Voice of the Mesh

Voice of the Mesh
Voice of the Mesh

A podcast about everything Meshtastic, related technologies, projects and anything adjacent that’s just plain interesting. Disclaimer: Voice of the Mesh is not sponsored or endorsed by Meshtastic LLC.

Episodes

  1. MAR 4

    February 2025 - Busy Month, Stand Alone Devices are a thing!

    This month’s headlined by the Meshtastic 2.6 firmware preview, which includes new user interfaces for larger screens, a second UI for E-Ink devices, as well as next-hop routing for direct messages. Other firmware updates and hardware developments include the FemtoFox, solar-powerable Linux node, and details on recent events and community projects. Explore how Meshtastic is evolving and making strides in mesh networking, and get insights into exciting community initiatives. All Links for all topics: https://votme.sh/@voiceofthemesh/episodes/feb-2025 Suggestions? Do you have suggestions for news topics? Cool projects? Community events? We’d love to hear from you! Comment on Youtube! https://youtu.be/e1Cki-dFv6o Mention us on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/votme.sh Meshtastic Discord: https://discord.com/channels/867578229534359593/1335484455070077028 Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Updates 00:31 Meshtastic 2.6 Firmware Preview 03:16 Other Firmware Developments 05:58 New Hardware Highlights 07:49 Community Events and Socials 16:40 Hyper Mesh: A New Contender 23:38 Conclusion and Call for Community Input Links Meshtastic 2.6 Preview: MUI and Next-Hop Routing are here!  YouTube - ObviateIO - Meshtastic 2.6 is here with amazing new features Meshtastic Firmware Releases  GitHub - Femtofox  YouTube - ObviateIO - Meshtastic on Linux under $70 and under 0.5w! The Femtofox Pro  FOSDEM 2025 - Meshtastic - off-grid communication for everyone  YouTube - Meshtastic - Meshtastic Designer by RAKwireless – What You Need to Know!  ARRL - Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Re-Introduced YouTube - Digital Rancher - Meshtastic Mastered for Large Events! Reddit - Ahugo096 -  “Aereal node for tracking” Reddit - HarukiToreda - “E213 PaperMesh Build Update” Reddit - Chrono_Constant3 - “Remote Node in the Wild Update” Reddit - TheOrieOfSelf - “Added a 915Mhz filter to my Station G2 —noticable improvements to signal and range” MtnMe.sh - Filter Reports BSky - @pugetmesh.org - new double-radio node BSky - @BayMe.sh - Balloon launch  YouTube - Digital Rancher - HyperMesh: Mesh Networking Unleashed!

    25 min
  2. FEB 2

    January 2025 - A New Meshtastic Podcast!

    In the first episode of Voice of the Mesh, we cover the latest developments in Meshtastic and related tech. This episode discusses the new Meshtastic Site Planner, updated features of the web flasher for firmware, recommendations on RF hardware for Raspberry Pi, and the launch of RakWireless’s Meshtastic Designer. It also includes news about new hardware from RakWireless, community events such as balloon launches, and interesting community projects. Suggestions? Do you have suggestions for news topics? Cool projects? Community events? We’d love to hear from you! Comment on Youtube! https://youtu.be/rynt8t2DIi4  Mention us on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/votme.sh Post in the official Meshtastic Discord: https://discord.com/channels/867578229534359593/1335484455070077028 Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Voice of the Mesh 00:37 Headline News: Meshtastic Site Planner 01:51 New Year, New Look: Web Flasher Update 02:39 The Crystal Oscillator Problem 04:14 Rak Wireless Launches Meshtastic Designer 05:35 Firmware Releases 07:50 Latest in Hardware 11:26 Community Highlights and Events 12:42 What’s on Social? 18:23 Conclusion Links Meshtastic Site Planner, an Open Source Tool to Optimize Your Mesh Deployments  New Year, New Look! I Goofed! The Meshtastic CRC Problem  RAK Wireless has launched the Meshtastic Designer  RAKwireless WisMesh Pocket Mini all-in-one  LowMesh Pocket-S Portable Solar Node  WisMesh Board ONE  BSky - Noisebridge Balloon Launch  Meshtastic Talk @ FOSDEM 2025  Reddit - First Solar node Reddit - Latest build: Birdhouse node  Reddit - The Use Case I Prepared for Happened: Meshtastic Found My Dog Reddit - My first Meshtastic device in action while skiing Reddit - Pretty proud of my first WisBlock build Reddit - Fresh Node Andy Kirby - “I have some BIG news!”

    19 min

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A podcast about everything Meshtastic, related technologies, projects and anything adjacent that’s just plain interesting. Disclaimer: Voice of the Mesh is not sponsored or endorsed by Meshtastic LLC.

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