LoRa Mesh as an Adjunct to Local Packet and/or APRS for ARES
Channel: Joey Stanford
Date: 2023-05-15

Let's have a quick look at Lora and Meshtastic and see if the functionality is something that could be used as an adjunct to packet and APRS by ARES teams during emergencies.  Bonus points: Public Mesh community service project and STEM!

Links:
* https://meshtastic.org/
* https://meshtastic.discourse.group/
* Overview video (3 May 2023): https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/730 
* Using the hardware to send messages video: https://meshtastic.letstalkthis.com/