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How well could meshtastic work in a natural or man made disaster where internet and power grids are down?
by mikeweiss 3y ago
How well could meshtastic work in a natural or man made disaster where internet and power grids are down?
- worthless-trash 3y agoIf its solar powered, then it should work to some capacity.
- amatecha 3y agoOne of Meshtastic's common applications is standalone solar nodes that just sit on the top of a large hill or mountain and relay messages "indefinitely". There are a few in my area and it enables basic text communication even if there was no internet or power grid. Here's a recent video on building a solar Meshtastic node: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrBMthrCKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrBMthrCKc
- eql5 3y agoThere are limitations. It scales well with a maximum number of around 70-80 nodes, which is a quite low number.
- eternityforest 3y agoIIRC that's per-channel, but nodes can relay data for channels they aren't members of