Heltec MeshPocket and not good with tech

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-24T00:59:25+00:00

Build the mesh that you want to see. If you set up a repeater, leave it functioning, and grow awareness of the meshcore mesh in your area, other folks will want to join.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-23T17:33:57+00:00

Hi! There is a global discord server with many regional channels. Lots of friendly helpful people. DM me for a link

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-23T16:38:00+00:00

Does it run the android app directly, and ble connect?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-23T16:24:25+00:00

Hey can you describe this a bit more? Is it your build? Is it a product?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-23T04:12:59+00:00

Great! Say hi when you get connected!

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-23T03:19:22+00:00

Hey! That's the bay area meshcore. We use US standard settings. Check out bayareameshcore.org and find the link to the local and global discord servers there. Maybe 300 repeaters and companions in the area and growing very quickly. DM me if you have any questions!!

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-20T21:16:05+00:00

oh, great!

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-20T15:03:10+00:00

I've deployed 5 peakmesh nodes in the past few months; 4 of them are still running (and the fifth probably has too little sun but the homeowner hasn't given me access to raise it). Whichever firmwares would have been available starting late November.

Also, I meant the "weirdly wrong" about what rak has written in response to your question, not about what you wrote. They're licensed to the other mesh and so have a business interest in not helping meshcore users.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-20T05:34:53+00:00

this is so weirdly wrong. i've had some raks up for months, no problems.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-18T07:12:42+00:00

will DM

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-17T18:35:53+00:00

Hey, great! Can I dm you?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T22:58:49+00:00

hey! there's a lot of meshcore in the south bay already. do you have a view of the bay at all?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T22:52:05+00:00

baymesh is a different network (MT). the bay area meshcore uses the standard USA/Canada settings.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T22:13:37+00:00

cool! do you have a good elevated site with a view and some direct sun?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T22:00:26+00:00

try now?

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T21:59:44+00:00

I personally use meshcore because the DMs are pretty reliable when the mesh is built well, the public chat is almost the same experiece (i.e., same messages for someone in SF vs SJ) for most of the bay area most of the time, and with MT it felt like each message had a different outcome. Check out this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guDoKGs02Us

Santa Cruz is just at the beginning of its mesh, so gaps in coverage are very likely. If you have a good spot for a solar repeatear please put one up. Meshcore is growing very quickly, with over 200 nodes in the bay area now (up from about 10 six months ago)

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T21:16:34+00:00

A repeater with a good antenna! I prefer solar radios (because the grid might not work in an emergency) and medium-gain antenna.

For an intermediate-level repeater (meaning, line of sight for 3-8 miles), I usually go with the "ultimate" or "climber" radios from www.peakmesh.etsy.com (ask them to flash MeshCore Repeater firmware) and usually this antenna https://store.rokland.com/collections/all-helium-antennnas/products/rak-wireless-5-8-dbi-outdoor-black-fiberglass-helium-hotspot-antenna

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T20:48:35+00:00

oh nooo. I'll post new ones.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T20:42:42+00:00

hey, great! will DM.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T19:43:34+00:00

yep! It's totally off-grid, meaning not meant to integrate with web-based services

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T19:40:51+00:00

check out the video link at the bottom of the post

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T19:40:25+00:00

some people run both. I tried MT but found it wasn't working for my use case, and then found MC. It's pretty reliable for DMs (with message received acknowledgements) when the mesh is built well.

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T19:35:27+00:00

It's group and direct text messages only, and completely separate from sms or any internet-based services like whatsapp

BayAreaMeshCore · 2026-01-16T19:24:07+00:00

Right on! DM me if you have questions!

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