Heltec V4 LoRa 32: First Impressions and Real-World Use

Posted on Thu 09 October 2025 in Articles • Tagged with meshtastic, lora, heltec, esp32, iot, hardware, review

I've been using the Heltec V4 LoRa 32 Development Board for a little while now, and honestly, it's been a great experience. The first thing I noticed was how fast and responsive it is—every button press and input just works instantly, which makes setting things up way less frustrating …


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Awaiting the Heltec V4 LoRa 32 Development Board

Posted on Fri 26 September 2025 in Articles • Tagged with meshtastic, lora, heltec, esp32, iot, hardware

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Heltec V4 LoRa 32 Development Board, which I'll be integrating into my Meshtastic projects. This upgraded V4 version of the classic WiFi LoRa 32 board offers enhanced performance and full compatibility with Meshtastic networks.

Key Features

  • Upgraded ESP32-S3R2 …

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Awaiting the Seeed Studio SenseCAP Solar Node P1 for AD3i

Posted on Tue 16 September 2025 in Articles • Tagged with meshtastic, sensecap, lora, seeedstudio, stemarc, hardware

I'm excited to share that I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Seeed Studio SenseCAP Solar Node P1, which I'll be setting up for AD3i and stemarc.org. This device is a cost-effective, solar-powered LoRa node designed specifically for Meshtastic networks, and it comes pre-flashed with Meshtastic firmware for easy …


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