[DisasterRadio] hello
Greg Hall
greghall at brushbox.info
Thu Sep 23 18:40:17 PDT 2021
3D print doesn't provide much environmental protection, which is what's
needed.
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.
Greg Hall
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On 24/9/21 11:20 am, Mitra Ardron wrote:
>
> Code
>
> Yes, I meant the one on the video.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> The enclosure Sam suggests sounds a better candidate, though it
> needs the panel mounted separately.
>
> Sam
>
> 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)
>
>
> On 24/9/21 7:10 am, Code Bus wrote:
>> What enclosure are you referring to?
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sep 23, 2021, 20:46 by mitra at mitra.biz:
>>
>> Thanks Sam
>>
>> I was looking at the enclosure shown on the image on
>> https://disaster.radio/ and thought that might have been real :-(
>>
>> - Mitra
>>
>> On 23/9/21 10:30 pm, sam at bristolwireless.net wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Yes that should be possible. You can buy them pre-flashed if
>> you want to miss that step:
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000396836096.html
>>
>> If using the webapp you only get a chat.
>>
>> If you use the Android app then you get a chat and a map AFAIK.
>>
>> By the way ... I notice there is a bad link to the
>> enclosure on https://disaster.radio/build/
>>
>>
>> Thx started fixing that link here:
>> https://github.com/sudomesh/disaster-radio-website/pull/12
>> awaiting someone to approve.
>>
>> This was the enclosure used:
>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000452268197.html
>>
>> It's fairly obvious how to put it together, but there are
>> some instructions here too:
>> https://hackaday.io/project/170069-disaster-radio-lora-mesh
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>>
>> - Mitra
>>
>>
>> On 23/9/21 10:49 am, Code Bus wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Other LoRa boards seem to work pretty well with the
>> firmware in its current state
>>
>>
>> Sep 22, 2021, 20:37 by mitra at mitra.biz:
>>
>> 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 :-(
>>
>> On 23/9/21 9:48 am, Greg Troxel wrote:
>>
>> eM Grzegorz<emgrzegorz at interia.pl>
>> <mailto:emgrzegorz at interia.pl> writes:
>>
>> Hi,active list?Grzegorz
>>
>> Sort of. When people ask, someone answers.
>> But not much seems to be
>> happening. I do have the impression that
>> those on the list wish there'd
>> be more activity, and that most of them sort
>> of hope to contribute. I
>> of course do not speak for the coalition.
>>
>> Perhaps you can tell us why you're interested
>> and what you'd like to see
>> as highest priority.
>>
>>
>>
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