We started with Meshtastic and are now mostly using MeshCore. Welcome to the Mesh Curious project of DWebYVR and friends!

The network that the group runs is called Salish Mesh, and you can connect into that MeshCore hashtag channel #salishmesh. #dwebyvr and #zspace also exist as channels.

Jacob Sayles from Cascadia Design is the lead on the project. Drop by the DWeb Discord or Signal channel to get involved.

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Pardon the dust here! We'll flesh out this page a bit more with the devices we've had success with, and the active hardware we're running as a loose group.

MeshCore

MeshCore is a multi platform system for enabling secure text based communications utilising LoRa radio hardware. It can be used for Off-Grid Communication, Emergency Response & Disaster Recovery, Outdoor Activities, Tactical Security including law enforcement, private security and also IoT sensor networks. Watch the videos below by one of our founders Andy to learn more!
MeshCore - Off grid mesh radio communications system
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Meshtastic

Meshtastic is:

An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices

It uses low cost and low power LoRa radios with the following features:

  • Long range (LoRa) (331km record by MartinR7 & alleg)
  • No phone is required for mesh communication
  • Decentralized communication - no dedicated router required
  • Encrypted communication
  • Excellent battery life
  • Send and receive text messages between members of the mesh
  • Optional GPS based location features

The introduction page on the website has lots more info:

Introduction | Meshtastic
Discover Meshtastic: a community-driven, open-source project using LoRa radios for long-range, off-grid communication.
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DWebYVR Meshtastic

We coordinated a group purchase of Meshtastic devices in May of 2025:

Meshtastic Group Order in Vancouver
DWeb Vancouver is doing a group buy of Meshtastic devices. Check out the two options, and come join us at the Z-Space Electronics Bazaar to see them in person.
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July 11, 2025: Device Pickup & Setup at Z-Space

We then met up in July at Z-Space and learned and setup our devices together.

Meshtastic Group Order Device Setup & Pickup · Luma
This is an event to come and pick up your group order of Meshtastic devices, as well as go through some setup of the devices, flashing firmware, joining the…
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Aug 9, 2025: Meshtastic Demo at DWeb Camp Cascadia

As well as the camp wifi, Jacob demo'd meshtastic and lots of folks brought devices along and experimented.

DWeb Camp Cascadia Program Schedule
The DWeb Camp Cascadia 2025 Program Schedule runs from Fri, August 8th 12pm to checkout Monday, Aug 11th, at 11am.
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