I’ve been brainstorming ways to get a permanent node on my truck for various reasons. Here’s what I have so far:
- Hard-wired for power. The vehicle battery is pretty large, and I have a solar-maintainer installed with enough power left over to run a node.
- GPS module for tracking
- External antenna (915 MHz). I already have cargo racks on the truck bed so plenty of space to attach a mount.
Unfortunately I haven’t found much in the way of hardware guides. Initially I figured a 33 cm ham antenna would be perfect but haven’t seen much available. For the node itself I was looking at either a heltec tracker or a Wisblock with location module. Anyone suggestions?
Have you gone through with your car build? I want to do the same and was wondering if anyone else had any luck.
I hit a snag when we had to replace the vehicle unexpectedly. The new one has no good mounting options besides magnetic attachment so I’m still looking.
I’m sorry to hear that. Good luck!