¶ How to join us:
- ⚠️ IMPORTANT ⚠️ Never power up your device until you have connected an antenna. You may permanently damage the radio chip. This includes flashing.
- Flash it right from your browser: Flasher
- Install mobile app (Android, iOS)
- Use default key, LongFast channel and US region
- If in Canada change the MQTT root topic from default msh/US to msh/CA/ {your province} eg: msh/CA/BC
- Use Canadian MQTT Server: mqtt.mt.gt / meshdev / large4cats
- You will be able to chat with people all over the country, since we run cross province bridge with traffic management.
- Granted location is enabled, see yourself on either of the maps:
- Canadian Node Map: https://map.mt.gt
- Liam Cottle Meshmap: https://meshmap.app - we have an uplink here
- More in-depth manual is available here
- Bonus step - our dashboard: https://dash.mt.gt/d/edqkge9mf7v28g/main-dashboard?orgId=1&refresh=5m
- Login: guest
- Password: guest
¶ Our channels
¶ Notes
- If you're a ham, leave the encryption on, it is perfectly legal, as the key is known. Added bonus for nodes with call sign names (VE3XXX or VE3XXX-1 to VE3XXX-15) - your location will be sent to APRS-IS: https://aprs.fi/info/a/VE3XXX
- Sending message in format
APRS-VE3XXX: your message hereinside mesh will deliver it to VE3XXX - Sending message via APRS to
VE3YBN-13will deliver it to^all - Some new nodes with the default configuration end up here: Meshtastic Meshmap https://meshmap.net
¶ Experimental inbound email support
Yes, email! Only select providers work, so if you encounter issues - let us know on t.me/meshtastic_canada channel.
Instructions:
Send messages to 0xdeadbeef@mt.gt where !deadbeef is your node id.
¶ We do meet-ups too!
See Events
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