Stuck the #meshcore in my loft. Hasn't meaningfully changed the signal strength.
Might try some different equipment or switching to #meshtastic.

I have two small #ESP32 dev boards with OLED. They seem to be Heltec WIFI LoRA 32 V1.x boards.
I can’t find them on the manufacturer’s websitite anymore.
https://heltec.org/ (v2, v3, v4 look similar, but are different.)

Only board info I can find
https://www.tha.de/~hhoegl/iot_workshop/docs/2_Heltecboard_V1.html

Could I maybe use them for #Meshtastic or #Meshcore?
So far, no luck getting any firmware to work. Flashing works correctly though. Just doesn’t seem to match the hardware.

Or is it not worth trying with these relics?

I like how people are recommending a bunch of FLOSS messengers now, its an opportunity to check out underrated projects like I just a few minutes ago learned about the FLOSS project Quiet (https://tryquiet.org) from a discord community trying to relocate.

The website says its all E2EE P2P with tor built in, channels like slack/discord, no email or phone number required. Unfortunately no quantum resistant encryption on the roadmap so I still would recommend SimpleX for general purpose instant messaging but Tor-by-default and P2P are genuine advantages over Simplex

If you found this post interesting you might also be interested in these decentralised encrypted messengers with various pros and cons compared to eachother:

Cwtch
https://cwtch.im
http://cwtchim3z2gdsyb27acfc26lup5aqbegjrjsqulzrnkuoalq5h4gmcid.onion/

Briar
https://briarproject.org/

Meshtastic
https://meshtastic.org/

#FLOSS #E2EE #PSA #Privacy #Security #Anonymity #Deniability #Meshtastic #Briar #Cwtch #SimpleX #Quiet #P2P #Tor #Slack #Discord

I like how people are recommending a bunch of FLOSS messengers now, its an opportunity to check out underrated projects like I just a few minutes ago learned about the FLOSS project Quiet (https://tryquiet.org) from a discord community trying to relocate.

The website says its all E2EE P2P with tor built in, channels like slack/discord, no email or phone number required. Unfortunately no quantum resistant encryption on the roadmap so I still would recommend SimpleX for general purpose instant messaging but Tor-by-default and P2P are genuine advantages over Simplex

If you found this post interesting you might also be interested in these decentralised encrypted messengers with various pros and cons compared to eachother:

Cwtch
https://cwtch.im
http://cwtchim3z2gdsyb27acfc26lup5aqbegjrjsqulzrnkuoalq5h4gmcid.onion/

Briar
https://briarproject.org/

Meshtastic
https://meshtastic.org/

#FLOSS #E2EE #PSA #Privacy #Security #Anonymity #Deniability #Meshtastic #Briar #Cwtch #SimpleX #Quiet #P2P #Tor #Slack #Discord

@Edent this doesn't help but I assumed Northampton wouldn't have any #meshtastic traffic and now I'm interested 😀

Last Saturday’s Mesh Networks Workshop at La Générale. Thx all for this first successful event. Presentation by @joachim Photos by @glvn
Slides in french on Joachim’s blog https://fourbi.eu/billet/2026-02-07-notes-d-exploration-lora-no4
<3 #pnode for the idea and to be such an important community node.
#mesh #meshnetworks #LoRa #meshtastic #meshcore #decentralisation #radio #lagenerale #pnode

Last Saturday’s Mesh Networks Workshop at La Générale. Thx all for this first successful event. Presentation by @joachim Photos by @glvn
Slides in french on Joachim’s blog https://fourbi.eu/billet/2026-02-07-notes-d-exploration-lora-no4
<3 #pnode for the idea and to be such an important community node.
#mesh #meshnetworks #LoRa #meshtastic #meshcore #decentralisation #radio #lagenerale #pnode

In a Time of Chaos and Turmoil, #Meshtastic Off-Grid Communication May Be a Life Saver!

Off-Grid Communications, Part 2: Getting Started with Meshtastic on #Lilygo

https://hackers-arise.com/off-grid-communications-part-2-getting-started-with-meshtastic-on-lilygo-t-echo-device/
#cybersecurity #hacking #infosec

In a Time of Chaos and Turmoil, #Meshtastic Off-Grid Communication May Be a Life Saver!

Off-Grid Communications, Part 2: Getting Started with Meshtastic on #Lilygo

https://hackers-arise.com/off-grid-communications-part-2-getting-started-with-meshtastic-on-lilygo-t-echo-device/
#cybersecurity #hacking #infosec

Notes sur l’atelier donné le 7 février 2026 pour ∏Node à La Générale

#meshtastic #meshcore

https://fourbi.eu/billet/2026-02-07-notes-d-exploration-lora-no4

@vivekanandanks @delta what is the real role of relays when end devices can simply communicate with each other as in #meshtastic or #reticulum ?

Merci à @joachim et d'avoir présenté le réseau meshtastic et les appareils permanents d'y se connecter dans une ambiance très conviviale. Merci également à p-node pour nous avoir accueilli.

#meshtastic #Paris #paris14 #pnode

Merci à @joachim et d'avoir présenté le réseau meshtastic et les appareils permanents d'y se connecter dans une ambiance très conviviale. Merci également à p-node pour nous avoir accueilli.

#meshtastic #Paris #paris14 #pnode

I made a WhatsApp group and a Signal group for local Meshtastic, and announced it in the Big Local WhatsApp Group that has over 600 members (the town only has about 2,098 people, according to the ONS).

People started joining and then announcing that they'd dug out their nodes and turned them on for the first time in ages.

There are now 22 people in the WhatsApp group, and 14 in the Signal group, and people are collaborating to find good locations for Meshtastic nodes to connect up the people in the little local villages and valleys. 🥹

#meshtastic

I made a WhatsApp group and a Signal group for local Meshtastic, and announced it in the Big Local WhatsApp Group that has over 600 members (the town only has about 2,098 people, according to the ONS).

People started joining and then announcing that they'd dug out their nodes and turned them on for the first time in ages.

There are now 22 people in the WhatsApp group, and 14 in the Signal group, and people are collaborating to find good locations for Meshtastic nodes to connect up the people in the little local villages and valleys. 🥹

#meshtastic

Tuli tuossa toisessa töötissä asiasta puhetta niin kysäisenpäs vielä asiasta laajemmin ihan omassa töötissä.

Kolme kysymystä teille suomalaisille, jotka omistatte meshtastic-laitteita:
1) Millaisia laitteita teillä on?
2) Mistä ostitte ne?
3) Mihin käytätte laitetta?

Itse en keksi laitteelle mitään käyttöä, mutta harkitsen sellaisen/sellaisten hankkimista ihan vaan kriisitilanteiden varalle. Kiinnostaisi myös eurooppalaiset kaupat, jos niitä on.

#meshtastic

Tuli tuossa toisessa töötissä asiasta puhetta niin kysäisenpäs vielä asiasta laajemmin ihan omassa töötissä.

Kolme kysymystä teille suomalaisille, jotka omistatte meshtastic-laitteita:
1) Millaisia laitteita teillä on?
2) Mistä ostitte ne?
3) Mihin käytätte laitetta?

Itse en keksi laitteelle mitään käyttöä, mutta harkitsen sellaisen/sellaisten hankkimista ihan vaan kriisitilanteiden varalle. Kiinnostaisi myös eurooppalaiset kaupat, jos niitä on.

#meshtastic

Weird idea. Use old-school Teletext (or Bildschirmtext) encoding to distribute local infos via a channel on #Meshcore or #Meshtastic. Wouldn't that be fun? But also useful? :)

Weird idea. Use old-school Teletext (or Bildschirmtext) encoding to distribute local infos via a channel on #Meshcore or #Meshtastic. Wouldn't that be fun? But also useful? :)