00:00Building Portable Off-Grid Mesh Radio
00:03Heltec V4 vs. T114 V2 Battle Come Down to Power vs. RAW Features
00:09T114 run NRF52 chip for ultra-low battery drain, but Heltec V4 smash back with ESP32S3 muscle,
00:16Wi-Fi, built-in OLED, fast processing.
00:18Found 5 Best Heltec V4 Board Deals Right Now to See If Beat T114 for Build
00:24First up, Heltec V4 Baseboard with OLED and 16MB PSR-AM
00:29Cost $29.71 ESP32S3 processor gives speed boost over T114 when flood network with packet traffic
00:39Perfect Rating Across Thousands Sold
00:42Best Pick If Already Have Batteries, 3D Printer, Just Want Raw Hardware to Flash Mesh-tastic Fast
00:49Second Option, Full Field Ready Kit
00:52Cost $49.80
00:55Pack 300mAh Battery, Custom Enclosure, SX1262 LoRa Radio Out-of-Box
01:02T114 SIP Power, But This Bundle Eliminate Hunting for Parts or Printing Shell
01:07Open Box, Flash Node, Drop-In Backpack, Go
01:11Third Option Target Remote Solar Node Builder
01:15Strip Price Down to $26.65, Cheapest on List
01:20Integrated GPS Chip, Solar Charging Management Circuitry on Board
01:25T114 Need Extra Daughter Boards for GPS
01:28This Board Integrate Tracking Hardware Direct for Half Cost
01:32Mount in Waterproof Box on Roof, Run Forever
01:36Fourth Option, Balance Tracker Setup at $29.88
01:42Include GPS Module, 0.96-Inch Screen, SX1262 LoRa, Solar Input Pins
01:48Screen Let Check Packet Hops, Signal Strength, Direct Messages in Field Without Drain Phone Battery
01:53Over Bluetooth
01:54Great Mid-Range Tracker Build
01:57Fifth Board, Refined Low Power V4 Revision
02:00Cost $31.62
02:04Boast 4.9 Star Rating
02:06Firmware Optimize Sleep Current on ESP32 S3
02:10Close Battery Life Gap Against T114 While Keep Wi-Fi Gateway Capability Intact
02:15Best Choice If Want Base Station Power With Semi-Portable Runtime
02:20Links To All 5 Boards Down In Description Below
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02:27Drop Questions In Comments
