How-To

24
Aug
Two RNode LoRa radios next to a phone showing live Reticulum status output, all resting on a laptop keyboard

A Primer to NEPAMesh on Reticulum

How NEPAMesh's public Reticulum transport node came together, what it actually does, and how to point your own instance at it.
34 min read
24
Aug
NEPAMesh BBS welcome screen showing a green ASCII art radio tower and mesh node network on black background

The NEPAMesh BBS: A Complete Guide, Windows Install to Downloading Files

Installing Reticulum on Windows, connecting to NEPAMesh's own off-grid BBS with no password, and touring what's actually running on it.
7 min read
22
Aug
Terminal window showing a Python script establishing a Reticulum link to the NEPAMesh Off-Grid node and printing its rendered index page, listing the six most recent mirrored articles

NEPAMesh Off-Grid: NEPAMesh Articles on Reticulum and NomadNet

NEPAMesh's blog now has a second home on the Reticulum network: a NomadNet node called NEPAMesh Off-Grid. Here's how to reach it and what it actually offers today.
4 min read
25
Jul
Assortment of battery types on a workbench: lead-acid 12V 18Ah, 12V 7Ah, 18650 lithium cells, LiPo packs, and a small 3.7V LiPo

How Long Will Your Meshtastic Node Last on Battery?

The biggest factor in Meshtastic battery life isn't your battery size. It's your chip platform. Here's what the numbers actually look like.
4 min read
20
Jul
Close-up of a teal circuit board showing a u-blox GPS radio module with STATUS, GPS, and RADIO labels in the silkscreen

How to Update Your Meshtastic Firmware (and Why You Should)

Old Meshtastic firmware breaks direct messages and misses security fixes. Here's how to check your version and update, by device type.
3 min read
14
Jul
Stylized green-on-black illustration of a key transmitting radio waves to an encryption lock labeled RADIO_FREQ: 915MHz

Who Can Read Your Meshtastic Messages?

The default Meshtastic channel is encrypted with a key everyone already has. Here's what that means, and how to create a channel only your group can read.
4 min read
05
May
NEPAMesh logo

Build a Better Antenna for Less than $10 and an Afternoon

The rubber duck antenna that shipped with your Meshtastic node is not your friend. I know. It looks official. It
13 min read