A review of the Seeed Studio SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro, a solar-powered Meshtastic repeater with a 5W panel, four 18650 batteries, built-in GPS, and Grove sensor expansion.
A review of the Xiegu G90 Spare Parts Kit, a set of original wear parts bought now so you have them when they become hard to find later.
A hands-on review of the Elecrow ThinkNode M7 Meshtastic gateway. ESP32-S3, LR1110, PoE and Ethernet in a router-like case built to expand a city mesh.
A hands-on review of the Radioddity GS-10B Pro, an 8W dual-band handheld with real HF SSB/CW reception, real-time spectrum, donut loop antennas, and Bluetooth programming.
Unboxing the Xiegu DE-19 digital interface, wiring it into a G90, and fighting through a WSJT-X mode-switching bug before logging a real FT8 contact with the GPA-100 linear amp in the chain.
The Xiegu G90 is known to run hot. I bolted on the Radioddity G90-H1 cooling bracket, ran FT8 heat tests with an infrared thermometer, measured the fan noise in decibels, and here are the real numbers.
