An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices
I have three boards on order just to play with, see if I can get coverage in our town for family and friends. It’s an interesting rabbit hole that I’ve been reading up on for a few months, and I’m the least techy person you’ve ever met (literally called my family into the room to watch a LED blink slower & faster with my Arduino beginner kit last week - and I’m in my late 40s).
First heard of it on It Could Happen Here podcast with a guest named Andre aka hydroponic trash, and he has a decent comprehensive write-up about it (I dunno how to put links in here, sorry) and been watching youtube, etc about it since. It’s the reason I have the above-mentioned Arduino beginner’s kit, tbh :)
Funny side-note: it’s apparently popular in the UK, where youtubers have shared lots of tips plus stories about meeting like-minded folks, having informal meetups at local pubs with people on the mesh, etc. Contrast that with US-based youtubers posting about it: “When the guv’ment shuts down the networks & civil war starts yer gonna need this to stay off the grid and communicate with yer team!” Like, c’mon…
Should be able to just copy paste the link into your comment. Otherwise if you want to format it correctly
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Like so:
ah, same format as reddit then, thanks
Here’s the link I mentioned above from HydroponicTrash
I have been following them for a year or two now, and it is just amazing. I have thought about how hard or easy a system could be built to connect it with lorawan or similar.
Cool thing that I’d love to try out… But I still don’t see any practical use… at least for myself.
I have two set up. But I live in the middle of nowhere. So no traffic. However I did get a fly by once. Someone flew over my house on a commercial flight broadcasting. That was neat. Doubt they were able to pick up my reply.
