SenseCAP Solar Node P1 Pro Review: The Best Value Solar Meshtastic Node You Can Buy Right Now (adrelien.com)

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Looking for the best solar Meshtastic node? The SenseCAP P1-Pro delivers a 5W panel, 13,400mAh of battery, and GPS for just $89.90. We ran it for weeks, tracked its power draw on Grafana, tested its range in dense urban streets, and examined every internal detail. See the real-world results.

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[-] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

NO DO NOT USE ROUTER unless you have coordinated with your local mesh group and found that it would be advantageous to use router. Use CLIENT_BASE.

Generally, unless your node is at least 100 feet above ground level, I do not recommend using router at all.

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