Comment on Meshtastic DIY - How To Build Your Own Meshtastic Node ESP32 & Lora Radio

• adrelien@lemmy.radio ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  idk about that, a heltec is 15-20$ while t-echo is 55-65$.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It also doesn’t include any of the things you need to make it actually work…

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    • adrelien@lemmy.radio ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It does actually, You can see the parts list at the top of the blog.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Where is the battery? Where are your shipping fees? Where are the fees for selling your identity to the CCP?

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• Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  54$ while an esp32 is like 5 bucks

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    LOL you need more than an ESP32

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    • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The rest is less than 15$ but you do have to order it off AliExpress. It’s more time as well so if you take it into account, I guess it comes out similar.

      I would add that anybody with the know-how to build this probably already has an esp32 on hand so really only the cost of the other components should be calculated. But that cuts both ways since your example is a lot more beginner friendly and comes in a neat package.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The rest of what? You gonna make your own PCB? LORA radio? Battery? Display? Buttons? Antenna?

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