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#3431954 7-Nov-2025 15:38

Ok, I've joined in. Got two devices (Heltec V3 and SenseCAP Tracker T1000-E).

The Heltec V3 will be permanently plugged in at home, the tracker card will likely be mobile.

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#3431956 7-Nov-2025 15:42

How many other nodes are you seeing?

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#3431957 7-Nov-2025 15:43

Five nodes at the moment.

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#3431961 7-Nov-2025 16:40

@richms:

How many other nodes are you seeing?

Up to twelve nodes now.

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#3431966 7-Nov-2025 17:16

scottjpalmer: The ability to connect the above boards to a network via WiFi enables MQTT to be used to upload data to web based maps such as https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net. MQTT also allows bridging to other nodes however this is often frowned upon as external traffic can quickly overwhelm the mesh and one of the main aims of Meshtastic is to be an off grid communication system.

What MQTT are everyone using? The Meshtastic default one or the liamcottle.net version?

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#3431968 7-Nov-2025 17:33

freitasm:

What MQTT are everyone using? The Meshtastic default one or the liamcottle.net version?

I was using the liamcottle one, but the map is pretty average quality. You have to reload it to get new data and it doesnt centre around your position so using it in the car I am constantly repositioning it.

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#3431973 7-Nov-2025 18:22

Now up to 87 nodes.

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#3431975 7-Nov-2025 18:28

freitasm:

Now up to 87 nodes.

More activity than I ever saw in Auckland. Driving across the city I got at best a few location readings despite broadcasting regularly.

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#3431985 7-Nov-2025 21:20

Kawaiicon in Wellington this weekend may be bumping up the numbers?

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#3431993 7-Nov-2025 22:53

Could be. Bumped to 187 earlier in the evening.

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#3433262 11-Nov-2025 11:22

Found this nifty self-hosted project, MeshMonitor. Since I am running two nodes (one at home, connected to Wi-Fi, one on-the-go), I thought it was ideal to keep an eye on the home node even while away. It shows currently ~180 nodes.

I greyed out the other nodes leaving only details for my two ones in the list.

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#3436052 19-Nov-2025 19:01

Evening guys yes Im late to the party got a WIO L1 Pro kit last week. Off Liam Cottle. Running meshcore. Companion app on the phone

Now have a borrowed Solar Power Repeater (heltec)on my roof and connected to the Waikato network. most hops so far has been 10.

I can get into the BOP from Hamilton and South Auckland.

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Bandwith 62.5 Khz (Narrow)

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#3436055 19-Nov-2025 19:09

@psychrn have you checked settings here?

https://meshtastic.nz/settings/

I will post my addresses when back home.

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#3436056 19-Nov-2025 19:15

freitasm:

@psychrn have you checked settings here?

https://meshtastic.nz/settings/

I will post my addresses when back home.

Yes we are a bit different in the Waikato. meshcore and meshtastic are Slightly different .

I ll link a Video by Liam Cottle about the differrence which i hope will find usefull

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwmkVkZQTf4&t=29s

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#3436058 19-Nov-2025 19:29

Oh, sorry, you are using meshcore.

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