We’ve got a new solar powered Meshtastic node running in Cleveland Park. Full build instructions here: https://dcmesh.org/building-a-solar-powered-repeater/
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Meshtastic Maps
Here’s a roundup of a few meshtastic map services…
MeshMap
MeshMap uses data from the official Meshtastic MQTT server. Nodes are updated every minute and drop off the map if not seen for 24 hours.
Mpowered247 Map
The Mpowered map shows a heatmap when you zoom out.
Liam Cottle’s Map
https://meshtastic.liamcottle.net
Liam’s map runs off of data from a private MQTT server
Then cool thing about Liam’s map it it can show connection lines between nodes:
K1RA Meshtastic Map
K1RA has a good map for the area of Virginia just outside of Washington DC. They use their own MQTT server and utilize Liam Cottle’s map software to map their mesh.
Friendly Dev Map
https://meshtastic-map.friendlydev.com
The Friendly Dev Map aggregates from a few sources including the Mpowered map.
Paraguide Map
Shows a few nodes using MQTT.
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DC Mesh February 2025 Meeting
Come join us at our first in-person meeting:
Thursday February 6th 2025, 6PM
Nanny O’Briens Irish Pub
3319 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
We’ll try to sit by the front door. Look for the group playing around with metastatic radios. Bring your metastatic device if you’re got one. See you there!
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Introducing DC Mesh
DC Mesh is a community group working to build a mesh network of solar-powered Meshtastic radios in Washington DC. This network acts like a city-wide text messaging system, allowing people to communicate publicly or privately with anyone on the network. All of this happens without any external infrastructure – no power, no cell phone towers, no internet.
DC Mesh follows in the footsteps of Austin Mesh, a metastatic group in Austin Texas that has built up one of the largest Meshtastic networks on earth.
Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram.
Join our Discord.
And come to an in-person meetings in Washington DC! We host them quarterly. Details can be found on this website and on our Discord.