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Repeater Installation Advantagous Location (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Subtracty@lemmy.world to c/meshtastic@mander.xyz

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I am new to the community and do not want to adversely affect any existing users in my area. I live on a mountain ridge with clear sight lines over a valley that houses a large town and am looking into installing a repeater on top of my house.

I do not have a location on the top of the mountain (which would give me sight lines on both sides of the ridge). I live in a remote area and while looking on a map of meshtastic devices can see 3 active nodes spread out in the valley I overlook, with no nodes on the other side of the mountain for 50+ miles.

Should I just stick with a client node? Should I find a more advantageous location to place a repeater? Is it useless because there is so little meshtastic activity in my area?

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago

You sound like a good candidate for a router role, but just to be safe, I would generally avoid "router" unless coordinating with or organizing a coordinated community mesh. That would allow for the best placement without potentially adversely affecting the wider mesh. Client role will repeat just the same but without "overriding" other, potentially better positioned nodes.

The top of the mountain location, which would provide coverage for both sides, would be the ideal placement for a node in "router" role without consuming a hop to "jump" to the other side.