Meshtastic
Recommended Configuration
- LORA
- Region: US
- Preset: LongFast
- OK to MQTT: Disabled to start with
- Hop: 3
- If you can hear other nodes, and your test messages are acknowledged, but you do not get a reply back after waiting
- Change this to 5 and retest.
- If 5 doesn't work, increase to 6 and retest, then 7 and retest.
- If 7 fails, you probably do not have a path. Reset this to 3 and ask for help in Mattermost.
- RX Boosted Gain: Enabled
- Channels
- Default
- Positions: Enabled
- MQTT Uplink and Downlink: Disabled to start with
- User
- Long Name: Descriptive name with "https://coloradomesh.org" at the end
- Short Name: Your choice, but consider using an emoji character for fun
- Device
- Role: Client
- DO NOT use Router or Router Late to start with
- Rebroadcast: All
- Interval: Three hours
- Position
- Interval: Thirty Minutes
- Smart: Enabled
- Minimum Distance: 100
- GPS Update Interval
- Fixed devices: one hour or longer
- Position Flags: Enable all
- Advanced Positions Flags: Enable all EXCEPT "If DOP is set"
- MQTT
- Disabled for now
- If you enable it later, the best settings are
- all toggles enabled
- Root Topic: msh/US/CO/
- Telemetry
- Device Metrics: Thirty Minutes
- Environment Metrics: Thirty Minutes
- Power: Enabled
- Power Interval: Thirty Minutes
This is a community driven project, following these guidelines will ensure the best experience for everyone as we continue to grow. However, we do use MQTT for those members that are in areas of bad reception, Please see the Weekly Net page for more info.
We aim to help coordinate repeater locations to create a better mesh for all of Colorado. We are also in the process of possibly switching to using a different mode than LongFast, because of the congestion in the Front Range area. This is an ongoing discussion; please join our Discord for more info and to join in!