March Presentation - Meshcore Communications Platform

Heath VK3TWO/VK6TWO will be taking us on a tour of Meshcore.

Remember Packet Radio in the 80’s well Meshcore is a modern equivalent on the 900MHz ISM band so, you don’t have to be a licenced amateur.

MeshCore is developed by HAM's, but available to all.

MeshCore is a decentralised text-based communications platform. It is designed to run on commodity, affordable development boards and uses LoRa radios to create a meshed network.

MeshCore works well over long distances and sub-optimal RF conditions due to the underlying LoRa radios. It uses flea power and has a small physical footprint. It is ideal for out-of-band communications that don't rely on traditional telecommunications or electrical infrastructure to support it. Great for the Preppers out there!

Messages are sent from a Companion device, which are then relayed through Repeaters to reach the destination node. Guess what – there are even Bulletin Boards (BBS’) out there…LOL!

Many of the Meshcore repeaters are stand alone solar powered so, look Mum no internet required – when all else fails the Meshcore nodes (like the cockroaches) will survive!

Oh and for those hard-core packet radio users - you can run APRS over LORA (running on Meshcore)!

There are many different meshcore setups available and prolific documentation so, Heath will be decoding where and what information is available.

https://wiki.meshcoreaus.org/