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Weird bug?
I just ran into the weirdest bug using meshtastic, I don't even know where to start searching for answers so I figured I'd see if anyone here had any ideas. ... read full post
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starting a ShortFast group
- Channel Name: ShortFast ... read full post
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The MeshDeck Is a Clever All-in-One Meshtastic Administration Toolbox — Very Literally
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-meshdeck-is-a-clever-all-in-one-meshtastic-administration-toolbox-very-literally-8f3327190e5922
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meshtastic is still incredibly small
If you dont use the default LongFast meshtastic is really empty. I switched my node to MediumSlow, since it's like 86% faster than LongFast. I knew there would not be any in my area, so I subscribed to the msh/US MQTT topic and theres still nobody else. I'm going to leave it like that for a while and see if I hear anything during any kind of band openings or catch any other MQTT nodes trying out that topic. And yes, both uplink and downlink are enabled. I do know that there are some nodes in the Bay Area on msh/US/mqtt-bayme-sh, but I am not near their. ... read full post
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New case with keyboard designed for disaster scenario
The new, keyboard case, is intended to be inclusive for all Meshtastic users. In a dystopian apocalypse, and all mobile networks are down. even zombies can now keep in touch with the R keyboard. Press the letter R repeatedly to spell out any zombie phrase.
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Couple questions about meshtastic
I’ve recently come across this awesome project and have been doing a whole lot of research but there are still some questions lingering that im hoping could be cleared up by the community. ... read full post
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Channels other than LongFast?
I just started using this so I know very little. ... read full post
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An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices
https://meshtastic.org/17
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Tower or Mast Recommendation?
I'm trying to get my home node high enough for LOS to other parts of town. The house unfortunately has a full hip roof, so I can't attach anything without going through the shingles. My current setup is a pole attached to an 8' garden fence. That gets me to about 15' AGL. ... read full post
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What's happening with our mesh?
So, I'm scratching my head, and hoping someone here can help, or have had a similar experience? ... read full post
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Meshtastic for Disaster Relief?
I've been taking CERT disaster relief (DR) classes, put on by the city at the local fire department (we live in an area prone to earthquake, flood, and fire). The subject of communications came up and they mentioned walkie talkies in neighborhood caches, but nobody had any idea about models, ranges, etc. ... read full post
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meshtastic vs meshcore: my thoughts
So I have been using Meshtastic for a bit over a month now, and I've been hearing about MeshCore, which sounds interesting, although it's much smaller. Tonight, I decided to give it a test, and while there's nobody around me who I can test with, my initial impressions of the firmware is that it's early, but good. With that said, from everything I can tell, the applications to control it from Android and iOS do not appear to be open source. And I absolutely refuse to become interested in something that is not open source. So that's a big no-no for me. If I am wrong, I would definitely be willing to try it again. But if I am right, the only way I would consider using it is if somebody else writes an app that is open source. ... read full post
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Meshtastic on the news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbaEAQpr7JI21
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Meshtastic Adds Wireless Connectivity To Possum Trap
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/4
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Heltec v3 now in a power cycle loop
Just got a new case for my v3 and now all it is doing is going through a power cycle loop showing the splash screen and nothing more. Pulled the battery and tried only USB power but same result.
Has anyone seen this issue? Running the current beta firmware and it was working fine for a few weeks so i doubt it's a SW issue.
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The bigger the better? Good idea to use a big Helium antenna with a tiny node?
Just out of curiosity and inspired by a previous post here, i ordered two XIAO ESP32S3 - Wio-SX1262 Kits and a SenseCAP Card Tracker T1000-E. ... read full post
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DIY PCB [NRF52840 + E22]
Hey everyone! ... read full post
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Link Budgets: Can someone ELI5?
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New Personal Distance Record! (47 miles) edit: 91 miles
My home node made contact with what I think was someone flying by with a RAK module. The GPS put it at a distance of 47 miles and height of 36,000 feet, along the path airlines would take from New Orleans to Houston.
I've had contacts with more distant nodes but this one was able to confirm receipt and I got a valid traceroute back.
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antenna question
So I live in a small city of around 50,000 people and we have a router that's 200 feet up on a tower with a 5.8 DBI antenna. ... read full post
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Latest build: Keychain Node
Switched to a new case design and, for once, kept the mini 2 dB whip antenna that came with the board -- all my other nodes have an SMA connector with 5, 6, and (supposedly) 10 dB antennas. Has a 2000 mAh li-po inside. Quarter for scale. ... read full post
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RP2040 uses
Alright meshers, I've been playing around with meshtastic for some time now and I've ended up with a good number of devices. I'm mostly in the rakwireless boat, with a pair of heltecs. ... read full post
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PSA: The LoRa PHY layer is proprietary
LoRa modems are all black boxes, available only from a single company. Meanwhile, IEEE 802.11ah, a.k.a. Wi-Fi HaLow, is an open standard that you can download without a fee: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9363693
That is all.
Edit: fixed terminology
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Reticulum via Meshtastic?
Update: Seems there is already a project for that: https://github.com/landandair/RNS_Over_Meshtastic ... read full post