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@Edent I’ve seen messages from Yorkshire and Cheshire before now. There are some strong north/ south links heading along the M5 and M6.

The hams use directional antennas to prioritise distance between the cities.

@henryk @Edent MeshCore is radio only, unlike Meshtastic that can propagate via the internet to an extent.

@Edent I’ve sent a message but the chance of it making it to you from Bristol is relatively slim I think!

@Edent @stereo 3 to 6km should be fine. Do you have line of sight to them? That makes such a difference.

I ended up putting a repeater in my loft.

@Edent I haven't seen your messages (get to Bristol).

When you send a message do you see any repeats? Under your blue message bubble it may say something like “Heard 1 repeat”. If it just says "Sent" then it is possible no one heard you.

You may be able to hear things without anyone hearing you.

@u0421793 @Edent Settings (Cog) > Contact Settings.

This can stop your contacts list getting unmanageable.

@Edent @psfshr Traffic on the Public channel can be sporadic. Last message was at 15.51 for me.

In the app click the vertial ... menu then tools then Discover Nearby Nodes then Discover Repeaters. This should find any local repeaters that can hear you (and then you hear them).

@Edent This is the EU/UK (Narrow) preset.

@Edent For Meshcore in the UK you need to change your radio settings:

Frequency: 869.618
Bandwidth: 62.5
Spreading Factor: 8
Coding Rate: 8
Transmit Power: 22