evilc: evilc: Does this increase the hop count for shout messages as well?

Shout will still be just direct messaging to others within range, with no relay.

Emergency Shout already uses relays, but is adding a Beacon feature with a custom emergency message., your location, etc via the mesh network

evilc: evilc: I’m sure I’ll be lucky to just find one gotenna within transmit distance. I think the biggest problem currently is finding another gotenna user in order to use the multi-hop functionality.

Having the extra hops will help with this, but get your first relay up first – the one that SHOULD be right above your house, powered 24/7/ It used to be that hop to get up there would be a pretty big penalty in the 3 hop system. In the 6 hop system, getting to the rooftop is what counts most, as once there it’s usually good line of sight (LOS) to the network.

It’s not always the case, but I think people may see immediate reception improvements in many situations. You could be very close to getting the next hop with three hops, so to reach six may mean that 4th is all that’s needed and there you go.