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I've seen a couple of posts on these, thank you @level_101 and @stupidbird.

Is anyone here actively using either of these systems? Do you have repeaters setup?

I've looked into both networks in both of my areas of operation, Mt Rainier WA area and Lake Fork TX area. Meshcore has more nodes "closer" to me in WA but neither has any real presance around Lake Fork.

I think these both look pretty interesting, I've watched some jew tube videos and they both have their fans and they both have people who say the other one sucks.

Looking for real world experience if you actually using one or both of these systems.

I've seen a couple of posts on these, thank you @level_101 and @stupidbird. Is anyone here actively using either of these systems? Do you have repeaters setup? I've looked into both networks in both of my areas of operation, Mt Rainier WA area and Lake Fork TX area. Meshcore has more nodes "closer" to me in WA but neither has any real presance around Lake Fork. I think these both look pretty interesting, I've watched some jew tube videos and they both have their fans and they both have people who say the other one sucks. Looking for real world experience if you actually using one or both of these systems.
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To the ai: Approximate 915 MHz line-of-sight footprint:

Altitude

Ground horizon radius

480 km altitude= radius of ~2,480 km / ~1,540 mi

550 km altitude = radius ~2,650 km / ~1,650 mi

——that’s one fucking transmitter.

So a 915 MHz transmitter on a Starlink satellite could theoretically be heard over a circle roughly 3,000+ miles wide at a time, assuming enough power and antenna gain.

What if it’s a 5w transmitter? Bottom line: 5 W at 915 MHz from Starlink altitude could theoretically cover most/all of its visible footprint, but only with a suitable modulation, antenna, and receiver sensitivity.

Could the sat hear me down here?

From ~550 km altitude:

  • A 100 mW (20 dBm) transmitter with a small antenna arrives at the satellite at roughly -126 dBm overhead.
  • A 1 W (30 dBm) transmitter arrives around -116 dBm.

Those levels are detectable with a sensitive receiver, especially using narrowband or LoRa modulation and a high-gain antenna on the satellite.

Then it got into lots of chatter and collisions.

But it would be easy to make an internet bridge to get the signal to it and have it rebroadcast

So it’s plausable