[-] watty@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Ok, so this is likely coming from lemmy.ml then, and if I don't want that, I'll need to use a different instance. Thank you

[-] watty@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

But it isn't the whole comment, just particular words

[-] watty@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Ohh, I'd never heard of Mumble. Just did a quick look, and I could see how I could rig something together with a raspberry pi and some peripherals to make this work. It's certainly worth investigating.

Thank you for the suggestion!

[-] watty@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bluetooth can get a couple hundred feet of range, which would be plenty.

I don't want to rely on an online option, because this is often used on the coast or internationally where cell service may be unreliable or non-existent.

[-] watty@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Yea, I've looked at those too. If they just had voice chat, they could be a winner

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It really seems like I ought to be able to connect a few devices locally via Bluetooth or teathering, and be able to have an open voice chat between those devices without an internet connection, and without push-to-talk.

Anyone aware of something like this that works? I've tried a few candidates, but I haven't had much luck getting something to work.

For extra context on why I want this: I lead a sport kite team, and as the leader, I give vocal commands to tell the rest of the team what to do, and keep us coordinated. We usually use walkie talkies for this, but the one-way communication, the limited non-PTT support, and potential international regulation problems make this workable but not ideal.

watty

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