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February 20, 2026

How I Built an Autonomous Mesh Node from a $6 Solar Light

Every Meshtastic and Meshcore project starts with a hardware problem. Mine started at Lowe’s. I needed an autonomous mesh node that could run indefinitely without external power, survive New Orleans weather, and look like it…
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February 19, 2026

Combat Drones on Civilian 4G/5G: Why Tactical Comms Need Purpose-Built Mesh

Ukraine combat drones are running on civilian 4G/5G networks. A new Enea report confirms what mesh engineers already know: public cellular is a dead end for contested environments. GPS-synchronized TDMA on mesh radios is the…
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