[TriLUG] anyone using Meshtastic?

[Scott Blaydes via TriLUG]

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 11:37:46AM +0000, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2025, Scott Blaydes wrote:
> 
> > Currently playing with a node here at the house. Doesn't seem to be any
> > nodes around here (Northgate area of Durham).
> > 
> > Connect to alot of things when I drive down to Raleigh, but not Durham.
> > 
> > What are you doing with yours?
> 
> I don't have anything. I wasn't going to launch off into buying new hardware
> if there wasn't anyone around to connect to or to ask about problems.
> 
> What hardware did you buy? (I may as well buy something that someone else
> has already got to work).

Heltec V3 with a battery pack and case. 
> 
> What can you do with it? I assume you bought two LoRa's and have them
> connecting between two cell phones. Do you just send "hello" between the two
> cell phones?

No, just have one. 

I just say "hello" to people when it connects. Might be useful for
emergency situation.

> 
> When you connect in Raleigh, what happens? Does your LoRa give a green
> light? I assume if you don't have an ID for anyone on the mesh, you can't
> send a message.

I logs on the screen and lets my app know. 

There are "channels" that other are on, so can find communicate.
> 
> I'm in Hope Valley, Durham. There's a small chance we could connect.

Once my truck is out of the shop I will drive to that area to see with
my node.

Kinda reminds me of the old war driving I would do. 


> thanks for popping up.
> 
> Joe
> 
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>

Thank you,
Scott Blaydes