Off-grid text messaging over LoRa — no mobile network, no internet, often solar powered.
A pocket radio connects to the nearest repeater and messages hop from repeater to repeater across the country. The band is licence-free (868 MHz ISM).
RepeaterRoomFaded dots = not heard in the last 6 hours.Live packets on meshview.dk
Meshcore uses regions (scopes) so you decide how far messages travel:
Channel names may change — check the Meshcore Danmark community for current ones.
Everyone on the network must use the same settings to hear each other.
The antenna matters more than power. A good 868 MHz antenna mounted high beats the stock stubby by far.
A solar repeater typically costs around DKK 1,000 and fills a coverage gap for everyone nearby.
Nodes, modules, antennas and solar boxes now have their own category.
Share antenna calcs, repeater builds and solar setups — so they don't vanish in a Facebook feed.
Mesh, LoRa & off-gridMeshtastic and Meshcore use the exact same hardware (Heltec, RAK, LilyGO, T1000-E) and the same licence-free 868 MHz band. But they speak different radio “dialects” (Meshtastic: LongFast/MediumFast · Meshcore: EU/UK Narrow), so they can't hear each other directly.
Global and flexible — great for hikes, friend groups and experiments. Every node helps relay.
The coordinated Danish network with fixed repeaters on masts and hilltops, so messages cross the country without flooding the band.
Want to try? Re-flashing via flasher.meshcore.co.uk takes a few minutes — the module isn't harmed and you can always flash back to Meshtastic.
Map data: meshview.dk, meshat.se, meshrheinland.de, meshcore.fi and chicagolandmesh.org (CoreScope). More: meshcore.dk