Elecrow has sent us a solar-powered ThinkNode M6 Meshtastic device for review. Last year, I reviewed the ThinkNode M1 and M2 Meshtastic nodes, and I was a ...

MeshStation is an open‑source Meshtastic SDR Analyzer and Desktop GUI. It decodes Meshtastic packets using any SDR, displays nodes on a map, shows chat messages, node database/list, mesh network ...

Meshtastic has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, as the off-grid, long-range radio text messaging protocol gains a ton of new users. It’s been used to create mesh networks in cities, ...

Reliable off-grid communication has always been a challenge for hobbyists, makers, and outdoor explorers. Whether you’re hiking deep in the mountains, setting up a temporary field station, or working ...

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Git isn’t hard to learn. Moreover, with a Git GUI such as Atlassian’s Sourcetree, and a SaaS code repository such as Bitbucket, mastery of the industry’s most powerful version control tools is within ...

What if you could decode the invisible chatter of wireless networks, uncovering the secrets of off-grid communication systems, all with tools you can build at home? The intersection of ...

I’ve been writing about Meshtastic firmware and hardware since 2020, but I never had the opportunity to test it myself. This has now changed as Elecrow sent us the ThinkNode M1 and ThinkNode M2 ...

Add meshtastic devices as gateways to interact with the mesh Supports TCP, Serial & Bluetooth connection (also works with Bluetooth Proxy) Home Assistant Zeroconf, Bluetooth & USB-Serial ...

LoRa modules offer great range, low power use, and secure data encryption — but they lacked solid mesh networking support. That changed with Meshtastic, an open-source platform that enables reliable, ...

Hypothetical: You wake up tomorrow morning to find a superstorm that developed overnight thanks to climate change has sparked a chain of events that abruptly ushers in a new ice age and alters human ...