MeshCore in New Zealand

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#324401 4-Apr-2026 14:20

Here be a dedicated MeshCore thread before the next MeshCore posts appear in the Meshtastic thread.

MeshCore has taken hold in parts of NZ - Auckland/Waikato/Bay of Plenty has a pretty impressive mesh now.

Anyway, discuss at your leisure.

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#3477889 4-Apr-2026 14:24

Are any of the Wellington or Marlborough MeshCore folk here?

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#3481229 16-Apr-2026 08:08

I've been looking into mesh core in Auckland lately, I've not been able to find settings relevant to auckland and my attempts to find the mesh from within the CBD have been fruitless. If I am to believe the meshcore map there is an insane number of nodes. Where does one go to find what the settings should be?

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#3481246 16-Apr-2026 09:15

What LoRa band should I be looking at getting?

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#3481247 16-Apr-2026 09:15

marshalleq:
I've been looking into mesh core in Auckland lately, I've not been able to find settings relevant to auckland and my attempts to find the mesh from within the CBD have been fruitless. If I am to believe the meshcore map there is an insane number of nodes. Where does one go to find what the settings should be?

Clicking on those nodes around Auckland should show you NZ Narrow is the setting to use. That should be all you need.

Don't expect other nodes to appear in your app instantly. Leave it running for a few hours, ideally 24 plus. Send a message in the Public channel and you should see it say how many repeats are heard. If it just says Sent under your message it probably hasn't reached a repeater.

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#3481248 16-Apr-2026 09:16

Shindig:
What LoRa band should I be looking at getting?

AU 915MHz

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#3481251 16-Apr-2026 09:30

There has been a bit of chat on the Public channel in Wellington.

A Repeater has gone up in Wairarapa in the last few days with some subsequent chat on that also.

No link between Wellington and Wairarapa yet.

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#3481275 16-Apr-2026 10:54

Hi. I am Pukekohe based and believe there is a repeater on Pukekohe Hill and the Franklin Amateur Radio Clubrooms.

I myself will be receiving my companion any day now and will look at also installing a solar repeater

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