Observed arrival · 2026-09-22
MeshTexas Builds a Radio Network for When the Towers Go Down
A Texas community project documenting and supporting a MeshCore LoRa network that sends encrypted messages without internet or cellular service.
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- Texas radio hobbyists and off-grid communicators
- Worth noticing
- The site links to a live analyzer, live map, repeater registry, and regional MeshMapper coverage data.
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The homepage presents MeshTexas as a community-run MeshCore network rather than a conventional hosted messaging service. It explains a relay model in which LoRa nodes forward encrypted traffic, and it links to separate tools for packet analysis, route visualization, node positions, and RF propagation. A regional MeshMapper page records BIDIR, TX, RX, and DISC observations, while the site also invites visitors to connect a device or host a node.
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