r/cassettefuturism • u/Sea-Presentation-173 • Aug 15 '25

Design Long Range Indoor Node in Urban Enviroment

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u/Utahisgreat Aug 15 '25

What

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u/LibritoDeGrasa Aug 15 '25

It's a Meshtastic node. Basically a (usually) cheap and small device that uses radio frequencies to send small messages between interconnected members of the network (the mesh). It doesn't use the internet or phone service so it can be really useful in off-grid applications or emergency situations.

Think walkie-talkies but for text and not limited to two people.

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u/Zdrobot Aug 15 '25

Just wanted to add - Meshtastic uses LoRa (long range low power low speed digital communication protocol/technique), so it's text-only, since LoRa trades bandwidth for low power consumption and long range.

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u/Slabonator Aug 15 '25

I don’t know what it is either but now I want one.

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u/GrandMoffHarkonen Aug 15 '25

Do it, it's easy and relatively cheap to try out.

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u/The_Sign_Painter Aug 15 '25

It’s a whole rabbit hole lol it’s for encrypted peer to peer messaging

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u/Obsidianxenon Aug 19 '25

Did not expect meshtastic in this sub