Mike

Nanticoke, PA
Failed engineering student turned IT pro. Geek and amateur everything else. Tinkerer, ham radio op, heart attack survivor. Building mesh networks in Northeastern Pennsylvania since 2024, providing geek guidance since 2015 on thinkleet.net
30
Apr
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April on the Mesh: 337 Nodes, a Shadow Map, and a Bot That Actually Talks Back

April was productive. Unreasonably productive, honestly, for a community of people who spend their free time pointing antennas at mountains
5 min read
27
Apr
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Propagation, Shadows, and a Discord Bot That Actually Knows the Mesh

Big news, friends -- we've been quietly building a thing, and today it gets to come out and play.
8 min read
11
Apr
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Coming Soon: Propagation Monitoring for NEPAMesh

Been working on something new for the NEPAMesh network. It's not quite ready for prime time yet, but
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10
Apr
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Getting Your Node on the Map: MQTT Setup for NEPAMesh

Got a node and want to see it on the map? Same. Here's how I set mine up
4 min read
09
Apr
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Recommended Node Settings: Stop Your Node From Being That Node

So you've got a node on the mesh. Nice. Now let's talk about how to keep
4 min read
01
Apr
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State of the Mesh: NEPAMesh by the Numbers

I pulled the data from map.nepamesh.com and tapped into the MQTT server to see what's actually
6 min read
01
Apr
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Getting Started with Meshtastic: Off-Grid Comms for the Rest of Us

So you've heard about Meshtastic and you're wondering what the hype is about. Short version: cheap
6 min read
15
Feb
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NEPAMesh

Started in January of 2024, we have grown a nice little mesh in the Wyoming Valley. For the most part,
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