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OK my #Meshcore friends, what am I doing wrong?
Board is on the 3rd floor (over 6m above ground height.
Powered on, connected via Bluetooth, by a window.
Set to UK long range.
Been up for about 30 minutes and hasn't discovered any neighbours.
I know there are a couple of repeaters near-ish.
Just a case of wait and hope? Stick it in the loft? Increase power?
Any help and speculation welcomed 😄
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Aha! I had to unbend the antenna 😁
Now receiving #Meshcore messages. Don't know if any of mine are being seen though.
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Well the #Meshcore is *sort of* working.
With it's new placement I can just about hear one repeater.
I'm receiving some messages, but I guess my antenna is to puny to send any.
My noise floor looks good (I think) and I've discovered a few nodes.
I think I need more power and/or a bigger antenna.
If you're on the mesh, feel free to send me a message and I'll let you know if it arrives (details above).
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Discovered more #meshcore nodes overnight, but still only infrequently receiving messages. Will try moving the tiny antenna to the loft - although that will reduce my Bluetooth connection to it.
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Stuck the #meshcore in my loft. Hasn't meaningfully changed the signal strength.
Might try some different equipment or switching to #meshtastic.
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@Edent that 1/4 wave vertical antenna will do better if it has a counterpoise or a ground plane to act against. A ‘rat tail’ counterpoise is just a bit of wire the same length as the antenna, dangling from the outer shield. They’re most common on handheld radios. Probably the cheapest and quickest thing to test.
@m0rpk thanks, I'll investigate 😃
