Welcome
to the Meshcore Ottawa Wiki
This Bookstack wiki is a more accessible alternative to the official wiki
The Ottawa Mesh already websites curated for you to get quick help with your Meshcore project in Ottawa, and they are made to be editable in , but we ended up having very few editors.editors.
The Bookstack is a minimalist approach, easy to register, and easy to edit. The hope is that you will add your repeater setup and create useful tutorials here.
As a starting point, click on Shelves to explore the Bookstack wiki
If you are new in Meshcore Ottawa,
Start with our main sites
- https://ottawamesh.ca/
- https://meshcore.ca/
- https://yow.meshmapper.net
- https://discord.gg/WSyNd8SfNr
You are wondering if Meshcore or Meshtastic is better in Ottawa?
Meshtastic was here first, but Meshcore replaced it progressively in Ottawa. The Meshcore infrastructure is now so widespread, that Meshtastic feels quite dead here now. You can try both, but the result should speak for itself, Meshcore is very active and now reaching Montréal from Ottawa.
You want to try Meshcore but don't know where to start?
Start with a companion
https://meshcore.ca/start/companion/
Companion choice
We also have recommended companions:
https://meshcore.ca/hardware/recommended-companions/
Companion configuration
Here is a link to the guide
https://meshcore.ca/meshcore/flash-companion/
Make sure your companion is set to Canada preset and 3 Byte path.
Antenna choice
Your companion probably comes with a small stubby antenna, if you want an upgrade you may be tempted to buy one on Amazon without testing it, and it may give you a worse result. We have tested a few antennas for you that will actually do what they claim to do and give you better signal
https://meshcore.ca/hardware/recommended-antenna/
Testing your companion
Here is a checklist to help you test it
https://meshcore.ca/start/verify/#companion
If you want to see a live map of our mesh in Ottawa:
If you want to watch the messages spread through the mesh, and troubleshoot your connection:
https://analyzer.meshmapper.net/?iata=YOW
Get some assistance and chat with us
If you need assistance or you want to see what projects we are working on, join our Discord server: