Latah Aux Comm Mesh Net
Meshtastic
Hill to hill across the Palouse, no towers needed.
Radio (LoRa)
- Region
- US
- Modem preset
- LONG_FAST Default preset — TODO confirm we stay on this
- Frequency slot
- 20 (default) 906.875 MHz for LongFast in the US
- Hop limit
- 3 Keep at 3; higher values just add airtime load
- TX power
- 30 dBm (max for your device) Lower for indoor/handheld if desired
Channels
- Primary (index 0)
- LongFast Default key AQ== so you reach the wider public mesh
- Secondary (index 1)
- LCAC TODO: publish the channel URL / PSK here
Repeaters
- Hardware
- SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro
- Device role
- ROUTER TODO confirm — ROUTER_LATE is another option for dense areas
- Node naming
- LCAC-<Town> e.g. LCAC-Genesee, LCAC-Moscow
- Position
- Fixed, broadcast enabled
MQTT
- Uplink / downlink
- Off TODO decide whether to bridge to the public map