Search results for: "antenna"
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Government, Surveillance Technology & IoT
What is the single biggest obstacle to the Helium project, and the decentralization of wireless networks, from LoRa to WiFi to cellular? It’s usage. It doesn’t matter if you have an amazingly robust network. It doesn’t matter if you have commercial grade antennas, or nodes, or locations. What matters is that people use it. So, the…
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Gristle Crüe Weekly Call, 4/12/22
We had planned to do another cryptocurrency/tax call this week with Mat Sorenson but pushed a week due to scheduling conflicts. That didn’t stop us from scratching a few tax itches, but we spent more time on the privacy issues with deploying sensors. 0:00:00 — IntroNo Matt this week, taxes next week.You have an off…
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Helium Analytics: Data, Truth, and the Results
Helium is a complex system. If you don’t understand it, that complexity can be REALLY frustrating. There are radio frequency concepts, Hotspot density rules, different antennas, cables, splitters, and a constantly changing Network. Those all combine to make an extraordinarily complex system. In any complex system, the big opportunity is to look for big patterns…
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Gristle Crüe Weekly Call 3–15-22
We cover using antennas in trees, getting grants from DeWi to build Helium usage, using the new Helium Wallet, and more. Join us next time! 0:00:00 — Antennas in TreesUsing a higher dBi (6–9) to punch through the trees 0:03:27 — How do you build out a new area?Use Hotspotty to check local elevation changes, crosscheck that…
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Gristle Crüe Weekly Call, 3–9‑22
Attendance is growing, good to see new and veteran faces! Great discussion and Q&A about all things Helium, including which platforms to use for what, a new app option with discount code for G‑Crüe members, and a new Analytics option. Here we go! 00:00 — Intro 03:02 — Hotspotty Get Regional AwarenessSetting Commissions 8:18 — HeliumTracker —…
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The Essential Tools You Need For Excellent Helium Deployments
What tools will you need to install Helium Hotspots? After putting up Hotspots on houses, buildings, mountains, and poles, and spending more money than I’d like to admit on all kinds of tools, I thought I’d put together a list for you to find all of ’em in one place. No matter how basic or…
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Gristle Crüe Weekly Call 3–2‑22
Marvel (my dog) tries to steal the show with his squeaky toy. Russ drops some penny-saver tips and resources, BFGNeil walks us through updates and some pretty cool implications of Light Hotspots. Still wrangling all this in, appreciate all the suggestions for improvement, thank you for helping make this awesome! Time hacks 3:22 intro 4:35…
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Is Your Helium Radio Signal Good Enough?
How do you make sure a radio signal is within acceptable limits for Helium? Short version: Assert your antenna gain (including your cable loss) and location accurately and you don’t need to do anything else. Wait, you want more? Dawg, why didn’t you say so? Let’s dive in! First, let’s start with why we need an “acceptable”…
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How Do You Cheat On The Helium Network?
This is a general explanation of how gamers are stealing HNT on the network. This is not a “how to”. Most of us putting up Helium Hotspots have no idea how the system works. It can feel frustrating to be cheated and not understand it. Let’s go through a few of the more common methods.…