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Watching the VARA vector scope, the received Willmar gateway signal looked like a shotgun pattern. Removed the charger and it was a BB, like normal.

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Message ID: EFYM5EK5QDDN
Date: 2024/08/18 21:06 ?(UTC)
From: KF0OUA
To: W0AYE; N0QBH; WD0HXV?
Source: KF0OUA
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RMS Originator: N0QBH
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Location: 45.104167N, 95.291667W (GRID SQUARE)
Subject: greetings from lac qui parle state park

just finished a pota activation ben. Thought I would try the post office from here. ?yaesu 7800 on low power with a 5/8 wave whip on a mag mount.

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73

Mike N0QBH

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He's an estimated coverage map that may help. 25 watts from top of the tower to a mobile station with 6 ft antenna

Meshtastic continued -

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In my previous post I briefly described Meshtastic LoRa RF networking and some of the hardware involved.
Now that I've had my outdoor node online for a month, I know a little more about what is going on around me.

The neighbor with a weather station updating every minute is a constant and I've had no other contact with them and there is no location given.
Occasionally, an active station will pass through on the highway and show up on the open channel (Channel 0) stations list.?
More "exciting" is when an active node in an airplane comes in range. Then the channel 0 station list will show several Meshtastic stations from all over.
This happens when the station in the air hears the stations below and dutifully re-transmits their payload.

You can set your location in the configuration, and if you choose, broadcast it. Then the receiving stations will also plot your location on a map.
Some mesh devices have a GPS built in and (if enabled) can be tracked.?
However, I've yet to have a LoRa text qso with any of them because I wasn't active when they were going by. Kind of typical for radio :)
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MQTT
Connecting mesh users out of LoRa (radio) range via the Internet.
Mashtastic has a built in Internet connection option called proxy that can use the phone or tablet's Internet to send and receive Meshtastic messages.
Each channel (0-7) has the option to use mqtt, but channel 0 is open key, common to everyone and will swamp your connection - avoid it!

Purists will complain mqtt defeats the purpose of mesh networks. Proponents will tell you how it pulls users together in sparsely populated places.
Kind of like WiresX and repeaters?
Using mqtt is up to the user and can be turned off at any time.
W0AYE and myself (N0QBH) have sent messages back and forth on the W0SW channel (Ben's creation) using the mqtt feature.
Along with it's unique name, it also has a 32 bit key which is shared among the users (by invite). No key, no decode.
I will take this opportunity to point out this isn't Ham radio per say.?
However, there is an option to use Meshtastic under your Ham licence with more power and no encryption.

In closing, I believe mesh networking like this could be a Godsend in a long term power outage when most cell sites go dead and your phone has no service.
At that point in time most phones are a fancy paperweight.?
Mesh users will still be communicating with theirs.

In the meantime, it's just nerdy fun on the leading edge.

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?has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add a new spectrum solution in the Lower 900 MHz band (902-928 MHz band) to complement and backup GPS. The Lower 900 MHz band plan aims to give access to 15 MHz of low-band spectrum for 5G services.

The company filed a rulemaking petition to the FCC, proposing to rearrange the band to facilitate a terrestrial positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) network and broadband. The petition specifically asks the FCC to reconfigure the band plan and adopt new rules, including enabling a high-quality terrestrial complement and backup to GPS for essential PNT services and providing 15 MHz of low-band spectrum for use by mobile broadband networks.

The proposal, according to?, “enables high-quality terrestrial PNT, with the potential for widespread and inexpensive adoption in many use cases because it will use the 5G standard.” Because the company’s NextGen PNT solution uses a small amount of capacity in the 10 MHz downlink, mobile network providers can use most downlink capacity for broadband, “making the spectrum appealing for integration into existing networks and thereby accelerating the availability of terrestrial PNT services.”

According to the filing, “The 15-megahertz band plan is necessary for this broadband deployment, which enables an at-scale PNT network to be deployed efficiently, providing a unique path to resolving the coverage, cost, and user device issues that have prevented broad terrestrial PNT usage to date.”

NextNav recently signed an agreement to acquire spectrum licenses covering an additional 4 MHz in the lower 900 MHz band from Telesaurus Holdings GB and Skybridge Spectrum Foundation. In March 2024, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, issued an Order approving the Receiver’s request to sell all of its Lower 900 MHz spectrum holdings to NextNav, allowing the parties to move forward with obtaining FCC approval.

The company plans to partner with mobile network operators or others interested in commercial deployment in the band for 5G and will ensure incumbent operations are protected. According to the company, it has used its existing licenses to develop PNT expertise and products, but, because of a legacy band plan and rules that limit the use of the spectrum for 5G, much of this band is underused.

The NextGen PNT technology and network are designed to use 5G and offer a 3D positioning solution with single-digit accuracy. The positioning solution is available indoors and outdoors and in urban corridors. It also seeks to provide wireless distribution of precise, resilient timing.

The current Lower 900 MHz Band is “not conducive for either terrestrial PNT or mobile broadband,” according to the filing, with shortcomings that include fragmented geographic licensing arrangements, outdated command-and-control requirements and other restrictions. Consolidating the geographically licensed spectrum blocks into a 15MHz nationwide configuration for both PNT and 5G broadband changes. This allows the band to support better use cases and serve as a high-performing complement and backup to GPS.

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Ben, where exactly are we meeting up in the morning?

Thanks,

Dan