--- title: "First Helium Miner Deployment" type: "post" published_at: "2022-04-09T20:11:30+00:00" modified_at: "2022-09-05T04:18:13+00:00" url: "https://nmbgeek.com/blog/first-helium-miner-deployment/" excerpt: "A Little Late I am unfortunately a little late to the Helium (HNT) mining party. I just completed my first deployment and have 4 more in the works. My first miner Future Pine Dove sat in the window for about..." markdown_url: "https://nmbgeek.com/blog/first-helium-miner-deployment.md" --- #### A Little Late I am unfortunately a little late to the Helium (HNT) mining party. I just completed my first deployment and have 4 more in the works. My first miner [Future Pine Dove](https://explorer.helium.com/hotspots/11iBHL4spUma9feh5nZi1UAKQYmMMVp7ccqo22MscXtxznGPQ88) sat in the window for about a month while awaiting its antenna and additional equipment. Today, 04/09/2022, I put up an external antenna and I am starting off with an 8dBi but may drop that to 5.8 depending on how it performs. I moved the Sensecap from wifi to ethernet in this process and updated my port forwards but at this time the miner is showing as relayed in the explorer app but hotspotty.net and the Sensecap app both say it isn’t relayed. Relaying won’t matter either after the next network update. #### Parts used: - [Enclosure I used](https://amzn.to/37C3G7N) but I will be using this [slightly larger enclosure](https://amzn.to/3JuBzEw) for future installs - [Wall/roof universal antenna mount](https://amzn.to/3jqPIZ6) - [8dBi 915MHz antenna](https://amzn.to/3JsVbsU) – This had good reviews and time will tell. I may also go down to 5.8dBi if my signal seems to be jumping anyone. - [Texas PoE – PoE+ to USB-C Converter](https://amzn.to/3usKB0A) to supply both power and internet to the miner - I used an existing PoE+ switch that is used for cameras but this [PoE+ adapter](https://amzn.to/37zkX1e) would also work. PoE would probably be sufficient but PoE+ is recommended just be sure of sufficient power. Want to connect or have suggestions for this setup? Either comment below or [send a message](https://nmbgeek.com/contact/). All input, feedback, or other requests are welcome. I also have an additional 4 hotspots with tentative hosts but if you are in the Myrtle Beach, Little River, or Longs, SC area and interested in hosting please let me know. #### Photos: [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220410_201930-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220410_201930-rotated.webp) *1x SenseCAP M1 3x RAKwireless MNTD Blackspots plus one more on the way* [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150950-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150950-rotated.webp) *Impressed with the zoom from my S22 Ultra. This photo was taken from the ground.* [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150941-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150941-rotated.webp) *This is the enclosure mounted. The idea was to have it in the peak however my ladder was not quite long enough to reach. This also resulted in having to use a different cable that will be upgraded in the future so they are just hanging for the moment.* [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150149-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_150149-rotated.webp) *I under estimated the bend radius for antenna cable and will use a larger enclosure for future installs.* [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_144553-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_144553-rotated.webp) *The antenna cable will be upgraded in the future so I didn’t complete the mounting of it at this point.* [https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_144301-rotated.webp](https://nmbgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/20220409_144301-rotated.webp) *Photo from the roof. My apologies for the finger in this shot.* #### Share This Post #### More Posts [PrevUpdating MS Office with Microsoft Endpoint Manager](https://nmbgeek.com/blog/updating-microsoft-office-2016-2019-volume-to-office-2021-ltsc-using-intune-microsoft-endpoint-manager/) ## Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](https://nmbgeek.com/blog/first-helium-miner-deployment/#respond) ## LLMS - [llms.txt](https://nmbgeek.com/llms.txt) Markdown text overview for AI agent consumption - [llms-full.txt](https://nmbgeek.com/llms-full.txt) Complete website text in markdown format for AI agent consumption