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My life is a total mesh! lol.. :)

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My life is a total mesh! lol.. :)

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged 915MHz, amateur radio alternative, backcountry communication, battery bank essentials, compass navigation, decentralized communication, disaster preparedness, emergency communication, emergency locator, emergency preparedness, fire starter kit, GPS beaconing, GPS coordinates, GPS location sharing, GPS tracking, hiking emergency gear, hiking safety, hiking tips, ISM band, long distance messaging, long range radio, LoRa, LoRa mesh, lost hiker stories, mesh networking, mesh node discovery, mesh radio network, Meshtastic, no cell service, node broadcasting, Off Grid Communication, off grid GPS, off grid tech, Outdoor Adventures, outdoor safety gear, peer to peer messaging, portable radio device, public mesh channel, public safety communication, remote communication, survival communication, survival gear, survival technology, ThinkNode M1, trail safety, wilderness navigation, wilderness survival

If you’ve been following my blog at all.. you’ll know I bought the ThinkNode M1 Meshtastic Transceiver. I’m going to write a series of “How To” posts regarding getting started with the M1. To save time, in a nutshell – this device for those who don’t know – it it a long range Meshtastic communication […]

More than Fantastic… Meshtastic!!!

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More than Fantastic… Meshtastic!!!

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged amateur radio, battery efficient device, Bluetooth pairing, Blumenort mesh, decentralized communication, digital walkie talkie, disaster preparedness, e ink display, e paper display, emergency communication, encrypted channels, GPS beacon, hiking gear, IoT communication, location sharing, long battery life, LoRa mesh, low power electronics, Manitoba mesh network, mesh network, meshmap, mobile communication, nRF52840, off grid tech, Outdoor Adventures, outdoor technology, portable transceiver, privacy focused technology, radio mesh, real time GPS, rugged electronics, smart transceiver, Steinbach mesh, survival communication, tech gadgets, wireless communication

I recently bought something really fantastic (no, not this kind of creepy ass fantastic… lol ) on Amazon.. its the ThinkNode M1… in summary, the ThinkNode M1 is a portable long-range communication device that uses LoRa (Long Range radio) and Meshtastic to send text messages, GPS locations, and data without relying on cell service or […]