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Meshtastic

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Side note: how do y'all carry your antennaed nodes while out and about? Like to the gym or errands

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[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its a low powered long range radio that runs meshtastic firmware!

It allows people to share text-based communications without needing the internet or cell towers, think of it like walkie-talkies that can talk to multiple people at once and automatically relay messages from one radio to another, creating a mesh network.

You're not too out of the loop, if you're on Lemmy!

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

wait, so this is basically a text machine/pager that allows other users to band together and uses each device as another relay? cuz that's fuckin rad and the nerdiest thing i've ever heard at the same time

[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yessir, and it's funny that you say pager because there's a device that does just that!

https://meshtastic.org/

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is exactly the thing i've been looking for!

[–] mmmac@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Welcome to the rabbit hole. Hopefully you don't spend as much money as I did initially lol 🤣

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Don't listen to this guy. Spend as much money as you damn well please. And go down the rabbit hole so deep you think you'll never find your way back out. Lol