[kwlug-disc] Mesh networks in KW

[Doug Moen]

This is a nice explanation of the benefits/drawbacks of Meshtastic, Meshcore and Reticulum.

https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/im-getting-into-mesh-networks-meshtastic-meshcore-and-reticulum/

—Doug

On Wed, May 27, 2026, at 10:30 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> OK, I would like to see Mesh Networks as a KWLUG presentation. 
> Preferably with a live demo...
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> On 2026-05-27  00:06 , Gordon Dey wrote:
>> The https://meshcore.io site lists How to Get Started.
>> 
>> In essence, you'd like to choose a companion radio that's listed on the 
>> https://flasher.meshcore.io list as a least-resistance start.
>> 
>> Personally, I think the RAK (nRF) series radios are easier to flash with 
>> linux (either Debian 13 or Ubuntu 2x), due to built-in usb drive 
>> support. Just "drag'n'drop" the right uf2 file, and it reboots itself 
>> when the copy is done.
>> 
>> The ESP32 series radio web flasher doesn't work with snapped chromium 
>> due to missing serialapi stuff (gadget?). Firefox is only now starting 
>> to do serialapi support. I note, there is a cli esp32 programme, but 
>> haven't had much luck figuring out what incantation it needs.
>> 
>> Neither the Linux meshcore app or webapp (1.44) can use ble or 
>> apparently usb.  Use the phone app?ble instead.
>> 
>> When you connect to your newly flashed companion, you can easily choose 
>> the Radio Setting preset for us/ca. We're mostly in the YKF area, and 
>> we're using Experimental Settings Default Path Hash Size of 3-byte 
>> {sic]. Flood advert to tell anybody listening about yourself, and you'll 
>> hear others periodically advert too.
>> 
>> Gord
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