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How to Setup & Use Meshtastic LoRa Transceivers For Off-Grid Emergency Communication

Today we take a bit of a deep-dive into the setup and use of LoRa Meshtastic transceivers on your Android and iOS devices.

The T-Beam devices used in this video can be found here: The T-BEAM can be found here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9RmIP9
If you want to use a tablet, I highly recommend the inexpensive Lenovo M8 Tab: https://amzn.to/3D4yM2B
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NOTE: The iOS can be downloaded HERE: https://testflight.apple.com/join/c8nNl8q1
Android is here (you must sideload): https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releases

Want to learn more about Meshtastic encryption? https://meshtastic.org/docs/developers/device/encryption

Links:
Download and install WinLink Express: https://www.winlink.org/
Download and install the demo of Vara: https://rosmodem.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/ros-2/
(NOTE: VARA runs faster if you pay for a license, but it isn’t required)

My favorite HT antenna is the Signal Stuff Signal Stick https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622
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Baofeng items from this video can be found here:
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Watch NIGHT short film featuring radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1Q4tS32Ww

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https://chirp.danplanet.com
https://www.miklor.com/

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