Short version: Use a low gain antenna, report your location and antenna gain accurately, and PoCv11 will have more or less no effect on you. Super short version: Don’t worry. PoCv11 is designed to help the Network more accurately assess location from radio frequency strength signals and to keep Hotspots in RF regulatory compliance. It cleans up …
40–60 Hotspots. Wait, you want more, and you want to know how I came up with that (with help)? Start by reading my post on PoC cycles, otherwise you’ll be missing some key points. Done? Great! Let’s start with the worst case for HNT earnings: You’re a lone wolf Hotspot, with no Hotspots within tx/rx distance. …
Our pilot project is complete, and boy have we learned a ton from this one! While many are still focusing on earning HNT for Helium Hotspot deployments, the obvious move for those of us interested in longevity is actually USING the Network. Over the course of a week, supported by Tommy and Ryan at Lonestar …
I got into Helium accidentally. I was looking for a way to find and communicate with other paragliders out back of beyond. I had participated in a Search and Rescue for a well known paraglider out in remote Nevada at the end of summer 2020. The missing paraglider pilot (James Johnston, aka Kiwi) had GPS and …
Hotspotty started as a way for Daniel Andrade (@spillere on Discord) to manage the growing fleet of Helium Hotspots he was rolling out together with Maxime Goossens and Alexis Argent. In the beginning we had a tiny script that would send our daily rewards to a Telegram group. It’s, uh, grown from that. 🙂 Let’s start with …
Ok, so you just found Helium and are wondering what to do next? Let’s walk through the whole system so you’ll know what to do and what NOT to do. We’ll go through the ecosytem of Helium, the incentive of HNT, explain Helium Wallets as well as the Burn and Mint equilibrium, and make sure …
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Seeing other deployments is one of the fastest ways to get great ideas (and avoid costly mistakes!) I thought it’d be useful to the community to share a little more detail about our Helium Hotspot deployments. Here’s your chance to shine! What hotspot are you using? What antenna? Are you happy with this deployment? What will …
Well, the race is officially on. With at least two unofficial halvings coming in the near future, it’s pretty darn important right now to: A) Get your Helium hotspot up and earning and B) Secure the best spot you possibly can. In the case below, this hotspot is on private property with an incredible view of both my …
So you’ve got your Helium Hotspot up and cranking and you’re all proud of your new deployment. Well done you! As you cruise around Explorer to see how much better your deployment is than everyone else’s, you notice a neighbor who’s earning more. What’s the deal? Are they cheating? Do they have a magic antenna? How …
Why will a Hotspot earn well on one day, then nothing the next? Why isn’t there more consistency in earnings? There’s a clear reason for spiky earnings, and I’d love to walk you through it. Let’s start at the beginning of the Proof of Coverage (PoC) cycle, with the construction of a Challenge. Every Hotspot …
