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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.
I have been trying for several months to get my hands on a Station G3 LoRa device. I was one of the lucky ones who was able to order two of these units yesterday. The website is again saying they are out of stock.
This is an upgraded version over their prior Station G2 product.
For more information, check out this website:
Regards,
Greg, W3CL
I flashed all 3 of my Heltec LoRa devices from Meshtastic to Meshcore. I was wondering if the club already had a private channel setup (Name + Encryption Key)?
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Meshcore is completely new to me so I am looking for some guidance on how to setup the client nodes. Does it make sense (is it possible) to configure an outdoor unit with reasonably good visibility to be a router or client base -- similar to what you can do in Meshtastic?
Hey Greg. Yes that makes sense. On Meshcore (MC), you will have to set up a repeater, or have one within RF range, in order to communicate on MC. This is different from Meshtastic where every client node broadcasts what it hears. Meshcore exclusivley uses (hopefully well-placed outdoor) repeaters to send on packets from companion nodes. So if your 3 nodes are all flashed as companion (client) nodes, you will HAVE to be near a MC repeater or set up one of your 3 nodes as a MC repeater in order to get out onto the mesh. Currently I have two MC companion nodes and one outdoor MC repeater at my QTH. So the companion nodes Tx and Rx packets through the MC repeater that is up in a tree and that node communuicates with the wider MC mesh. Does that help at all?
Got the Meshtastic Seeed Tracker T-1000 up to 350 feet. But I can only do it for ten minutes at time.
I tried that with my drone, and it could not handle the weight of the Heltec device. Guess I need a bigger drone.
Very nice, congrats! For anyone else looking for a G3, there is a bot running on one of the mesh Discords that will notify you within a few seconds when new G3 stock is available. If you want that info, send a message and I'll reply with the invite link.