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setup with no need of complex licenses, it would be interesting

It doesn’t seem like you need any licensing, it’s like a walkie talkie.

it could prove as a useful city project for cheap, reliant, local communications

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.

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janNatan@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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.

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- JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Licensed amateur radio operator here in the US. Meshtastic does not require an amateur radio license.
  
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- lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Nope, it specifically uses free frequencies. The same ones that are used by RC hobbyists and RF based remotes
  
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- paequ2@lemmy.today ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I don’t actually own a Meshtastic device… but I did blow off work to do a little browsing and found this:
  
  Meshtastic does not require any license and is open for anyone to use.
  
  www.austinmesh.org/learn/
  
  Meshtastic does not require a HAM radio license to operate
  
  chicagolandmesh.org/guides/getting-started/
  
  don’t need an amateur radio license for the low-power bands used by Meshtastic
  
  centralvalleymesh.net/docs/faq/#q12
  
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- rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  No US license required ISM band 915mhz < 1w
  
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