Kingsport Monitor
- Location
- Kingsport, TN (Wilcox Dr)
- Height
- 377 m elevation · 1 m above ground
- MeshCore name
- Kingsport Monitor
- Hardware
- Heltec V3
- Contact
- Joshua Carmack
N4JHC
N4JHC on MeshCore
n4jhcradio@gmail.com
Maintained by Joshua Carmack. Used for mapping purposes, runs this site plus multiple telemetry monitors.
This node is being converted to MeshCore. The software section below describes the original Meshtastic setup.
Node Setup
The node is a Heltec V3 that is on a pole on my roof. It is powered with a PoE splitter so I can run simple CAT5E cable up to it for power. It is in a cheap NEMA enclosure with an external ALFA antenna.
Software (Meshtastic era)
For the software portion, I have a Windows virtual machine running on my home server that has MeshSense by Affirmatech installed. The node is connected to my Wi-Fi so the server is able to connect to it that way. I can then expose this software through my reverse proxy so anyone can visit https://meshtastic.n4jhc.com/ and view the interface of the application.
This was the first thing I set up and has proven to be an invaluable tool for testing and experimenting with nodes.