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    Meshcore in SA discussion

    See also Meshtastic in SA Discussion. MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system. Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network. You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down. In the last couple of months many Meshtastic...
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    3 ways to keep your car on the road for 10 years in South Africa

    learned the hard way that antifreeze (vs tap water) is important after welch/freeze plugs started rusting out.
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    Glad we were able to make contact over RF even if it was Meshcore and not Meshtastic and only from a temporary location. :)
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    Any messages you send on "LongFast" should appear on https://za.localmesh.org/chat.html . You can also join us on discord to help with troubleshooting https://discord.com/invite/tKGFwFYvsT .
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    Unfortunately not :( ... in Table View you should be able reach some nodes, maybe try and get a little more height?
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    Make sure you get a 868Mhz node if you want to use it for Meshtastic or MeshCore in Cape Town. Smartcasa as mentioned above or Micro Robotics is your best bet to get going for cheap.
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    You can also buy them directly from smartcasa ... https://www.smartcasa.co.za/products/seeed-studio-xiao-meshtastic-node. I'm using one of those nodes with a yagi to connect from Kraaifontein to Hawequas (40km).
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    Mashtastic in SA discussion

    Not too much growth since 2025 😐
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    Mixtelematics API

    1337 h4x0r
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    How do you like your steak cooked?

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    What was your first home internet setup?

    wrong thread :P
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    What was your first home internet setup?

    Not officially, but we didn't stop WUG users to use the infrastructure for whatever they want. There were loads of PPTP instances running.
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    What was your first home internet setup?

    pre-internet 1200baud modem for connecting to some local BBSs, and then later 14.400baud modem for connecting to the internet. IIRC the ISP was ABSA.
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    What was the first cell phone you owned?

    Nokia 1610 hand-me-down when I was still in school ~1999. MTN IIRC.
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    What were the specs of your first home PC?

    you know it!
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