Meshtastic in the Southern Tier

Details and info about the Southern Tier Meshtastic network.

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Meshtastic Network

Local Meshtastic network coverage and information for the Southern Tier region.


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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 & Node Distribution

Packet and Node distribution across the network over the past day.


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Packet Distribution
Packets distribution over the past 24 hours (as seen via MeshMapper)

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
STMesh QR Code for Meshtastic

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