If you expect privacy or anonymity, Meshtastic is a danger to that, and you should not use it.
This is your regular reminder that Meshtastic is designed badly and is effectively a straight up non-anonymized wireless tracking beacon which can be intercepted and tracked by anyone with a smidgen of technical knowhow.
Resetting your devices identity or reloading the Meshtastic firmware does not help, because Meshtastic encodes the hardware MAC address of your device's radio unencrypted into every packet sent, including on-by-default telemetry packets which are sent regularly without any user interaction.
Many of these packets are intercepted and recorded by a myriad of MQTT observers around the world that other Meshtasic users have set up to log mesh traffic to the internet.
Production files approved. LinHT Rev B is officially being manufactured.
#LinHT (Linux Handheld Transceiver) is an open-source handheld #radio built around #Yocto#Linux, designed to be fully hackable at both the hardware and software levels. Unlike traditional radios with closed firmware, LinHT runs a real Linux system, enabling rapid development of new digital/analog modes, networking features, and DSP experiments. ....
It combines modern RF hardware (SX1255 with a power amplifier) with a general-purpose SoC (i.MX9352-based), making it closer to a pocket #SDR computer than a classic walkie-talkie. It is a truly all-mode radio that we all have been waiting for.
Jeśli ktoś potrzebuje to mam wydrukowane dwie 4-częściowe czarne obudowy do #T-Deck od #LilyGo z baterią Li-Po 1000mAh (na około 6h pracy) lub bez niej, gniazdem anteny zewnętrznej SMA lub bez niego. Wybrane śrubki do skręcenia.
Po wielu dniach od zejścia 'wielkiego śniegu' naładował się aku w #kurnik. Planuję umieścić tam swoją stację zamiast (lub obok) #meshtastic który musiałby zostać mocno rozszerzony by wspierał potrzebne mi funkcje (sterowania i komunikacji) a ciągle mam swoją bibliotekę #networkNode , którą łatwo da się wykorzystać by zachować komunikację #lora ale nie być na nią tylko skazanym.
#Introduction - A new home for longer mountain ramblings & tech dabbling!
After years on a managed Mastodon instance, I've finally jumped into the #selfhosted world! Say hello to my new personal #ActivityPub instance, powered by #GoToSocial from home.
While I test the waters here (and learn all the complexities of managing self-hosting!), this space will be for the longer-form, deeper-dive content:
Think of it as my digital base camp. If you're a mountain person who loves tech (or a tech person who loves mountains), we probably have things in common. Boosts and introductions are welcome!
Occasionally I collect #art, watch #LaserDiscs, study #horology, visit museums often (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art Museum), and support my local libraries.
so to get water up the hill i need to get on my bike and ride down to where the stream is, and if its been more than a few days i normally also need to prime the pump, which means standing in the stream, docking about with jubilee clips and hoses, and generally getting quite wet whilst trying to refit the hose to the freshly-primed pump.
however, i have one-way valves before and after the pump, so if its used regularly (e.g daily) even for a short time, the pump doesnt need priming and just works.
im thinking id like to try and set up a remote switch so i can switch the pump on from up the hill (250~m) away.
from the little i know, it seems like lora would be the way to do it, but is that as simple as grab a couple of arduino/nodemcu shields and [some computering] and then they talk to each other in an ad-hoc/p2p stylee?
initial skimming of the subject seemed to go on about gateways and frame windows or whatever. i can see the point if you have a bunch of devices out in the field but i only have one. or is this more like logging into a long distance wifi in terms of handshakes, protocols etc (i thought it was a bit more low tech)
we have plentiful power down by the stream thanks to a couple of solar panels and a couple of small lifepos (~100ah), so that isn't really a problem, i just need to get the two devices talking somehow.
being able to switch the pump from up here would mean i can top the tank up daily (maybe automated) which would keep the pump primed as well as relieving water anxiety, so would be a double win..
also there seemed to be different frequencies listed (kenneth), one in 433/868mhz and maybe something in the early 900s.
is there's a benefit to one particular frequency (e.g range)
melbaboutown yeah I expected Discord would be in the list as it's used by tons of kids.
It all sucks!
Hosting your own website isn't as hard as it looks, but Fedi is a step up and I haven't tried it myself yet, though it is on the list, along with #selfhosting. I predict a lot of learning in these areas by a LOT of people, as well as local private mesh wifi & #LoRa networks.
I’m going to Arctangent festival later this year and there is no cell signal so I’m taking these three Heltecs and giving two of them to close friends so I can find them at the festival!
I’m going to be running Meschore on all three (my experience of Meshtastic is it sucks all of the air out of the room and good luck sending a message to any of those contacts you found).
So if anyone else is going and wants to hop on the same mesh, this is your heads up!
From a friend regarding portable off-grid communications.
FRS is the kind specifically designed for families and no license required.
These 2 are cheap portable HAMs that can be "detuned" to work like a FRS but have way more capability.
"Quansheng UV-5R or UV-K8 are generally pretty cheap on AliExpress, I'd recommend the latter myself - not so much intended for family comms, but will absolutely do the job"
Testowanie mesh w #Meshtastic zaczyna się od 3 i więcej urządzeń. 2 terminale to jeszcze nie mesh. Dopiero hopki, szukanie drogi, "przeskakiwanie" nad lasem pokazuje, co to potrafi.
Więc jeśli do testów kupowaliście 2 urządzenia, to imo za mało by sprawdzić możliwości.
W tej chwili w #MeshPolesie jest 5 urządzeń, a przygotowywane są kolejne.
Raczej będziemy się starać, by w każdym skupisku społeczności (wieś, sioło, osada) było urządzenie wyniesione wyżej. By miało możliwość dotarcia sygnałem do kolejnej wsi czy osady. Wtedy ścieżka pakietów z A do B może przeskoczyć do 3 hopów. To sporo, choć wydaje się na pierwszy rzut oka mało, bo mesh jest dość "inteligentny".
Będąc ostatnio we Włodawie, miałem możliwość pokorespondować z urządzeniem tam zamontowanym. Z uliczek między budynkami bywało różnie. Ale z placów komunikacja zazwyczaj dochodziła.
Notuję obserwacje, napiszę coś większego na ten temat.
Mam już sprawdzone:
Heltec LoRa32 V3 (ekran)
Heltec Wireless Tracker V1.1 (ekran, gps)
Heltec Wireless Stick Lite V3 (goły)
Jeśli macie jakieś pytania, chętnie porozmawiam.
A, te malutkie antenki dodawane gratis, słabo się sprawdzają.
LILYGO T-LoRa Pager is an ESP32-powered communications device with LoRa, NFC, and GPS
Pagers may have largely gone out of fashion in the age of the smartphone, but the T-LoRa Pager from LILYGO puts a modern spin on the class communications device. It’s a portable device with a 2.33 inch widescreen display, a thumb keyboard for tapping out messages, and support for LoRa, NFC, and GPS (GNSS), theoretically allowing you to communicate without relying on cellular networks.
🛠️ W wiejskiej naprawialni #DIY pora na zmontowanie urządzeń #Meshtastic do łączności awaryjnej na wsi. Ruszamy z projektem na wypadek #blackout bądź innych awarii i zdarzeń. Oraz dla mieszkających na terenie Parku Narodowego, gdzie nie ma ani zasięgu GSM, ani telefonów PSTN, a może być potrzebna pomoc.
LoRA to skuteczna metoda skrzywienia uwagi modeli generatywnej sztucznej inteligencji, która pozwala "nauczyć" AI unikalnego stylu. Może od razu zaznaczę, że taki transfer stylu to tylko początek możliwości...
Discussion Thread ❌️🤖😥 Friday 1st August 2025
Oh where, oh where, has my YarraByte gone?