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Meshtastic DIY - How To Build Your Own Meshtastic Node ESP32 & Lora Radio (adrelien.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.radio/post/3984948

Make your own Meshtastic LoRa Node with our easy DIY guide. A complete step-by-step for building your customized mesh communication system

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The total from the parts list is $28.24. That's without taxes or shipping. There's also items on the list missing pricing entirely. That also doesn't include the cost of selling your identity to the CCP, considering last time I tried to place an order on Ali, they wouldn't send it without government ID.

It also doesn't include a battery, which you're going to need an excessively-sized one, considering how relatively-inefficient ESP is.

It doesn't include your time assembling all this stuff either.

It doesn't even include a case for your janky setup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

from the part list, you only need Lora and esp. that can get you up and running as for assembly it takes only 10 mins max. But again there is a market for ready products and market for DIY. I had some esp32 with Lora from other projects and used it, you might not have it. But the heltec is also a good cheap starting point. As for the ID well, actually most of the time your government asks for ID number to tax you if needed. But you are free to order from Amazon as well. You can find amazon links on the website if you wish, I won't be sharing them here not to make anyone angry