Jack's Rants - Meshcore : Off-Grid Messaging, LoRa, Privacy, and Decentralised Networks

Someone asked us why we weren't on MeshCore yet. First we had to establish that it wasn't a new kind of thrash metal. Then we discovered an off-grid messaging network built from little radios, antennas, repeaters, and licence-free spectrum. So we started digging. How does it route messages ? How private is it ? What happens when repeaters disappear ? And haven't we built something suspiciously similar before ? MeshCore turns out to be considerably more interesting than just another messaging app. Want even more info ? Read our show notes and related blog post related to this episode : https://blog.ithorrorstories.eu/jacks-rants-meshcore/ MeshCore documentation used : - FAQ : https://docs.meshcore.io/faq/ - Packet Format : https://docs.meshcore.io/packet_format/ - Payloads : https://docs.meshcore.io/payloads/ - Companion Protocol: https://docs.meshcore.io/companion_protocol/ - CLI Commands : https://docs.meshcore.io/cli_commands/ MeshCore Map : https://meshcore.co.uk/map.html 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Discovering Mesh Core 02:09 Radio and Repeaters 05:19 Free Radio Insights 10:35 Encryption and Privacy 14:26 Old Meets New 15:19 Infrastructure Challenges 18:16 Conclusion