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Meshtastic is free, open-source firmware that turns a cheap LoRa radio into an off-grid text messenger. Your phone talks to the radio over Bluetooth, and the radios pass messages to each other, hop by hop, without cell towers or internet. New to it? Read these in order:
- What Meshtastic is and what it can't do
- Setup in 15 minutes: flash, pair, set the region
- Which frequency is legal where you live
- How far Meshtastic really reaches
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- What is Meshtastic and how does it work?Meshtastic explained: open-source firmware that turns cheap LoRa radios into an off-grid text mesh. How it works, what it can't do, legal basics and cost to start.
- How to set up Meshtastic, step by stepStep by step Meshtastic setup: flash, pair the app over Bluetooth, set your region first, name the node, send a first message and fix the common first errors.
- How to flash or update Meshtastic firmwareFlash or update Meshtastic firmware with the web flasher in Chrome or Edge, or by drag and drop on nRF52. Covers drivers, erase, config backup and version labels.
- Which Meshtastic frequency to use in your countryMeshtastic frequency and region code by country: 868 MHz in Europe, 915 MHz in the US, ANZ and more, with regulator limits and the wrong-band risk.
- Is Meshtastic legal where you live?Is Meshtastic legal? Yes in licence-free bands if you use the right region, stay under power and duty-cycle limits, and know when ham mode drops encryption.
- Meshtastic modem presets explainedMeshtastic modem presets compared: bandwidth, spreading factor, data rate and airtime for LongFast, MediumFast, ShortFast and more, and when to change the default.