Dont buy those kits. They are pretty overpriced and come with a shitty antenna and no battery
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mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
For a beginner:
- Buy something like this all in one system: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL7B47DR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_…
- Flash meshtastic on it
- Download the app (or connect it directly to the computer) and your done!
Its pretty easy to get into. Just letting you know, its mostly just a pager. A self hosted pager, but a pager none-the-less.
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 month ago
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In my local area, we were able to get a mile or so with line of sight. And the price (less than 50 for 2) without soldering is a pretty good deal for a beginner. It also comes with a case.
You can also get the www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTXL61LY?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_… or add in a battery later on. Its meant to be a beginners kit because you an check to see if it works easily and its upgrade-able in almost all parts. We have close to 20 members in our local group (its a whole lot of fun) and almost everyone starts with one of these.
What do you recommend for beginners?
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 1 month ago
Oops, didnt realise that price is for 2. Pretty good deal in that case
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Its all good.
Its more for testing it out to make sure it works. But yeah I have an outdoor one and an indoor one. So I can message and receive pretty easy plus help the local network.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
How do you find people to talk to?
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Honestly a bit of war-driving, they pick up the others and auto-populate the info. You can also go here: meshmap.net and look for your area.
We also have a local meetup for meshtastic that meets periodically. Its been fun.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
So you just get a list of who’s in range?
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
A list and a map to those who enable gps.