I'm considering selling the dozen or so LoRa nodes (Meshtastic, Meshcore, Reticulum) that I assembled, some of which have custom cases.
A few months ago I had some money and blew it on buing a bunch of different makes and models of mesh nodes. My goal was to determine the pros and cons of each.
My conclusion is that it doesn't really matter very much. The variables that really count are (MCU, antenna size/position, battery, and tx power). The battery size and antenna options are mainly a function of the case design and accessories.
And for the question of whether you want a standalone unit with a keyboard and screen or not is something you can determine without buying anything. There are pros and cons to the completely standalone units, but I generally like them. Just depends on the use case.
Considering that I can easily swap around antennas, and to some extent cases/batteries, my question to the crowd is: what is most important to you?
A huge antenna, or a small node that is easy to carry?
A huge battery, or something lighter & smaller?
Having a tiny screen, do you care?
Dr. Hax
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