[DisasterRadio] hello

[Code Bus]

Yes ESP32 is very much like the 8266

If I were you, I would get a couple of the TTGO boards listed as supported and do some experiments with those. https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio/wiki/Devices--&-Hardware
Once flashed, they should be able to enable comms over the android apps / web interface.

Meshtastic might be good too, and you aren't locked in. I believe these can be reflashed with Meshtastic's firmware.

Looks like the enclosure that was recommended from Aliexpress is gone, but there are designs in the hardware subfolder which are 3d printable. Other than that, I imagine any old thing you bolt these devices into will work. Even an Altoids mint container.

Sep 23, 2021, 01:27 by mitra at mitra.biz:

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> Hi (sorry dont have a name for you)
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> Understood - and challenge of course is that its hard to get      involved if there is noone there to help onboard. 
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> There is interest in disaster resilient comms here in Australia      and I'm involved with some of the resilience work (in a      non-technical capacity), I've also worked with ESP8266's before      and I believe the ESP32 is similar. 
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> Disaster.radio looks like a more appropriate solution for      disaster setups than meshtastic, the typical use case I'm      interested in, is as an alternative to the net when the net goes      down, so connecting an existing device via to a wifi access point      makes more sense than assuming everyone has a mesh device and      connects to it on Bluetooth (which I think is the meshtastic      architecture). I also like the idea of a web-app because the      maintenance becomes something many people can contribute to, and      it should work with any device. 
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> 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. If I can get to that step I can      probably demonstrate it to some other technical people and get      people enthused to collaborate, if I can't get it to that step its      going to be much harder and rely on me having a decent chunk of      time to contribute before getting anyone involved. 
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> By the way ... I notice there is a bad link to the enclosure on > https://disaster.radio/build/>  which goes to > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000429348282.html?spm=0.8937489.0.0.10992e0eaAUWs6>  which doesnt exist. Do you know of another source for enclosures. 
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> On 23/9/21 10:49 am, Code Bus wrote:
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>> The project lacks a maintainer with enough time to really        give it the care it needs.
>> I've been spending my free time trying to modify        the firmware for the v3 dual-module prototype, it is slow-going.
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>> Other LoRa boards seem to work pretty well with        the firmware in its current state
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>> Sep 22, 2021, 20:37 by >> mitra at mitra.biz>> :
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>>> I tried to find out what was happening with Disaster Radio,          by asking here - got zero responses :-( its really hard to          figure out if there is anything going on that is useful to          connect with :-(
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>>> On 23/9/21 9:48 am, Greg Troxel wrote:
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>>>> eM Grzegorz >>>> <emgrzegorz at interia.pl> <mailto:emgrzegorz at interia.pl>>>>>  writes:
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>>>>> Hi,active list?Grzegorz
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>>>> Sort of.  When people ask, someone answers.  But not much seems to behappening.  I do have the impression that those on the list wish there'dbe more activity, and that most of them sort of hope to contribute.  Iof course do not speak for the coalition.Perhaps you can tell us why you're interested and what you'd like to seeas highest priority.
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