Painter's Pole Mount for Meshtastic Devices

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<p><strong>Update: This is for Heltec ESP32 LoRa boards and an 18650 battery. &nbsp;Since I've been working with other boards, I have switched my development efforts to a more universal style “radome” for GPS/LoRa/Meshtastic/RAK WisBlock style devices.</strong></p><p><strong>That model can be found for download here:</strong><br><a href="https://www.printables.com/model/301926"><strong>https://www.printables.com/model/301926</strong></a></p><p><strong>Printed variants of the new model can be found here:</strong><br><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1331811415/"><strong>https://www.etsy.com/listing/1331811415/</strong></a></p><p>I got into meshtastic this week and wanted to apply some of the best practices of amateur radio. Getting your antenna above the ground makes a huge amount of different in range. Using a common painter's pole found at most hardware stores or amazon, I designed this radome to cover everything in a weather protected space and raise it 30~40' above ground.</p><p>There's also a small port for DC power or solar charging if you want to leave the unit up for extended periods.</p><p>I've printed this in PETG with no issues on a well tuned machine. The threads don't require supports, but I add one in the middle of the dome where the angle of the curve reaches 65%.</p><p><strong>The original Heltec variant shown in this listing can be purchased here: </strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1315161160/"><strong>https://www.etsy.com/listing/1315161160/</strong></a></p><p>Thanks for your support!</p>