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Malaysia Peak Routers

Node ID	Short Name	Long Name	Role	Admin	MeshMap	HeyWhatsThat	Config	Hardware	Antenna	Solar	Battery	Notes
!e012c758	BDKL	Bukit Dinding KL MY_919	ROUTER	9V1BJ	#3759327064	Bukit Dinding	BDKL.yaml	SEEED_SOLAR_NODE	RFELA-5/8X9	5W	14 Ah (4×EVE INR18650/35V)	BME280
!906bc8e4	BGKL	Bukit Gasing KL/PJ MY_919	ROUTER_LATE	9V1BJ	#2422982884	Bukit Gasing	BGKL.yaml	SEEED_SOLAR_NODE	TX900-BLG-55	5W	14 Ah (4×Samsung INR18650-35E)	BME280
!ebfb84ce	Besi	TM Besi	ROUTER		#3959129294	Bukit Besi	?	GAT562_MESH_TRIAL_TRACKER	?	?	?

Lessons Learned/Checklist

Cabling
- Beware of RP-SMA and SMA differences
  - Seeed Studio hardware generally uses RP-SMA, while the Meshtastic/LoRa ecosystem generally uses SMA
  - SMA female and RP-SMA male connectors are physically compatible, so they will physically mate, but the inner conductors will be air-gapped
Tools
- Large Phillips screwdriver to open/close enclosure(s)
- Large slotted screwdriver to tighten hose clamps (because Phillips screwdrivers will cam out before the hose clamp is fully tightened)
- Large wire cutters to trim excess length from hose clamps
- Laptop to compile/configure Meshtastic
- RTL-SDR to survey 33cm band utilization
- USB-C cables (USB-C to USB-C, USB-C to USB-A)
- 6 or 7 step ladder
- 2 other Meshtastic devices to radio check & Remote Admin with
Configuration
- Setting 0 for some Meshtastic settings does not result in a default value
  - lora.hop_limit of 0 results in a valid setting of 0 rather than the default of 3
  - Telemetry (device, environment, power) interval setting of 0 in ROUTER mode does not result in a default of 30min but rather auto-scaling with a minimum of 12 hours (see meshtastic/firmware#4466)
- Be careful with Meshtastic CLI when trying to add authorized admin public keys (see meshtastic/python#827)
Testing
- Ensure newly installed device + 2 other Meshtastic devices have similar RSSI (if the new node has significantly lower RSSI, there is likely a cabling or antenna issue)