pinpox
This looks promising!
https://www.hackster.io/news/this-lora-messenger-is-perfect-for-texting-in-the-wilderness-108ed61aaace
Edit: Sandly it seems to be discontinued..
syaochan@pinpox Are you looking for something like armachat? https://github.com/bobricius/armachat
@syaochan Wow that's a cool device. It seems to do even more than I need but maybe it can be simplified to keep the cost down
Tich
@sabutilnik Thats looks cool, but if I understand it correctly you still need a "companion app" on your phone, which kinda negates the whole purpose of the thing, doesn't it?
@pinpox Yes, you need an app on the phone and no, it does not negate the whole purpose of the thing. Meshtastic is a lora mesh where any lora device can communicate with the others and can work as a proxy, you do not need a telephone network to operate.
You can use your mobile for sending messages through this devices or you can use your laptop, you only need a serial console connection through usb.
You can use your mobile for sending messages through this devices or you can use your laptop, you only need a serial console connection through usb.
@sabutilnik Thanks for explaning! I also saw there is a standalone Meshtastic device called #Meshenger, might check that one out. It seems to be the same device, just with a small #cardkb #keyboard added
kkarhan
Mieszko Ślusarczyk@kkarhan @pinpox there are apps (like flaresat) that can work on top of #meshtastic using it as communication layer.
@spitfire @pinpox granted, #AFSK can be done on any medium with bandwith to do audio and #SSTV decoder & -encoder #Apps are quite common...
- Similarly #RadioFax can be implemented...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow-scan_television
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiofax
