Auckland/Waikato moving to Short Fast 16
Due to the recent uptake of nodes in the Auckland and Waikato regions nodes were being bogged down with either delayed or missed messages. In early January 2025 about half the nodes have been migrated to use Short Fast 16 (SF16). this follows in the footsteps of Wellington who have already been through this and already switched.
Short Fast 16 coverage shows nodes extending from Great Barrier Island and down past Hamilton.
Known issues:
- If you use channels other than the default, backup the security key settings as these may be lost so you'll need to recreate. QR codes created prior to the switch haven't worked on at least one occasion.
Pro tip: In an attempt to let others know about the switch rename your nodes adding the suffix " switched to SF16" or something like that. Let it sync to the mesh prior to the switch. After the switch rename back.