gabmeister Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Hi, Anyone know how come my hotspot is witnessing other hotspots well.. but when it beacons, only a max of 2 hotspots witness it? Usually its 1.. sometimes 0. I just want to understand why this is so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Erik Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Is the device indoors - behind a window/wall? On average, we’re seeing a 3x activity increase when you take the antenna outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sascha Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) I actually face the opposite, beacons are witnessed quite good. But since 10 days my hotspot haven't witnessed any other hotspot. In addition there are 2 to 4 days between the sent beacons, which also bit low I assume. I tried different positions, that might be part of the issue. But now it's placed at the same position as it was when last time witnesses were reported. The LoRaWAN LED is only on from time to time. But also at the days when not beacons or witness are reported. Any ideas? Edited June 22, 2022 by Sascha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gabmeister Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 8:00 PM, Erik said: Is the device indoors - behind a window/wall? On average, we’re seeing a 3x activity increase when you take the antenna outdoors. Hi i forgot to put my hotspot setup detsils. It currently has 5 meter lmr 400 cable connected to a 5.8 dbi omni direct antenna outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Erik Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 4:22 AM, gabmeister said: Hi i forgot to put my hotspot setup detsils. It currently has 5 meter lmr 400 cable connected to a 5.8 dbi omni direct antenna outdoors. It's probably nothing out of the ordinary with beaconing at the moment, but can I have the name of the miner, just to run a diagnostic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gabmeister Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 hello Erik, it's Digital Quartz Halibut. Thank you. yea it might be due to the issue with beaconing right now. but just wanted to make sure.. because I see some hotspots also having my issues. but I also see hotspots that always have 14 witnesses when beaconing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Erik Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, gabmeister said: hello Erik, it's Digital Quartz Halibut. Thank you. yea it might be due to the issue with beaconing right now. but just wanted to make sure.. because I see some hotspots also having my issues. but I also see hotspots that always have 14 witnesses when beaconing. All seems well on the hotspot side. Do you have a photo of what the view is like from the antenna? I suspect there's a weak joint in your cable setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gabmeister Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Here's a pic, that's the most I can do for the miner at the moment for an outside setup. Does beaconing and witnessing not work both ways? Can you help me understand what weak joint means? hehe not quite familiar with it. I may try to give a better pic later. Edited June 27, 2022 by gabmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Erik Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, gabmeister said: Here's a pic, that's the most I can do for the miner at the moment for an outside setup. Does beaconing and witnessing not work both ways? Can you help me understand what weak joint means? hehe not quite familiar with it. I may try to give a better pic later. A weak joint could be where the cables connect - Antenna to cable, miner to cable, etc. I suspect something there is either faulty or weakly connected. Yeah, beaconing and witnessing goes both ways, but you don't seem to be witnessing particularly much either. I'd expect a little more with a setup like this ^^. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gabmeister Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Erik said: A weak joint could be where the cables connect - Antenna to cable, miner to cable, etc. I suspect something there is either faulty or weakly connected. Yeah, beaconing and witnessing goes both ways, but you don't seem to be witnessing particularly much either. I'd expect a little more with a setup like this ^^. Maybe i'll try and reconnect the LMR cable to the antenna. and see what happens. Thanks for the insight Erik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gabmeister Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 15 hours ago, Erik said: A weak joint could be where the cables connect - Antenna to cable, miner to cable, etc. I suspect something there is either faulty or weakly connected. Yeah, beaconing and witnessing goes both ways, but you don't seem to be witnessing particularly much either. I'd expect a little more with a setup like this ^^. Hi Erik, does bending cables have an effect on this as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Erik Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 8 hours ago, gabmeister said: Hi Erik, does bending cables have an effect on this as well? LMR-400 can manage with a bit of bending, but I wouldn't do too much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anyone know how come my hotspot is witnessing other hotspots well.. but when it beacons, only a max of 2 hotspots witness it? Usually its 1.. sometimes 0. I just want to understand why this is so.
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