[DARARepeater] TNG June 25: MeshCore presentation follow-up...

[ahermetz]

Some responses to pick from our Field Day in-person conversation & your previous emails (which, hopefully is useful to the wider audience; if not, we can move it off the list-serv.)

I'll break it down into digestible chunks for the list-serv & steal some bits that may not have been covered in the original presentation.

Let me start off by saying that I personally am an introvert, so "social media" has never been my thing. I was on some Usenet groups & IRC servers back in the day, but never had an account for Facebook, Instagram, etc. However, as other people tend to like to talk to each other, it seems only natural they gather, and eventually it becomes the main way they communicate. Hence I'm not a fan of it being the __only__ way to communicate with users, but I understand there are only so many hours in the day, etc. Also, for me, Discord in particular is "IRC w/ fancy formatting & animated GIFs"; so less of a cognitive load, but still sometimes annoying based on how others use it.

To the particular point regarding DaytonMesh: there are conversations that happen regarding that site & its info. My understanding is the person who originally organized it prefers MeshTASTIC & was not interested in the work being done on MeshCORE. That is what lead to the various off-shoots that eventually came around Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Mesh. Those of us involved in local MeshCore work have largely moved there.

Keep in mind: like any good mouse trap, this one has all kinds of ways to draw you in. I'm currently in (9) of them, including the "DARA TNG" one (which I notice does not get much use, sadly). To ease the way here are Discord links (as they're not my systems I've set them to never expire, but 100 uses, so that it doesn't get too abused by anyone outside this list-serv) which you can use to access it via a web browser or native app:

* DaytonMesh.org <https://discord.gg/nVNyemzphm>
* CincyMesh.org <https://discord.gg/352eM8DRqZ>
* OKIMesh.org <https://discord.gg/TpP9Pn7J8J>
* DARA TNG <https://discord.gg/ctHYBR7k>

Okay, that gets us online with other interested parties. Next up: hardware options...of which there are many.

Obediently yours,
Andrew KR4FIA
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On Sunday, June 28th, 2026 at 1:35 AM, Ken via DARARepeater <dararepeater at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Chuck,
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> There is a lot to learn, but I'm confident it will all come together quickly for you.
>
> I've found this resource very helpful, clear to understand, and well presented.
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> https://m.youtube.com/@The_Comms_Channel
>
> Best,
> Ken
> W4KGR
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