I’m consulting with the community and the Meshtastic team to see how best to setup the device. I want to make sure if possible that Im not sucking two hop counts out of peoples traces. It would penalize everyone by two hops or at least one hop (if they hit one Yagi only), but of course we don’t want it to do that if at all possible.
It would be interesting if SoCalMesh could somehow push out eastward to Palm Springs and from there to Las Vegas. I think a node somewhere up near the top of the Palm Springs aerial tramway might have a shot to Vegas. I also think somewhere around Big Bear might be able to see both that aerial tramway location and Los Angeles if the tramway couldn't see LA directly. Obviously a lot of research would have to go into it.
@ke6vdw I looked them up. A bit more expensive than most, but the specs look like they're worth it. 4 dbm increase in signal is nothing to scoff at. Definitely a bit more trouble to power though.
Good luck brother. I’d love to see someone break the record with yagi antennas. I think I read the current record is held by people with relatively normal antenna and that two yagis could destroy the current record. I’ll be following you to see how it goes.
Thank you! I had already set a record from Santa Barbara to Tijuana Mexico but for some reason they ignored it. I am excited to see how far this performs. Thanks for your support.
@@KateHikes1933 A Yagi antenna, also known as a Yagi-Uda antenna, works by using wave amplification to direct radio waves in a specific direction. This allows the antenna to receive and transmit signals over longer distances and with greater clarity than an omnidirectional antenna. Here's how a Yagi antenna works: Elements A Yagi antenna is made up of a long boom, a dipole, directors, and a reflector: Boom: The long pole that points in the desired direction Dipole: The active feed line that absorbs and radiates the signal Directors: Branch off from the boom at right angles, helping to direct the signal and provide power and gain Reflector: Sits behind the dipole, reflecting the signal in the opposite direction Wave amplification The directors and reflector work together to amplify the signal in one direction and reduce it in other directions. This is achieved by using phase cancellation, where the radio waves are carefully sized and spaced to reinforce each other in a specific direction. Directionality The Yagi antenna's directionality comes from the reflector blocking waves coming from the rear of the antenna. Yagi antennas are often used for rooftop television antennas, amateur radio, CB radio, and cell phone reception. They are directional, so they must be pointed directly at a signal source for optimal performance.
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I love my G2. I'm running an 8dBi antenna on mine. The ultra low noise Rx pre-amp gives it about 4bD better Rx than most radios. It's not a crocodile.
It is not a crocodile! 😂
Great idea and video. I saw someone do this idea on a video and should work well
I’m consulting with the community and the Meshtastic team to see how best to setup the device. I want to make sure if possible that Im not sucking two hop counts out of peoples traces. It would penalize everyone by two hops or at least one hop (if they hit one Yagi only), but of course we don’t want it to do that if at all possible.
It would be interesting if SoCalMesh could somehow push out eastward to Palm Springs and from there to Las Vegas. I think a node somewhere up near the top of the Palm Springs aerial tramway might have a shot to Vegas. I also think somewhere around Big Bear might be able to see both that aerial tramway location and Los Angeles if the tramway couldn't see LA directly. Obviously a lot of research would have to go into it.
That's the first I've heard of this unit.
Here I am just trying to keep a solar node up. Lol
@@DirtyPlumbus do you mean the g2 units or the airframe filter?
@ke6vdw G2 unit.
@@DirtyPlumbus Station G2 is the best. I love them the most.
@ke6vdw I looked them up. A bit more expensive than most, but the specs look like they're worth it. 4 dbm increase in signal is nothing to scoff at. Definitely a bit more trouble to power though.
Good luck brother. I’d love to see someone break the record with yagi antennas. I think I read the current record is held by people with relatively normal antenna and that two yagis could destroy the current record. I’ll be following you to see how it goes.
Thank you! I had already set a record from Santa Barbara to Tijuana Mexico but for some reason they ignored it.
I am excited to see how far this performs. Thanks for your support.
how did it go? Im working on setting up a repeater for my local town myself.
Same here. Solar node with 15 dB antenna up 40 feet. What are you putting up?
Working very well! My upcoming video will fill you in. (Still editing it but I’m slow)
How many farrs does it talks
I see you study the vernacular of NotARubicon 😂
Awesome KN6JHC
I don't understand why this works? I thought antenna length should be 1/4 wavelength, but a yagi is far longer.
@@KateHikes1933 A Yagi antenna, also known as a Yagi-Uda antenna, works by using wave amplification to direct radio waves in a specific direction. This allows the antenna to receive and transmit signals over longer distances and with greater clarity than an omnidirectional antenna.
Here's how a Yagi antenna works:
Elements
A Yagi antenna is made up of a long boom, a dipole, directors, and a reflector:
Boom: The long pole that points in the desired direction
Dipole: The active feed line that absorbs and radiates the signal
Directors: Branch off from the boom at right angles, helping to direct the signal and provide power and gain
Reflector: Sits behind the dipole, reflecting the signal in the opposite direction
Wave amplification
The directors and reflector work together to amplify the signal in one direction and reduce it in other directions. This is achieved by using phase cancellation, where the radio waves are carefully sized and spaced to reinforce each other in a specific direction.
Directionality
The Yagi antenna's directionality comes from the reflector blocking waves coming from the rear of the antenna.
Yagi antennas are often used for rooftop television antennas, amateur radio, CB radio, and cell phone reception. They are directional, so they must be pointed directly at a signal source for optimal performance.
I have a log periodic antenna i use with my T beam and i am able to reach palomar from point loma. That yagi on any mountain top is gonna go FAR.
Great idea! What are the power requirements for those Station G2 radios and are you powering with solar or another source?
I’m building a larger solar setup for it with a much larger battery, I’ll share the details as I build it.
Yeah, makes sense. You thinking of using solar panels as some of the walls for the radio enclosure?
@@GregCoreyTech No, just a large 100w panel.
15V USB PD or 9-19V DC. 20 or 30 watt on the power supply (by memory).
Link for yagi?
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