WiFi / Bluetooth mod for Heltec V3 Meshtastic node.

[Music] I had a number of my friends that are using these htech boards and similar boards ask about the um WiFi um mod basically and uh I thought i' s of got a bit of time I'll sit and have a a bashet one on camera I don't do normally the finest work on camera but uh we're going to have a go with it anyway see if we can uh dislodge this and uh get it off and pop another one on do remember if you're working with these uh boards do get the kind of lead free solder because generally the ones that are coming in are uh the modern solder um the two don't really like to mix the old stuff and the new stuff so it can be a problem one of my friends said you can do it with a lot of flux but I'm trying to do it without as much mess as possible or as little mess as possible so see if we can have a go at this and uh get it warmed up and take it out if we can look quite easy on that one and there they are they're only a tiny little spring is what they are tiny still a bit warm on my skin there even with that tiny amount of touching yes indeed just going to pop a little blob extra of solder on there while it's still relatively warm once you get to melt again checking tiny little bit of solding onto the screen there but soon sort that out I've angled the uh the wire slightly on this try and get it in a little bit trying to focus it there while I'm not really in line with the camera so there you go angled it a little bit it's pretty much gone straight in and pretty much that's it give it a moment to to cool off rather than stand this one up straight I'm going to just turn it slight lightly into the case it will fit back in the case but still gives a better signal than the little twisted Wi-Fi spring antennas that they've actually put in these already once I've done the uh little bit of soldering mod there just linked it back up to the board itself checked everything was working which it obviously is and got a further Wi-Fi range as well now so I went out onto the sort of Landing spare bedroom to set this up had to wander back in when I got the pairing numbers but it did work so yep not a problem at all the range is a little bit well a fair bit longer and can go downstairs now and still reach this unit from up on the uh The Landing or in my spare room where my shack is so yeah quite a handy little mod if you're able to do it or you want to have a go with it um it's not too much of a mod but do be careful don't apply too much heat or you could end up causing a few more problems than you'd like to cause there we are with the uh actual power into it now we've redone the firmware as well won't be stopping on this little antenna I've got it uh designed and built into a box basically but uh that's uh that's is up and running now with the uh little mod done for the Wi-Fi and the Bluetooth hopefully that helps a few other people interest a few other people hope it's some use to you 73 for now

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Keywords: Bluetooth mod mesh, CB Radio, G3RCW, Ham radio, Heltec v3, Meshtastic, VNVideoEditor, electronics, hobbyist

Id: QO-s-34VcPU

Length: 5min 29sec (329 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 31 2024