Atlavox M1: The Best Meshtastic Fleet Radio?

The Atlavox M1 has some unique design choices that may make it the best Meshtastic radio option if you need to manage a fleet of devices. Let's find out!

Besides being really well designed and printed, the case has a unique indexing capability that allows you to identify each device cleanly and without worry that an added label or piece of tape could come off.

The design also sports a quality on-off switch and multiple tethering options. This device does not have a display which may be a concern for some. From my perspective, a screen provides minimal value and I would prefer to have a longer battery life for the support of a GPS.

Yes, you can pull the GPS from your phone. However, I prefer to have stand along GPS and I show how to add the RAK12500 GNSS GPS Location Module.

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Atlavox M1

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00:00 - Opening
00:15 - M1 Introduction
00:48 - Unboxing
03:20 - Antenna Options
04:17 - First Impressions
07:40 - GPS Module
07:59 - Crack it Open
09:40 - Indexing Dice
10:58 - GPS Install
17:57 - The Case - A Closer Look
21:06 - Power Up!
21:36 - M1 in the Meshtastic App
22:11 - M1 Options
25:10 - Size and Form Factor
25:33 - Wrap-Up

[terryadams]

Hey Rob. Your video/editing and instructional presentation are great. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

[Bill-HRT]

Robert! Thanks for keeping me up to date. See you out there. 73 de Bill

[TheDPrintingWarrant]

I've got two myself, and I love them. My only concern is the PLA top warping in a hot car. Great video, as always.

[toddkrw]

Neat little device. He’s got some good designs going

[mattschultzy]

I remember when we were told that, by using plastics, we were saving trees and being a friend to the

[nitekry]

Thanks for the review. The lanyard loops throw me off a bit. seems like a bending point, even more so in heat. I like the idea of a single thick attachment point.

[CoolieKAQZG]

Hi Rob, I just got my M1 today. I was wondering how high do you have the other Atlavox unit? I want to mount mine to my tower, but I am not sure how to do that yet. Thanks for the videos Coolie KA9QZG