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Author: Nik

  • How to take your Helium Hotspot Off Grid

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    It seems pret­ty straight­for­ward; gen­er­ate pow­er and a con­nec­tion to the inter­net, and you’ve got an off grid Heli­um Hotspot set­up. Still, you’ll have a few minor details to sort out, like what type of enclo­sure, how to mount it, how to make sure it stays weath­er­proof if you use an exter­nal anten­na, and how…

  • What’s The Best Antenna For Your Helium Hotspot?

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    Here is a step by step method for under­stand­ing how to choose the best anten­na for your hotspot place­ment. Each place­ment demands a well matched anten­na in order to pro­vide val­ue to the Heli­um Net­work and con­se­quent­ly earn the most HNT pos­si­ble for that loca­tion. Do NOT, by the way, try to get the giant…

  • How Much HNT Will My Hotspot Earn?

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    One of the most fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions in all of the Heli­um space is: “How much will I earn?”  Here’s how to get to a rea­son­ably accu­rate pre­dic­tion for your loca­tion. We’ll start with num­bers, do some more num­bers, do a lit­tle edu­cat­ed guess­ing, and end up with a con­ser­v­a­tive esti­mate of how much a giv­en…

  • A Quick Helium Explainer — Helium ELI5

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    Got a ques­tion about Heli­um? Which min­er is best? How are rewards cal­cu­lat­ed? What anten­na should you get? How much will you earn? Where should you put your hotspot?  Here are answers to the most fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions about Heli­um, explained for those of us who aren’t super technical. First, Heli­um in a nut­shell: Heli­um…

  • A Rough Guide To Helium Hotspot Placement

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    This was writ­ten in late 2020/early 2020 for folks curi­ous about opti­miz­ing a Heli­um Hotspot place­ment. Some state­ments are out of date, though the meat of it all is gen­er­al­ly correct. Most start with their anten­na, which is (almost com­plete­ly) the wrong approach for max­i­miz­ing earn­ings. The only way you could make a less effi­cient…