LoRa Mesh News
Meshtastic 2.8 New Features: AI, Beacons, NFC Tag Sharing, and More
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 08/20/2026 at 11:37 pm
Meshtastic 2.8 is a big release for off-grid LoRa mesh communication. This is not meant to be a complete changelog, but after spending some time in the Android app, these ...Read more
DIY Waterproof Meshtastic Node for Paddle Boarding With Wireless Charging
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 07/28/2026 at 04:11 pm
A waterproof Meshtastic node is a great little project for paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking, and any outdoor trip where ordinary electronics are likely to get wet. The goal here was ...Read more
Meshcore on ESP32: Build a Fast ESP-NOW Private Network and Bridge It to LoRa
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshcore the 07/20/2026 at 04:22 pm
Meshcore does not have to begin with dedicated LoRa hardware. Standard ESP32 and ESP32-S3 boards already include a 2.4 GHz radio, and with ESP-NOW they can form a fast, private, ...Read more
Meshtastic on AA Batteries: Running a Heltec T096 for 24 Hours
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 07/09/2026 at 04:14 pm
Meshtastic is all about practical communication when power and infrastructure are limited, so I wanted to try a simple question: can a Heltec T096 Meshtastic node run on ordinary alkaline ...Read more
How to Export Meshtastic Tracks as GPX Files in Meshtastic 2.8
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 06/30/2026 at 08:15 pm
Meshtastic just got a very useful upgrade. With Meshtastic 2.8, you can now export movement tracks as GPX files and open them in other mapping tools on your phone or ...Read more
Build a Private Off-Grid Mesh Network With No Cell Service or Wi-Fi
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshcore the 06/10/2026 at 10:49 pm
Sending messages over more than a mile without cell towers, without Wi-Fi, and without paying a monthly fee sounds like a gimmick until you actually do it. That is exactly ...Read more
Meshtastic Telegram Bridge with WireClaw AI on an ESP32-S3
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 05/28/2026 at 03:52 pm
If you want to bridge Meshtastic to Telegram, the obvious route is a Raspberry Pi, a PC, or some scripts running somewhere in the background. That works, but it is ...Read more
Heltec Wireless Tracker V2 Guide: GPS, MeshCore, and Meshtastic
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshcore the 05/19/2026 at 11:53 pm
The Heltec Wireless Tracker V2 is one of those little devices that immediately makes sense the moment you pick it up. It is compact, it has the ESP32-S3, it includes ...Read more
How to Build a MeshCore Observer with Heltec V3
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshcore the 04/29/2026 at 12:37 am
A MeshCore Observer is one of those things that sounds a bit mysterious at first, but it is actually very straightforward. It is basically a read-only node that sits on ...Read more
Meshtastic, Remote Management: Complete Setup Guide
Published by Vivian van Zyl in Meshtastic the 04/21/2026 at 04:38 pm
Turn Bluetooth off on the remote node In the example, Bluetooth was disabled on the Heltec V4 while it was being managed remotely. That means the node could no longer ...Read more