How To Join The Group
How can I join the network?
- Get a Meshtastic Radio. You can build one yourself for about $35. The official Meshtastic page keeps a current list of Supported Hardware. The LILYGO T-Echo is a good first meshtastic radio, as it costs around $70 and is ready to go out of the box (besides having to flash the firmware). You can also buy a pre-built battery-powered radio for between $50-$100 on Etsy or eBay - these usually have 3D printed cases. If you can afford it, and have a place to mount it outside, we recommend you buy a pre-built solar-powered node for between $100 and $200 on Etsy and mount it as high off the ground as you can.
- Download the Meshtastic App on your iPhone or Android.
- Pair your radio to your phone with Bluetooth.
- Open the Meshtastic app and say hi!
Best practices for joining the Network
- MQTT: Disabled;Ignore;
- Role: Client (NOT Router & Client)
- Hop Count: 3
- Broadcast intervals(info, position, telemetry): 1 hour
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.
How I can join the group?
It's completely free and always will be. Please join our Mattermost Instance. It is secure and we respect your privacy.
We recently passed 200 active members!
We would like to help connect the entire state of Colorado eventually.
There are other smaller groups from greater Colorado that maintain channels on our Mattermost and also host their webpages with us. If you'd like to start a channel for your area, feel free to ask!