anarcat's nodes¶

YUL-Little-Italy¶

One of the first repeaters on the mesh! Originally a key repeater, but now less important. Where the weekly net is ran from.

Next steps¶

find a way to have both repeaters installed without interference

2026-09-27: regions test¶

Testing the regions proposal:

region def yul|* qc|* onqc|* can|* na
region allowf *
region default yul
region save

Result:

> region
*^ F

> region def yul|* qc|* onqc|* can|* na
*^ F
 yul F
 qc F
 onqc F
 can F
 na F

> region allowf *
OK
> region default yul
 default scope is now yul
> region save
OK
> region
*^ F
 yul F
 qc F
 onqc F
 can F
 na F

2026-09-21: flood configuration¶

Applied flood configuration including txdelay, specifically:

set loop.detect moderate
set advert.interval 240
set flood.advert.interval 47
set flood.max 16
set txdelay 1
set direct.txdelay 0.5

2026-09-14: Reticulum relay moved¶

Reticulum relay removed from the mast to the backyard, reception improved.

2026-09-04: Reticulum relay modification¶

Relays inverted and spaced out.

2026-08-30: J-pole and Reticulum relay deployment¶

Reticulum relay (RAK Solar Mini) deployed on the same mast, causing interference issues.

A PVC mast was added to the J-pole as well.

2026-05-03: Alfa upgrade¶

Antenna upgraded to a Alfa, Meshtastic repeater removed.

2026-04-17: initial deployment¶

Some time in the spring of 2026, two repeaters were deployed on the roof, Meshtastic and MeshCore.

YUL-Poly¶

Next steps¶

2026-09-27: flood configuration¶

After three days of repeated attempts and partial successes, the flood configuration is considered to be deployed, including the txdelay bits. Configuration is assumed to be:

set loop.detect moderate
set advert.interval 240
set flood.advert.interval 47
set flood.max 16
set txdelay 1
set direct.txdelay 0.5

But cannot be verified because the node is hard to reach. Unclear which route is stable.

2026-05-07: initial deployment¶

Not sure when the node was deployed, but it was first found on Meshmapper on May 7th 2026.

YUL-Plateau-Ouest-R1¶

Seedstudio Sensecap P1 pro at the corner of Rachel and St-Laurent, now a key repeater.

Next steps¶

upgrade firmware?
OTA upgrade fix?
verify configuration
add photo

2026-09-27: flood and regions configuration¶

YUL-Plateau-Ouest-R1 is now a key ("golden") repeater, but I am having trouble reaching it to deploy the flood configuration.

The following configurations were performed, after many efforts:

set flood.max 16
set flood.advert.interval 47
set advert.interval 240
set txdelay 1
set direct.txdelay 0.5
set loop.detect moderate

The regions configuration was, amazingly, also performed, on this older 1.15 firmware:

region put yul
region put qc
region put onqc
region put can
region put na
region allowf *
region default yul
region save

Current version is 1.15.0-dee3e26 (Build: 19-Apr-2026).

Working path seems to be YUL-Little-Italy - YUL-Parc-Extension 17m.

2026-05-24: initial deployment¶

Not sure when the node was deployed, but it was first found on Meshmapper on May 24th 2025.

YUL-IDS¶

A RAK Solar Mini in a window installed at the end of August 2026, ran out of power after a week, needs to be replaced.

Next steps¶

install outside, facing south if possible
check firmware
reflash OTA upgrade just in case
deploy flood configuration

2026-08-28: last heard¶

Last heard time according to beacon.

Node seems to have lasted two weeks, likely not recharging correctly.

2026-08-13: initial deployment¶

Node installed in a window.