Comment on What if the Internet Goes Down? - 15 Jan, 7PM CET
qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
If this is something I can setup with no need of complex licenses, it would be interesting.
I live in a small town and it could prove as a useful city project for cheap, reliant, local communications.
paequ2@lemmy.today 1 day ago
It doesn’t seem like you need any licensing, it’s like a walkie talkie.
I’m not sure if that’s the right usecase. Meshtastic seems to be for short-range, line-of-sight-ish communication. Apparently, you can set up repeaters to expand the coverage area, but it seems like buildings, trees, etc will dramatically affect the signal strength.
janNatan@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I’m fairly certain that this requires a Ham radio operator’s license (in the USA at least). It uses frequencies that are regulated.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 21 hours ago
Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Nope, it specifically uses free frequencies. The same ones that are used by RC hobbyists and RF based remotes
paequ2@lemmy.today 1 day ago
I don’t actually own a Meshtastic device… but I did blow off work to do a little browsing and found this:
rumba@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
No US license required ISM band 915mhz < 1w