February 2025 - Busy Month, Stand Alone Devices are a thing!

This month’s headlined by the Meshtastic 2.6 firmware preview, which includes new user interfaces for larger screens, a second UI for E-Ink devices, as well as next-hop routing for direct messages. Other firmware updates and hardware developments include the FemtoFox, solar-powerable Linux node, and details on recent events and community projects. Explore how Meshtastic is evolving and making strides in mesh networking, and get insights into exciting community initiatives.

All Links for all topics: https://votme.sh/@voiceofthemesh/episodes/feb-2025

Suggestions?

Do you have suggestions for news topics? Cool projects? Community events? We’d love to hear from you!

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Timestamps

• 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Updates
• 00:31 Meshtastic 2.6 Firmware Preview
• 03:16 Other Firmware Developments
• 05:58 New Hardware Highlights
• 07:49 Community Events and Socials
• 16:40 Hyper Mesh: A New Contender
• 23:38 Conclusion and Call for Community Input

Links

• Meshtastic 2.6 Preview: MUI and Next-Hop Routing are here!
• YouTube - ObviateIO - Meshtastic 2.6 is here with amazing new features
• Meshtastic Firmware Releases
• GitHub - Femtofox
• YouTube - ObviateIO - Meshtastic on Linux under $70 and under 0.5w! The Femtofox Pro
• FOSDEM 2025 - Meshtastic - off-grid communication for everyone
• YouTube - Meshtastic - Meshtastic Designer by RAKwireless – What You Need to Know!
• ARRL - Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Re-Introduced
• YouTube - Digital Rancher - Meshtastic Mastered for Large Events!
• Reddit - Ahugo096 - “Aereal node for tracking”
• Reddit - HarukiToreda - “E213 PaperMesh Build Update”
• Reddit - Chrono_Constant3 - “Remote Node in the Wild Update”
• Reddit - TheOrieOfSelf - “Added a 915Mhz filter to my Station G2 —noticable improvements to signal and range”
• MtnMe.sh - Filter Reports
• BSky - @pugetmesh.org - new double-radio node
• BSky - @BayMe.sh - Balloon launch
• YouTube - Digital Rancher - HyperMesh: Mesh Networking Unleashed!