#meshtastic

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Maikel @replytomaikel@cupoftea.social · 3d ago
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There's a whole insane market about this all, nomad project is one. At the end of the day they are all aiming at the same: self-sufficiency in a world that seems to be aiming at shrinkflation and ever growing inequality. There's this other thing, a bit more complex than Meshcore called Reticulum, it goes one step further by pretty much creating your own kind of walled community internet, without internet. I don't want to take it that far. Meshtastic is good, Meshcore is IMHO a lot simpler. Both are unfinished efforts but Meshcore feels more polished. Meshtastic feels like vi, while Meshcore is like NvChad. With Meshcore I get instant messaging, with Meshtastic there's a delay. Online info makes you think you need a third board to work as router with Meshcore but that's not true at all. #meshtastic #meshcore
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Maikel @replytomaikel@cupoftea.social · 3d ago
I'm falling in love with Meshcore. Allow me to explain: I didn't expect it to be any interesting, I was just curious about being able to text my partner without any mobile broadband signal AT ALL, because Galicia has far far too many places, especially here in Sada where this is actually true, starting from nearby Fragas do Eume or the nearby forest. But now, it feels like what I was seeking with XMPP or DeltaChat, total privacy without any third parties involved. It reminds me of BitChat, chat over Bluetooth except it isn't, he can go really really far and the conversation is still instant, over Lora. The app needs some polishing yet it is an open source effort, so contributing is a matter of investing time. And even what it can already do is quite awesome. My biggest curiosity right now is how actually far can we take it and still receive messages instantly with our puny tupperware implementation. #meshcore #meshtastic
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everton137 @everton137@social.vivaldi.net · Aug 05, 2026
A compelling article on the advantages of #Reticulum over #Meshtastic and #MeshCore: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/im-getting-into-mesh-networks-meshtastic-meshcore-and-reticulum/ Meshtastic and MeshCore make it relatively easy to set up local LoRa mesh networks, but in practice they remain largely tied to LoRa devices and messaging. Reticulum goes further: it can build a more resilient network by routing across different kinds of connections, including LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, microwave links and even the internet. Local networks can therefore interconnect while retaining alternative paths if one connection fails. Reticulum’s main disadvantage today is that standalone LoRa nodes generally need an attached computer running Reticulum. If #microReticulum can run directly on devices already used for Meshtastic and MeshCore, it could significantly accelerate Reticulum’s adoption. P.S. I found this article on Hacker News while searching for #MeshCore. The discussion there is also interesting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299638 #Mesh #Decentralization
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fdlamotte @fdlamotte@mamot.fr · Aug 05, 2026
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@everton137@social.vivaldi.net As much as I love #reticulum, its packets are a lot bigger than the ones from #meshcore (network transparency comes with a cost ;) ) it's a little sad, but atm you need to use the tool that fits your use-case (and #meshtastic has its use-cases too)
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Jeff Moss @thedarktangent@defcon.social · Aug 05, 2026
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Here is Wednesday morning: #LasVegas #Meshtastic #Meshcore #DefCon
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Jeff Moss @thedarktangent@defcon.social · Aug 04, 2026
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Here is the map from Tuesday August 4 as seen from hotel, set to 3 hops. #LasVegas #Meshtastic #Meshcore #DefCon
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Jeff Moss @thedarktangent@defcon.social · Aug 03, 2026
The #LasVegas #Meshtastic mesh is starting to get its annual influx of users. I’m sure #Meshcore is having the same experience. #DefCon
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Meshtastic @meshtastic@mastodon.social · Jul 30, 2026
DEF CON 34 attendees, the time has come. Special event firmware is live. flash → defcon.meshtastic.org See you on the mesh. #meshtastic #defcon34 #meshnetwork
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Rob Carlson @vees@jawns.club · Jul 29, 2026
#Meshtastic #Philadelphia #MontCoPa Frequency and Mode Testing Test 1: Aug 1st at 10pm to Aug 8th at 10pm we will be testing MediumSlow 22 Test 2: Aug 8th at 10pm to Aug 14th at 10pm we will be testing LongTurbo 12 https://phillymesh.net/freq-test/
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everton137 @everton137@social.vivaldi.net · Jul 27, 2026
Today I joined the Open Monday at xHain (@xHain_hackspace@chaos.social) Hack+Makespace. It was great to discover the space, and I really appreciate that they set aside a day to welcome everyone. I hope I can join one of their upcoming events about using LoRa radio devices to build mesh networks! I’m particularly curious to learn more about Reticulum. I’m still waiting for my devices to arrive so I can start experimenting with them. Ah, it's awesome that they accept dogs! #LoRa #MeshNetworks #Meshtastic #MeshCore #Reticulum #Berlin
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Dan 🔓:afloppy::donor: @ summer camp @sycophantic@infosec.exchange · Jul 27, 2026
Height is EVERYTHING for #meshtastic, get that client_base up high. MS48 is on fire in NYC. And I'm 20 miles out.
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m0bi ⁂ @m0bi@mastodon.com.pl · Jul 23, 2026
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@P6zem0@mastodon.com.pl @to3k@infosec.exchange @norbertcala@mastodon.social Fajna rzecz jest taka, że sprzęt jest w zasadzie ten sam do wszystkiego. Więc można wgrać firmware jaki się chce, zmieniać. Nie miałem czasu zająć się Reticulum na poważnie, bo to duża rzecz, akurat nie potrzebowaliśmy takiej rozbudowanej funkcjonalności i łączenia różnych mediów transmisyjnych plus zaawansowanej kryptografii. Zupełnie nam w #MeshPolesie wystarcza #Meshtastic
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Meshtastic @meshtastic@mastodon.social · Jul 22, 2026
We’ve been getting asked a lot lately about contributing, so we wanted to break it down for everyone. 💬 Getting started is easy, especially when you start with hello! Follow this easy 3-step recipe! 📡 #Meshtastic #OpenSource #Developers #LoRa #TechCommunity
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Marco :gentoo: @hyp0x90@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026
Boss makes a million I make a dime So I fix my #meshtastic setup On company time.
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Saustrup @saustrup@mstdn.dk · Jul 17, 2026
A pretty good read about #meshtastic and #meshcore - and at least for a newbie like me: https://adrelien.com/meshtastic-vs-meshcore-i-run-both-heres-the-honest-truth-2026/
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:debian: 𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒 :sunwave: @selea@social.linux.pizza · Jul 19, 2026
I did a test in Romania, #meshtastic vs #meshcore and here is the quick summary: Over 250 Meshtastic nodes found, compared to 70 Meshcore nodes. BUT Meshtastic was basically dead, no one talked, or answered anything. I only got one message with the following - "test" Compare that to Meshcore, where I got hundreds of messages and people where fast to give me recommendations regarding restaurants and places worth to visit. The meshcore coverage was also great, with some repeaters on mountain tops (2000 meters high) that connected the bigger cities to each other. Connection to Bulgaria and Serbia was also working great. My TL;DR conclusion is that people set up a Meshtastic node, then get bored and forget about it, while people that wants more, and really gets into offgrid-mesh moves over to Meshcore #romania #mesh #offgrid
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