a comms Channel named UCARS and add the following encryption key (replacing whatever else is there).

eR9+2szwqn0hR+FvWYPx5VdKmL1stkQzGIqX7eGhKF0=

Now you should get all messages sent in that channel with that key.

Here is a good video comparing MeshCore to Meshtastic.

https://youtu.be/guDoKGs02Us?si=G44Ar_Qww4AUBD8a

Hi, I setup a 10dBi antenna up about 25 feet. I am about 2 miles NW from the church. I sent several messages on the club channel. Has anyone received any of these messages? I think I have copied the encryption key correctly.

Thanks,

Greg

W3CL

Can heat and humidity affect propagation? Apparently, yes.

Courtesy of Grok, the heat spreads out the molecules in the air and changes the reflectivity of the atmosphere. This might result in your rf signal getting more scattered than at lower temperatures.

Higher humidity means more water molecules in the air to absorb your signal, attenuating it further.

I happened to be up at 5:30 am this morning, and tried to traceroute to some adjacent nodes that I have been able to reach up until recently. I was able to reach 5 out of 6. But by noon, only 1 of the 6 was still reachable. Try it yourself and post your results here.