STMesh Meshtastic Network

Details and info about the Southern Tier Meshtastic network.

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Meshtastic

Low-power, easy-to-use mesh protocol for personal devices. Ideal for outdoor or mobile nodes.


Learn More: Getting Started

Node Map



This is the Meshtastic coverage as seen by a single node connected to an instance of MeshMapper and may not represent the entire network.

Packet Distribution

Packet distribution across the network over the past day.


Packet Distribution (1-hour)

Packets distribution over the past 1 hour

Packet Distribution (24-hour)

Packets distribution over the past 24 hours

Local Settings

Below are the local settings for the Meshtastic network in our region.


These are based on USA preset.


  • Region: United States
  • Preset: Long Range - Fast
  • Frequency: 906.875 MHz
  • Bandwidth (BW): 250 kHz
  • Spreading Factor (SF): 11
  • Frequency Slot: 20
  • Hop Count: 5

Hops refer to the number of intermediate devices a message travels through in the mesh network before reaching its destination.


While the recommended default hop count is 3, we have found that increasing this to ~5 works better given our current coverage.


Learn more about radio settings

Local Channel

An Encrypted Public Channel for the Meshtastic network in our region.


Feel free to add the following local channel:


  • Channel: STMesh
  • Key: 4eyVxCB3Jmp1u7OS2xk1tw==
  • Ch Role: Secondary

Scan the QR code or click the button below to quickly add the channel:


STMesh QR Code


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