# E1774: Galveston Meshtastic Node Deployment Update Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0-461386/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0-461386/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update.md Podcast: [Ham Radio 2.0](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0-461386) Published: 2026-07-29T17:35:02+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update--73193199 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73193199/galveston_meshtastic_node_deployment_update.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ham-radio-2-0-461386/episodes/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update Duration seconds: 419 ## Resource Galveston Meshtastic Solar Node Update – 4 Months Later! SpecFive relay battery failed. Swapped it for the compact Seeed Studio P1 solar node in Galveston, TX. War driving showed strong Meshtastic activity but almost zero Meshcore nodes. Fixed rust issues and secured everything with painted brackets + zip ties. Monitoring through summer with antenna upgrades planned. How many Meshtastic nodes are you seeing locally? Drop it in the comments! 👇 #Meshtastic #SolarNode #SeeedStudioP1 SpecFive #HamRadio #Galveston #Meshcore Blog Post with links: https://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/blog/galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ham-radio-2-0-461386/episodes/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0-461386/e1774-galveston-meshtastic-node-deployment-update.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.