For much of the past week most of my city has been without cell service or internet due to a hurricane (not to mention water and power in some places) and it's surprising to me how powerless I felt without any connection to the outside world or way to check up on local friends who live closer to the disaster zone. Most people are getting news for food/water distribution and what stores are open via a local FM radio station. I was very jealous of the first person I saw with a walkie talkie - made me wish I got into radio as a hobby earlier. It's very funny to me that as soon as I get cell service back and can watch youtube, this is on my feed. I assumed this type of option existed but had never researched it, and this video is a super helpful breakdown of how to get my foot in the door on this hobby. Definitely going to learn more about this so that I'm prepared in the future!
I’ve utilized this recently on an elk hunt and it worked fantastically guiding a friend in on an elk from the opposite ridgeline. This would also work well for cases of natural disaster/ cyberattacks. It definitely has its role in a handful of situations
Great video -- I'm not a LoRa expert however, just a kind correction: LoRa works like wifi, so yes there are no routers, switches or bridges but the AP itself does blast the signal out to all devices until it finds a recipient. Because of this, if an ARP is sent out to 'node a' that is meant for 'node c' a single point of failure can occur if 'node b' (which knows where to send it after 'node a') goes down. It's important that all nodes are either within range of each other or that you have a redundant node up that detects "hey 'node b' is down, reroute traffic through 'node 2' instead".
Agreed, the opening statement of this video is very misleading. You still need infrastructure or you will find these device have very limited range in real world environments. Buildings and hills block radio signals. You either need tons of users spread around with their own nodes or better yet, nodes on towers and roofs. Nodes at high elevation will bounce the signal over or around obstructions.
11:48 the RoN police theme is actually so fitting for presentations like these, I plopped it into a presentation I had to do and I got compliments for that section great video by the way, one of my friends were hit by Helene.... we're all looking for alternatives to cell now
I wonder if somebody with skill could make an ATAK version of the Mestastic firmware for keyboard enabled devices like the T-Deck. Cut out the middleman of the phone, and have 1 less battery to worry about dying.
Look at Moto g power devices. Can be unlocked from Motorola directly, long batt life, can also be loaded with Lineage. Welcome to a deep rabbit hole lol.
Hi, I apologize in advance if the request requires too much effort, but any chance of seeing a comprehensive video on the channel with a breakdown of police (including SWAT) gear and weapons? I remember you did a video on your own gear, but the question here is a bit different. I'm planning a gear sheet for my airsoft team, and in my region it's common to base it on real troops/units, and because of the great respect for police officers we decided we would base it on the image of the US SWAT. I realize that unlike the military, police restrictions are not always as strict, but I'd like to outline the boundaries nonetheless. I tried to do my own research, but it was not very successful.
Hey! That map at 3:15 in your video shows Taiwan and China in the same color, but Taiwan government actually provides 920-925 MHz for Lora/IoT.
@@Fish-Green_tea good info, thank you!
For much of the past week most of my city has been without cell service or internet due to a hurricane (not to mention water and power in some places) and it's surprising to me how powerless I felt without any connection to the outside world or way to check up on local friends who live closer to the disaster zone. Most people are getting news for food/water distribution and what stores are open via a local FM radio station. I was very jealous of the first person I saw with a walkie talkie - made me wish I got into radio as a hobby earlier. It's very funny to me that as soon as I get cell service back and can watch youtube, this is on my feed. I assumed this type of option existed but had never researched it, and this video is a super helpful breakdown of how to get my foot in the door on this hobby. Definitely going to learn more about this so that I'm prepared in the future!
Get yourself a cheap baofeng, learn chirp, you are now a local warlord. Hold your territory and build a posse asap.
This is going to be so much useful in basecamps, treaking routes, natural disaster and so many other things.
I’ve utilized this recently on an elk hunt and it worked fantastically guiding a friend in on an elk from the opposite ridgeline. This would also work well for cases of natural disaster/ cyberattacks. It definitely has its role in a handful of situations
Great video -- I'm not a LoRa expert however, just a kind correction: LoRa works like wifi, so yes there are no routers, switches or bridges but the AP itself does blast the signal out to all devices until it finds a recipient. Because of this, if an ARP is sent out to 'node a' that is meant for 'node c' a single point of failure can occur if 'node b' (which knows where to send it after 'node a') goes down. It's important that all nodes are either within range of each other or that you have a redundant node up that detects "hey 'node b' is down, reroute traffic through 'node 2' instead".
Agreed, the opening statement of this video is very misleading. You still need infrastructure or you will find these device have very limited range in real world environments. Buildings and hills block radio signals. You either need tons of users spread around with their own nodes or better yet, nodes on towers and roofs. Nodes at high elevation will bounce the signal over or around obstructions.
11:48
the RoN police theme is actually so fitting for presentations like these, I plopped it into a presentation I had to do and I got compliments for that section
great video by the way, one of my friends were hit by Helene.... we're all looking for alternatives to cell now
There are numerous reasons why I shall subscribe to your channel
And so good sir, you have found another subscriper. Good video. Clear information. No shenanigans. Very much appreciated.
From mato grosso here. This is so cool.
I love it when you post!
Great video, gonna look into this for comms with my family. Thx 👌🏻🤙🏻
THANK YOU FOR THIS im so glad there is more content on this, im gonna make a few for me and my friends
This is some really great info, thanks for making these kinds of videos - I'm really looking forward for more.
I wonder if somebody with skill could make an ATAK version of the Mestastic firmware for keyboard enabled devices like the T-Deck. Cut out the middleman of the phone, and have 1 less battery to worry about dying.
Hi what phone case would you recommend? Juggernaut only works with phones I don't have
Amazing video
What was the random phone you ended up buying for the ATAK? Asking for me cuz I wanna set up a dedicated system
@@Killertomatoe01 it was a Galaxy A03s, although I’d try and find a different one as that one can’t be OEM/bootloader unlocked (I tried for 5 hours).
Look at Moto g power devices. Can be unlocked from Motorola directly, long batt life, can also be loaded with Lineage. Welcome to a deep rabbit hole lol.
Very cool 😎
Hi, I apologize in advance if the request requires too much effort, but any chance of seeing a comprehensive video on the channel with a breakdown of police (including SWAT) gear and weapons? I remember you did a video on your own gear, but the question here is a bit different. I'm planning a gear sheet for my airsoft team, and in my region it's common to base it on real troops/units, and because of the great respect for police officers we decided we would base it on the image of the US SWAT. I realize that unlike the military, police restrictions are not always as strict, but I'd like to outline the boundaries nonetheless. I tried to do my own research, but it was not very successful.
:o this is really cool!
There is NO WAY you are sending a message 830+ miles on a LoRa radio without a ton of repeaters and/or nodes in between.
@@DTHRocket
hackaday.com/2023/09/15/new-lora-distance-record-830-miles/
meshtastic.org/docs/overview/range-tests/#:~:text=Current%20Air%20Record%3A%20206km%E2%80%8B