Connecting the Bitterroot Valley
Ravalli Mesh is a coordinating group to help our community through engagement and resilience
Who are we?
We are a small group of people working to build out and maintain an independent, decentralized, mesh network built with Meshtastic radios.
Every part of our network is made possible with the donation of time, materials, and compute through local volunteers
what is meshtastic?
Meshtastic® is a project that enables you to use inexpensive LoRa radios as a long range, off-grid, communication platform in areas without existing or reliable communications infrastructure. This project is 100% community driven and open source!
how does it work?
We setup meshtastic client nodes around the Bitterroot Valley with specific settings. Each node creates a dynamic network link to route messages. Users interact with the network by connecting their phone to a small, battery operated, portable node which transmits their messages across the existing network.
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We don’t have any events scheduled right now. To learn about future meet ups and events sign up for our email list.
Get Involved
We need your help! This is a community powered project. You can help by setting up a node with our recommended settings. Right now most of the nodes are in the Hamilton and Corvallis area. Strategic locations moving North and South would be great.
What can you do to help?
- Buy or build a node and get online
- Refer a property owner that has a higher elevation location with a unobstructed view of the valley
- Join our Zulip chat server and connect online Join Zulip Chat Here
- Sign up for the newsletter to stay in the loop Join Newsletter Here