The largest Meshcore community in Central Pennsylvania, with Meshtastic users welcome. Off-grid LoRa mesh networking for Centre, Clinton, Clearfield, Cambria, Blair, and northern Huntingdon Counties as well as the surrounding region. With 28 Meshcore repeaters serving the area and regularly expanding coverage.
Central PA Mesh brings together Meshcore and Meshtastic to build a reliable, community-owned LoRa radio network across Central Pennsylvania. No cell towers, no internet required for local messaging.
We primarily use Meshcore for lightweight, multi-hop LoRa messaging. It's simple, scalable, and designed for real-world off-grid use across Central PA.
Meshtastic users are part of the broader community. We're happy to help bridge networks and share knowledge across both Meshcore and Meshtastic in Pennsylvania.
No central servers. Messages hop from node to node across the region and beyond. The more nodes, the stronger the mesh.
The best way to get help, share node locations, coordinate builds, and stay updated is our Discord server. New Meshcore and Meshtastic users in Central PA are always welcome.
Getting on the Central PA Mesh is straightforward. Here's a basic path for most people to get started.
A LoRa radio (Heltec, RAK, LilyGo, etc.) that supports Meshcore. Make sure it's the 915 MHz version for the US and Central Pennsylvania.
Use the official Meshcore web flasher or community tools. Most devices can be flashed in under a minute.
Set the USA/Canada regional preset, power on, and start talking. Then hop into Discord to introduce yourself and find nearby nodes in Central PA.
Official and community links to help you get online and stay connected on the Central PA Mesh.
www.MeshcoreLearning.org — A fantastic resource covering the basics of Meshcore and beyond.
Ask in Discord for recommended frequencies, known repeaters, and people near you!