Subj : Re: Meshtastic/MeshCore
To   : Timothy Norris
From : Tanausu M.
Date : Tue Dec 30 2025 11:17:00

  Re: Re: Meshtastic/MeshCore
  By: Timothy Norris to Tanausu M. on Mon Dec 29 2025 07:30:13

 >  TM> We're looking to set up a small node network, but with the Promicro and
 >  TM> the Faketec board. It's not very powerful, but it's not bad for testing
 >  TM> things out. How is the LoRa power consumption?
 >
 > I have seen others run power tests, but haven't myself. My 1500mA battery
 > will last an 8hr day. My 3000mA version lasts over 12 hrs before I just
 > through it on the charger. Both are ESP32-S3 boards. I had no idea LoRa was
 > so broad for other things, and found it pretty amazing and opens up for
 > ideas (advanced WX Station, etc.)

Hi, I'm still learning, so something like this sounds good to me. I'll have to
look into it carefully to find the easiest way to get started without having to make long trips to recharge the batteries.
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