Greetings, I’ve been conducting extensive measurements of Uplink RSSI over an extended period to analyze its fluctuations in response to climate variations. The results I’ve obtained are rather intriguing. Initially, the RSSI values exhibit a standard variation, typically ranging between 3 and 5 dBi within the first hour. However, after an hour, the variations intensify, occasionally escalating up to 20 dBm between consecutive transmissions. These two distinct behaviors alternate cyclically after each hour how it looks in the next graph:
I conducted these measurements by consistently sending messages from a Heltec node LoRa32 v2 and receiving them via a gateway over a span of two days. I programmed the nodes using the “LoRaWAN_APP” library provided by Heltec, utilizing the LoRaWAN interruption example as the foundation. I rigorously tested the transmissions at intervals of both every 15 seconds and 1.5 seconds, observing similar patterns in both scenarios. Furthermore, I experimented with two different nodes to validate these observations.
I’m at a loss in identifying the root cause behind this peculiar behavior. Any insights or ideas you could offer would be immensely appreciated.
