Meshtastic 6 min read Meshtastic Motion Alerts: Heltec V4 Expansion Kit PIR Sensor Guide Wire a PIR motion sensor to the Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 Expansion Kit, configure Meshtastic Detection Sensor alerts on a private channel, and see the teardown. Read More →
Antennas 6 min read Building a 3D-Printed EFHW Antenna for POTA and SOTA Build a compact 3D-printed 40–10 meter EFHW antenna with an N9DMT reel housing, recycled 49:1 transformer, BNC connector, and optional 100 pF capacitor. Read More →
Meshtastic 6 min read Wio Tracker L1 Pro: Teardown and Orange Case Swap A hands-on look at the Seeed Studio Wio Tracker L1 Pro Meshtastic node: features, a full teardown, and a swap into the Sunset Orange case, plus the one reassembly gotcha. Read More →
Meshtastic 4 min read MeshCore Range Test: 3 Repeaters 50 Feet Up We lifted Heltec V4, Seeed XIAO and RAK MeshCore repeaters 50 feet up and drove South Carolina back roads logging SNR. Here's the real range we got. Read More →
Gear 6 min read Baofeng SW-9 Review: 10W Tri-Band HT With Some Surprises Hands-on Baofeng SW-9 review: a 10W tri-band HT for 2m, 220 and 70cm with Bluetooth and AM/shortwave receive. The fall alarm, AM menus, and a 220 antenna that misses. Read More →
Projects 6 min read ChronAlert: Free Live Dashboard for Weather, Ham Radio, Alerts and More A look at ChronAlert, the PC-based live dashboard that brings weather, emergency alerts, ham radio, hazards, infrastructure and other live data together on one customizable display Read More →