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  • MESHTASTIC – After One Year

    In January 2025, I marked a full year of experimenting with Meshtastic devices. My first device was the T-Beam, and over time, I expanded my collection to include the Heltec HT-CT62, Wireless Stick V3 (with display), XIAO-WIO-1262, and RAK4631. Most recently, I added the SENSECAP Tracker, a compact device that I now carry with me…

This is how it all started…

I started exploring Meshtastic out of curiosity, aiming to build a reliable communication network using LoRa. As I experimented with different hardware, antennas, and firmware configurations, I quickly realized that real-world performance often differs from theoretical expectations. Through trial and error, I optimized my setup, tested range limits, and fine-tuned settings to reduce network overhead and interference. My goal with this blog is to share these insights with others—providing realistic expectations and practical solutions—because online forums are often filled with misleading or irrelevant information. Here, you’ll find not just speculation.

The texts on this blog are written in a way that is easy to understand for beginners and may contain simplifications or inaccuracies that do not meet professional standards. Professionals may have objections to the content, which is perfectly fine. However, I believe that even these insights can help newcomers better understand Meshtastic and avoid the mistakes I made myself.

In the texts, I refer to the unit dBi** – a pseudo-unit of antenna gain, experimentally derived from data presented directly by LoRa/Meshtastic devices. The purpose of introducing this convention is to capture improvements or degradations as perceived directly by the device itself.

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