From 14cec533ac60c5e2e0188d3b67f1ee64a06d1a04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Winston Lowe <wel97459@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:58:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Adjust ranking calculation for direct repeaters by adding
 offset to SNR for improved accuracy

---
 lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index b096005..a46305e 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ class DirectRepeater {
       return -1; // Stale repeaters get lowest rank
     }
     // Higher SNR gets higher rank and recency within maxAgeMinutes breaks ties.
+    final snrOffset = snr + 31.75;
     final ageMs =
         DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch -
         lastUpdated.millisecondsSinceEpoch;
     final maxAgeMs = maxAgeMinutes * 60 * 1000;
     final recencyScore = (maxAgeMs - ageMs).clamp(0, maxAgeMs);
-    return (snr * 1000).round() + recencyScore;
+    return (snrOffset * 1000).round() + recencyScore;
   }
 
   bool isStale() {