desperateTim.es
!da65ab40CLIENTHELTEC_V3
Identity
self-reported- Long name
- desperateTim.es
- Short name
- ab40
- Node ID
- !da65ab40 (3664096064)
- Role
- CLIENT
- Hardware
- HELTEC_V3
- Firmware
- 2.7.26.54e0d8d
- Licensed
- no
- First heard
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53
- Last heard
- Oct 21, 2026, 02:55:01
- Public key
- 697c29d0b296969fa497e6a2e60409ff6ec47edd7c2c1e0db933399044d0fe5d
First heard
Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53
Last heard
4m ago
Packets / receptions
221 / 225
Position
42.2281, -88.2409
altitude 263 m
precision ~730 m (16 bits)
Locationmobile: moved ~3.2 km
Nearby (direct links)
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What it transmits (14d)
NODEINFO_APP
93
POSITION_APP
56
MAP_REPORT_APP
30
-
13
TRACEROUTE_APP
9
NEIGHBORINFO_APP
1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
1
On network 3 days~67 packets/day
Activity (day x hour, America/Chicago)
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
0h6h12h18h23h
Recent messages
- 1d[LongFast]Goodnight from Cary, IL. Seems like we have some ducting going on! I'm seeing a lot of contacts 70mi away off of a humble rubber duck antenna in my attic.
Reliability & reach
Heard direct
97%
Gateways
3
Brokers
2
Farthest direct
0.5 km
Uptime
-
Chattiness
87%ile
Advertisements (7d)
93
Hop distribution
direct
162
4 hop
1
5 hop
1
6 hop
1
7 hop
2
ChannelsLongFastChiNWburbsPKI
RF neighbor graph
green = this node hears them; amber = they hear this node.
Uptime & availability
Avail 24h
96%
Avail 7d
52%
Avail 30d
52%
Uptime
-
Reboots 30d
0
Longest run
-
Heard, hourly (7d)no reboot in 30d
heard no dataoldest left, newest right
Signal trend (best RSSI, 7d)
Biography
- Oct 19, 2026, 16:36:51long_namedesperateTim.es (ChiMesh.org) -> desperateTim.es
- Oct 19, 2026, 02:37:31firmware2.7.26.54e0d8d
- Oct 19, 2026, 02:37:31long_nameMeshtastic ab40 -> desperateTim.es (ChiMesh.org)
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53public_key697c29d0b296969fa497e6a2e60409ff6ec47edd7c2c1e0db933399044d0fe5d
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53roleCLIENT
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53hw_modelHELTEC_V3
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53short_nameab40
- Oct 17, 2026, 19:27:53long_nameMeshtastic ab40
56 position report(s); latest Oct 21, 2026, 02:55:01.
Best gateways (advisor)
Ranked by reception quality and consistency. Use this to spot redundant coverage and gaps.
| Gateway | Status | Direct | Relayed | Avg RSSI | Avg SNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| !da659a40 | direct | 162 | 0 | -55 | 5.5 |
| !50f51e93 | relayed | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| !f661aa40 | relayed | 0 | 2 | - | - |
RF neighbors (NeighborInfo)
| Neighbor | Direction | SNR | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| KD9PSM (ChiMesh.org) | heard by | 5.3 dB | Oct 21, 2026, 02:30:23 |
| KD9PSM (ChiMesh.org) | hears | 6.5 dB | Oct 19, 2026, 05:37:17 |
Traffic fingerprint
Profile: always-on223 receptions, UTC hours
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