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Purp1eOne 🥩 | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 maybe for a hiking trip or but they are very limited
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ChipButty | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Line of sight is very important with it so hills will hamper/block transmissions.
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Purp1eOne 🥩 | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I had a NABER license back in the day and worked for batwings 25 years, when I watched the vid it looked neat and has its uses but its replacing cell phones.
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Hazey | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Is that from experience?
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ChipButty | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Getting up higher in the city definitely got my device to reach more nodes. Here is an article from the Meshtastic site on increasing the range which discusses line of sight & how elevation is important to increase the range

https://meshabout.com/increase-meshtastic-node-range-maximum-distance/
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Hazey | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Good to know when setting up nodes. Put em high. Also makes them harder to mess with.
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ChipButty | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I also bought a replacement antenna for my Heltec to help reach nodes better than the stock antenna. Can't remember the cost but somewhere between $10-$20 on Digikey. Apparently antennas on Amazon or Aliexpress are not always what they claim to be so best to purchase from a reputable outlet specializing in electronics etc