Workshop Mesh Networks
07.02 in #Paris. Register here
https://mobilizon.fr/events/d324d913-3cf2-46cb-afe0-82703f4e1655
@joachim @NbYr #mesh #LoRa #meshtastic
Workshop Mesh Networks
07.02 in #Paris. Register here
https://mobilizon.fr/events/d324d913-3cf2-46cb-afe0-82703f4e1655
@joachim @NbYr #mesh #LoRa #meshtastic
If you have strong opinions about #Mesh networking, please let me know.
I keep seeing things about #MeshCore and #Meshtastic and I am now thoroughly confused.
If I want to set up #LoRa messagingfor emergency / fun usage, which should I be looking at?
(Looking for people who use them - not just googled speculation, thanks!)
I did a talk for the U of Michigan Amateur Radio Club on #meshtastic and the slides are on the WE8CHZ "MiRATS" site here
https://www.we8chz.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Intro-to-Meshtastic-W8EMV.pdf
The fun you have with any mesh depends on the number of other people using the same tech locally.
Too few - frustration, talking to yourself
Acceptable -interesting local net with reliable paths
Too many - mesh network overload due to congestion
For actual emergency comms? Depends. Severe weather nets run on 2 meter / 70 cm ham repeaters.
#meshcore #meshtastic enthusiasts, I'm thinking of a large scale emergency kit service that includes client hardware. The constraints are:
* Lowest possible price (for scale)
* Lowest amount of materials (for recycling at end of life)
* Can use readily available power sources: AA batteries + usb-c
Implicit, therefore:
* No screen
* No built-in battery
Bonus: a firmware switch to toggle meshtastic, meshcore.
There probably isn't anything like it, but can you point me to how I could start?
If you have strong opinions about #Mesh networking, please let me know.
I keep seeing things about #MeshCore and #Meshtastic and I am now thoroughly confused.
If I want to set up #LoRa messagingfor emergency / fun usage, which should I be looking at?
(Looking for people who use them - not just googled speculation, thanks!)
#meshtastic or #meshcore - how to find out what the others around you are using?
The lazy way: Compare https://map.meshcore.dev/ (meshcore) with https://meshmap.net/ (meshtastic).
And the obvious brute force idea would probably also work: Get a device, flash one of the two, try it out for a week, flash the other, try that out for a week.
(Have not flashed my own shiny new device yet for either. Intend to start with meshcore.)
@Edent I've so far stuck to meshtastic because it seems more, well, meshy. My use case doesn't include joining a wider local mesh so it's exactly what I need.
If you're usecase is joining a wider local mesh then you have to go with the (local) crowd, which you'll probably need a non-mesh network to find out about. Probably Facebook but who knows!
I'm currently using Sensecap and RAK card devices which work pretty well.
#meshtastic or #meshcore - how to find out what the others around you are using?
The lazy way: Compare https://map.meshcore.dev/ (meshcore) with https://meshmap.net/ (meshtastic).
And the obvious brute force idea would probably also work: Get a device, flash one of the two, try it out for a week, flash the other, try that out for a week.
(Have not flashed my own shiny new device yet for either. Intend to start with meshcore.)
So I have questions about meshcore and meshtastic:
It seems like these only carry particular kinds of data. What can I use it for? Can I use it to check my email? (Does it carry the sort of problematic stuff that the dark web is primarily used for?)
Which is more used in East #London,UK?
Thibgs being equal, does one of them have a greater range than the other?
Is this a fad? How old are these?
If you have strong opinions about #Mesh networking, please let me know.
I keep seeing things about #MeshCore and #Meshtastic and I am now thoroughly confused.
If I want to set up #LoRa messagingfor emergency / fun usage, which should I be looking at?
(Looking for people who use them - not just googled speculation, thanks!)
These weeks in #FDroid (TWIF) is live and updated. If you saw it an hour earlier via #RSS, look again:
* #AntennaPod timers
* #AuroraStore #MaterialDesign3, you're still tied to #BigTech and #Google? 🙄
* #FairScan good "intents"
* #Fennec redesign
* #LibreCamera better support
* #Meshtastic comms freedom
* #NeoStore rotates mirrors
* #NewPipe #Litube fixes
* #Syncthing Fork verify update
* #WebLibre backup
+ 40 new apps
& 295 updates
- 6 archived
...and more, here: https://f-droid.org/2026/01/16/twif.html
On #39c3 there was a Workshop late on day 2 to build a solar powered #meshtastic / #meshcore node in the hardware hacking area. Unfortunately I could not get a spot. Is someone affiliated with this session here on the fedi? I would be interested in a documentation / parts list, whatever is available. 
