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Yet Another Custom Build
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in Build Guides
The Last of the Custom Builds (Famous Last Words) When I first started with Meshtastic I was grabbing random devices and parts. After finding what worked out well for the types of nodes deployed I have a surplus of parts that I’ve slowly been …
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Frequency Labs MeshAdv
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Build Guides
MeshAdv Raspberry Pi Hat Before IowaMesh took shape as a platform, I was experimenting with various types of nodes at home. In work conversations, there had been discussions about whether a Raspberry Pi, combined with its GPIO headers, could …
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TBeam Supreme EDC
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 in Build Guides
TBeam Supreme Build Not long after working with the RAK boards I thought I would try out the tbeam. I had heard good things about it and wanted to really see what all of the hype was about. The original case that I found was a bit clunky and wasn’t …
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WisMesh Pocket First Impressions
Thursday, April 03, 2025 in Build Guides
WisMesh Pocket First Impressions The WisMesh Pocket from RAKWireless is a great place to get started in the world of Meshtastic. Its robust design, long battery life, and ease of use make it the perfect first node for anyone, beginner or experienced …
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When In Doubt Client Mode
Tuesday, April 01, 2025 in News
When In Doubt Always choose Client Mode (A guide to roles on our devices) One of the things that need to be address up front as IowaMesh grows will be the appropriate use of the modes. Probably another controversial post much like the Ok to MQTT …
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Ok to MQTT (Why We Need It)
Friday, March 28, 2025 in News
MQTT (The almost forbidden subject) What do you think of when I say MQTT? In the nerd spaces I normally occupy that would be Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. In most cases, it’s a great way of getting telemetry data out of IOT devices into some …
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Meshtastic v2.6 A Feature-Packed Release
Friday, March 28, 2025 in News
Meshtastic v2.6: A Feature-Packed Release Meshtastic recently announced the public release of Meshtastic v2.6, a major update that has been years in the making. This release introduces several exciting new features and improvements, making it the …
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RAK PoE Node
Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Build Guides
In this guide, I will go over the process of how I built my PoE-powered Meshtastic base station. This is an easy to build node that uses primairly official RAK components, so no soldering is required! Parts list Most of the parts for this build were …
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Rak Solar Node
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in Build Guides
Rak Solar Node with Parts from Rokland In this post, I’ll cover what I could call my standard solar node build. I could have gone the fancy route, but the goal was a simple self-sustaining node that would go in a fixed location and likely high up. So …
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Heltec T114 Build
Monday, March 17, 2025 in Build Guides
Heltec T114 for Everyday Carry When I first got started into Meshtatsic I ended up with a few of the Heltec V3s. They were inexpensive and got me out to Vegas in a hurry. I was always annoyed by the battery life and just seemed so sluggish that I …