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<p>3D print doesn't provide much environmental protection, which is
what's needed.<br>
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<p>I've put a few of mine in $6 plastic 'tackle boxes' from
hardware or fishing shops. More room for extra 18650's,
waterproof, etc. Still slight problem with button-pushing, but I
did add a mercury tilt switch to one, to overcome that.
Experimental still.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/9/21 11:20 am, Mitra Ardron
wrote:<br>
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<p>Code<br>
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<p>Yes, I meant the one on the video. <br>
</p>
<p>3D printing is a totally fine way of doing an enclosure in
low volumes, but is a massive difference in both reality and
"cost" between buying something on Alibaba or just via paypal
from someone who has built them before, and something only
available as a CAD/3D printer file. I've gone through the
process of finding a 3D printing shop, and getting something
made, with a less than 50% success rate, and a one-off is
always more expensive as even a good shop has to allow for the
likely cost of getting it wrong the first time.<br>
</p>
<p>One of the advantages disaster.radio potentially has over
some of the other solutions its the potential for geek-free
setup and install. I can figure it out, but most of the
villages around here - who could use a setup like disaster
radio - don't have a resident geek, and trying to find a 3D
printer to print a one-off certainly puts it in the
needs-a-geek bucket.</p>
<p>The enclosure Sam suggests sounds a better candidate, though
it needs the panel mounted separately. <br>
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<p>Sam<br>
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I'll try that enclosure you suggest - its a good price. But
I'm wondering, have you tried using one of them with the other
parts in that part list? How did you handle mounting to and
getting the aerial out, Are those connectors the right size
for that, without looking in detail at the components I'm
guessing it would want the small connectors for the solar
panel cable but its unclear if the 4-8 or 9-12 connector would
be best for the antenna proposed - I think the smaller (the
antenna says 8mm) <br>
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On 24/9/21 7:10 am, Code Bus wrote:<br>
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<div>What enclosure are you referring to?<br>
If you mean the one featured in the video, you're free to make
them yourself. The design exists as CAD and in 3d printable
formats in the github repository. It is not less "real" simply
because it hasn't been mass produced.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
Otherwise, like we've suggested, you can follow the Aliexpress
parts list and make a working device, or use any enclosure
designed to prevent water ingress.<br>
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<div>Sep 23, 2021, 20:46 by <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mitra@mitra.biz" moz-do-not-send="true">mitra@mitra.biz</a>:<br>
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<div>Thanks Sam<br>
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<div><br>
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<div>I was looking at the enclosure shown on the image on <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://disaster.radio/" moz-do-not-send="true">https://disaster.radio/</a>
and thought that might have been real :-(<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>- Mitra<br>
</div>
<div><br>
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<div>On 23/9/21 10:30 pm, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:sam@bristolwireless.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">sam@bristolwireless.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote>Can you clarify what the current state is - i.e.
if I got the boards, built a pair of units, and flashed it
- then would the chat and map apps talk over it.<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<div>Yes that should be possible. You can buy them
pre-flashed if you want to miss that step: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000396836096.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000396836096.html</a><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If using the webapp you only get a chat.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If you use the Android app then you get a chat and a
map AFAIK.<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<blockquote>By the way ... I notice there is a bad link to
the enclosure on <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://disaster.radio/build/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://disaster.radio/build/</a><br>
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</div>
<div>Thx started fixing that link here: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio-website/pull/12"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio-website/pull/12</a>
awaiting someone to approve.<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<div>This was the enclosure used: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000452268197.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000452268197.html</a><br>
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<div>It's fairly obvious how to put it together, but there
are some instructions here too: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://hackaday.io/project/170069-disaster-radio-lora-mesh"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://hackaday.io/project/170069-disaster-radio-lora-mesh</a><br>
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<div>Thanks<br>
</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Sam<br>
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<div>On 23/9/21 10:49 am, Code Bus wrote:<br>
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<div>The project lacks a maintainer with enough time to
really give it the care it needs.<br>
</div>
<div>I've been spending my free time trying to modify
the firmware for the v3 dual-module prototype, it is
slow-going.<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<div>Other LoRa boards seem to work pretty well with the
firmware in its current state<br>
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<div>Sep 22, 2021, 20:37 by <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mitra@mitra.biz" moz-do-not-send="true">mitra@mitra.biz</a>:<br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<div> I tried to find out what was happening with
Disaster Radio, by<br>
</div>
<div> asking here - got zero responses :-( its really
hard to figure out<br>
</div>
<div> if there is anything going on that is useful to
connect with :-(<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> On 23/9/21 9:48 am, Greg Troxel wrote:<br>
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<div> eM Grzegorz<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:emgrzegorz@interia.pl"
moz-do-not-send="true"><emgrzegorz@interia.pl></a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:emgrzegorz@interia.pl"
moz-do-not-send="true"><mailto:emgrzegorz@interia.pl></a>
writes:<br>
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<blockquote> Hi,active list?Grzegorz<br>
</blockquote>
<div> Sort of. When people ask, someone answers.
But not much seems to be<br>
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<div> happening. I do have the impression that
those on the list wish there'd<br>
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<div> be more activity, and that most of them sort
of hope to contribute. I<br>
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<div> of course do not speak for the coalition.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> Perhaps you can tell us why you're interested
and what you'd like to see<br>
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<div> as highest priority.<br>
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