This is what I ordered from the RAKwireless store:
https://store.rakwireless.com/products/wisblock-meshtastic-starter-kit (pick the correct frequency for your region)
https://store.rakwireless.com/products/rak1921-oled-display-panel
https://store.rakwireless.com/products/ipex-to-sma-connector
RAKwireless also has GPS modules if you want GPS.
I bought these parts locally:
- LoRa antenna with RP-SMA connector
- 3.7V LiPo battery with JST-PH connector
3D printed case:
I used this one: https://www.printables.com/model/286657-rak19007rak5005-case-for-meshtastic
The Printables page for the 3D printed case has several options for different styles of batteries as well as instructions for assembling.
This looks ridiculously fun to learn.
Question, Phil - does the Rakwireless “kit” include everything you’d need, other than the case?
There are a number of additional options on the kit product page, but not sure if it’s the same antenna or right battery. Would you advise simply ordering each item you mention in the note I’m replying directly to?
The kit comes with the board with the LoRa module (pre-installed with Meshtastic) plus two small antennas, one for Bluetooth and the other for LoRa.
In addition to the items I mentioned in that note, this is the antennna that RAK sells - pick the correct frequency for your region:
https://store.rakwireless.com/products/blade-antenna
(I only bought the antenna elsewhere because I forgot to add it to my order).
You can also add the GPS module if you want to transmit location and some of the sensor modules that RAK sells are also supposed to work with Meshtastic although I haven’t tried this yet.
A couple of other things to mention are that a small amounting of soldering is needed with the RAK system to attach the OLED display and also they don’t include WiFi.
If you want something that is ready to go and also includes WiFi then the LILYGO TTGO T-Beam is another option:
Thank you for all this! Gonna make a project of it this summer 🤙
Yo! Going through my nostr bookmarks and found this reminder/note-to-self 😁
Gonna order parts this weekend; do you happen to know if they ship to a PO Box or something like those amazon lockers?
Packages get stolen around my apartment periodically (which sucks) so I could ship it to my in-laws’ house but it’ll be a while before I’m there again.
Getting stoked to learn more here. It’s so gratifying and cathartic to build stuff that works 🔥🫂🤙🫡
It’s a good time to order from the RAKwireless store at the moment as they have 20% off of a lot of things or 25% for 3 or more of their Meshtastic starter kits. I just ordered some more myself last night!
I’m not sure about the shipping unfortunately. Their shipping policy doesn’t seem to say anything about shipping to a PO Box. I’ve always had shipping to my home address. They use DHL for shipping to me in Australia although I’m not sure if that is the same for other parts of the world.
Wahoo! Gotta love an unexpected discount. I may just need to stack a few extra sats with the cash I end up saving!
Thanks for the fast reply as well - I may send you an overview of what I end up ordering, just to make sure I don’t miss anything, if that’s alright 😁
