UPGRADED Meshtastic Heltec V3

Upgrades to the Heltec V3 #Meshtastic.

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[innercityprepper]

Simon's "H1" pre-built Heltec v3 cases are fabulous! I give them to friends to help propagate the mesh.

[NRIP]

For 3D printed fasteners etc, I really recommend getting a Harbor Freight tap and die set.. it will literally last you a lifetime and make those fasteners go in much easier. Go ahead and pick up a combination tap drill set as well. Pop right in your drill and ream'er out. Nice vid Josh

[tropho]

Great video, fun to watch :) Thanks for showcasing Simon's and my cases!

[dougbas]

I printed TonyG's cases myself in ABS & ASA filaments which are weather resistant. His design work is excellent. I have the GPS unit and switch and that is a difficult fit. Watching your video was helpful. Thank you. Doug, N8VY

[scotterdog]

Yea! This journey has been soooo fun!😅 Bleeding edge! I have 9 nodes now.

[d.b.cooper]

Damn dude, I built like 25 of them now and they’re all over San Diego county. A couple of them are connecting up to you guys.

[Ammed_KNSTX]

I have a bunch of Meshtastic nodes components to put together. Can’t wait to get into it!!! Great video Josh!!!

[KillRoy]

I have this exact project on my workbench this week and was looking for a video of someone doing exactly this with the exact same printed case and device. Thank you

[Mary-wkof]

Thank you so much Josh! Great video, looks like lots of fun!☺️

[KH]

Little tip: drop of hot glue on each antenna end to prevent kinking and popping off. I also use chargers in line with the batteries.

[chrisjohnson]

A small thing, but it's a good idea to shut down the device before disconnecting the antenna. 95% of the time it's fine, the other 5% it's toast.

[Clembassador]

You can also have the GPS pull from the phone so you don’t need to have GPS installed and that’ll save battery too!

[fax]

Just got a few of these on order. I wonder if I could put one on my HS720G drone if there is any issues legality wise with this. Might see a few other nodes that way.

[glevideo]

Check the resonance of those long antennas with your Nano VNA. Mine were resonant at around 830 and 850 MHz. Nowhere near 906 MHz. They need a little work. If you crack the antenna open to trim it, do your VNA check with the antenna cover slipped back on because the cover does affect the resonant point of the antenna.

[LeeMcc_KIYPR]

I still have no application for Meshtastic. Good thing, considering how many other projects are lined up.

[thesickhorseranch]

@12:37 I just flipped my hat around backwards!!!

[fredhulesii]

Josh, which case back did you print for the 3000mAh battery. This would be for the second example in your video which included the GPS. There are many back covers to choose from. Thanks

[yjrj]

Does the battery recharge when the transceiver is plugged in to USB? I assume it does, but would like confirmation if possible. Thank you and great video!

[kusy]

Pro Tip: Only hold soldering irons when you are actually using them. Never just hold it while doing other things.