How would you stay in touch if the Internet went down? Can you set up your own long-range communication network with mates? In this video, tech workers Mar, Liam, and Marissa cover what mesh network communication is, when it’s useful, and how to get started with a LoRa board and Meshcore.

📌 *Timestamps*

00:00 Welcome

01:10 Why you should set up your own communication infrastructure

05:46 Options considered and dismissed

08:57 Techwerkers use case

10:41 Centralised vs distributed networks

12:03 Mesh network communication

14:44 Intro to LoRa

18:15 Intro to Meshcore

20:00 Companion and repeater nodes in Meshcore

23:57 Live demo: send and receive messages

29:43 Questions & answers

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⚙️ *Gear mentioned in the video*

- *LoRa board:* Heltec Mesh Node T114 Rev. 2.0 - nRF52840 - SX1262 LoRa 868MHz - with 1.14 inch TFT Display. The board comes with an antenna.

- *Case:* Heltec Enclosure for Mesh Node T114

- *Battery:* PKCELL Li-Po Batterij 3.7V 350mAh. Though you can find batteries that last longer.

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