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Exploring RF only LoRa mesh behavior using Lily Go and other various Mesh and “Non Mesh” devices.

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This project explores RF only LoRa mesh behavior using LilyGO/Mesh devices as well as ESP32 Devices, focusing on how node discovery changes between direct one-hop reception and multi hop mesh awareness. By experimenting with Meshtastic configuration settings, the work examines how messages and metadata can propagate across a wider network than a single radio link would suggest. The goal is basic research, observation and eventual optimization, to better understand real world LoRa range, topology, and mesh dynamics.

This project is an evolution of my earlier Raspberry Pi SDR experiments, branching from passive radio observation into active LoRa mesh participation using a T-Beam Supreme and a T-Deck Plus running Meshtastic. What started as monitoring signals and spectrum behavior on the Pi turned into hands on experimentation with real world mesh radios: tuning region and channel settings, comparing antennas, adjusting power, GPS, and routing behavior, and observing how a live mesh behaves while mobile versus stationary. The focus is not on building a finished device, but on understanding how configuration choices, environment, and movement affect discovery, acknowledgements, range, and reliability in an imperfect, real world LoRa network and documenting what works, what doesn’t, and what quietly fails when theory meets reality.

  • 1 × Lily Go T-Beam Supreme 915 mhz Ublox
  • 1 × Lily Go T-Deck Plus 915 mhz (Amazon)
  • 1 × 2p 21700 pack Molicel P42A Rokland Electronics
  • 1 × Drok 9vdc -32vdc in 3-6a 5vdc Buck Converter (Amazon)
  • 1 × XT60 Connectors Assorted Connectors

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