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Meshtastic
Mesh node builds, firmware, and routing experiments for reliable field coverage.
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Builds & Configs
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MeshCore Starter Notes
Starter notes for MeshCore experiments.
Meshtastic Part 4: Advanced Networking, Telemetry, MQTT, and Building Community Mesh Infrastructure
By now, you’ve learned what Meshtastic is, built your first node, and explored how to deploy a solar-powered relay. This fourth part in the series has…
Meshtastic Part 3: Building a Solar-Powered Relay Node for Community-Wide Coverage
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we explored what Meshtastic is, how mesh networking works, and how to build your first node. While a…
Meshtastic Part 2: Building Your First Node and Taking It Into the Field
In Part 1, we explored what Meshtastic is, how mesh networking works, and why it has become one of the fastest-growing off-grid communications technologies. Now it’s…
Meshtastic: Building Off-Grid Digital Communications One Node at a Time – Part 1
For decades, amateur radio operators have embraced the challenge of communicating without relying on traditional infrastructure. Whether it’s HF, VHF, packet radio, APRS, or Winlink, the…
Meshtastic Nodes: Building Resilient Off-Grid Communication Networks
In an increasingly connected world, we’ve grown dependent on cellular towers, WiFi routers, and internet infrastructure. But what happens when disaster strikes, you venture into remote…
Meshtastic and Amateur Radio: Where LoRa Mesh Networks Meet Ham Radio Culture
Over the last few years, low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN) has quietly moved from the Internet of Things into the hands of radio experimenters. One of the…
Meshtastic for Amateur Radio Operators
Builds, Antennas, EMCOMM Integration, and Best Practices Meshtastic has matured from a hobbyist experiment into a practical, resilient communications layer that many amateur radio operators now…
Step-by-Step: Rooftop Meshtastic Router Node (Ham-Optimized)
This guide walks through a reliable, always-on rooftop Meshtastic router node designed with amateur-radio best practices: clean RF, proper grounding, conservative power, and serviceability. The result…
Meshtastic Router vs. Repeater Decision Matrix (Ham-Optimized)
Use this matrix to choose the right Meshtastic role for each node in a real-world mesh. The goal is to maximize coverage and reliability while minimizing…