I assume interesting MeshCore stuff isn’t off-topic here?
Anybody have any experience using mesh radios for communication while hiking?
The closest node for either one is 60 miles away, so I’m not really tied to either, but am interested in picking some up for communication out in the field while out of cell range.
I have some tech/electronics experience, and plan on making some solar powered relay nodes eventually so I can slap them on a tree or tall pole, but for now I have nothing.
Recent politically motivated events in my country, as well as weather, have made my decision to have a secondary form of communicating with my wife pretty easy, and I’d like it to be something relatively small I can pack into a bag or pocket, that’s easy for my non-techy partner to use.
Wait… meshcore? There is more stuff I can spend money on?
Yeah meshcore uses the same radios and frequencies but the way the mesh forms and operates is different. It seems that the people that use it really like it but meshtastic is way more popular where I am at the moment.
Isn’t meshcore proprietary and not open source?
The Android and iOS apps were not open source, but there is a new app called meshcore-open that is open source.
So, it’s kinda mixed. The firmware is open source, while the mobile apps are freemium based.
MeshCore is working on an open source one right now. And there is more and more nodes popping up.
Personally I hope both protocols can play nice and we can have a good big mesh instead of two competing communities. Kinda like the fediverse :)
Withholding source/charging for apps isn’t exactly playing nice imo
its both closed source for LoRa chips itself are not open source…yes a there is a attempt out there to reverse engeneer LoRa and make it work via SDR and GNU-radio, but rn its not compatible with most chips out there.
I don’t know honestly
no, it’s fully free and open sourced
Depends what part of it you are considering. The mobile apps are “free” but not OSS.
There is a new 3rd party mobile app that’s fully FOSS.
Is it compatibel with all the stuff that runs meshtastic?
Nope similar but separate firmware. If you mean hardware then yes most radios that work with meshtastic will work with meshcore
Amazing job!
