Oh wow, sounds like a perfect subject for the Digital Communications Net.
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On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM Ken Alker ka6ken@alker.net wrote:
A ham in town has been deploying these: < https://store.rokland.com/products/lilygo-ttgo-lora32-v2-1_1-6-version-915mh...
as part of this network: https://lora-alliance.org/
but I don't know if he's gone as far as Camarillo, or what housing he's using to contain the electronics.
Ken
--On Monday, February 19, 2024 3:53 PM -0800 Dave Schmidt dgschmidt@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for your replies. That Meshtastic node could be it. There's one for sale on Ebay that looks similar. Another choice would be some kind of tracker/repeater for wildlife(?).
The "USMT" spray painted on it is interesting but I can't find anything online when I look at up.
Dave AI6VX
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 1:54 PM Yishen Miao mys721tx@gmail.com wrote:
Since the monopole radiation pattern is donut shaped, wouldn't it be very weak in the direction the antenna is pointing?
Best, Yishen K6YSM
On Feb 19, 2024, at 13:18, Roy Dugger rfdugger@gmail.com wrote:
A meshtastic node would fit the configuration.
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 7:52 AM nt5r charley nt5r@live.com wrote: This what Google Lens found. Waterproof junction box. Possibly something inside powered by solar panel
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