Fastest way to get started with Meshtastic | WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit SETUP

Fully assembled WisBlock Radios now available:

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📌If you're in the US, make sure you get the 915 MHz frequency option!! 🌎

This is the fastest way to get started with Meshtastic off-grid communications. Buy the WisBlock Meshtastic Starter Kit, connect the two included antennas, plug in the USB cable, and you're done! I walk you through the entire process in this video. This radio will enable you to send text messages, GPS coordinates, and more to other Meshtastic devices without needing cell coverage or internet access. It's completely off-grid and uses inexpensive LoRa radios and the open-source Meshtastic software.

Buy this kit and have a fully operational Meshtastic radio within 5 minutes. That page links to multiple suppliers, so you can find whichever one is in stock. If you're in the USA, make sure to get the 915 MHz version.

This enables you to connect to your Meshtastic radio via USB on your computer

Flash the latest firmware to your Meshtastic radio right from your browser.

Review and compare the different Device roles. Change under Config ➡ Device ➡ Role

00:00 WisBlock Capabilities
01:11 WisBlock Unboxing
02:23 Install Antennas
03:00 Setup
04:01 Message Test
04:50 Settings
06:10 Bluetooth
07:12 Phone Connection
08:25 Flash Firmware
09:00 Sourcing a Radio
10:56 WisBlock Peripherals
11:58 T-Beam Supreme
13:20 Conclusion

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[davidm]

Client mode also works as a router, router should be used for nodes with the best antenna and height above terrain.

[PortugalCarp]

Great video. I have got over 10 days with my Wisblock on a 3500mAh 18650 battery.

[technoshamanarchist]

I have two Lilygo SX1262 LoRa modules I accidentally bought back in the day to test the Helium Network. Later on, I found out that Helium did not support SX1262, and I also gave up on Helium. Just got curious about Meshtastic, and thanks to your video, I turned them both into Meshtastic smartphone modules, in half an hour (finding the right firmware, researching other modules, realizing mine were ok for the job, flashing, etc.), for my Android phone. Thank you very much!

[CharcoalDaddyBBQ]

This is exactly what i needed to see! Great job!!!

[paulfromswiniakowo]

Great. Today I started with the same device. Very easy config. The board has battery and solar connectors and it is my next step :)

[AskIveSolar]

Really enjoyed video and this simple approach. Love the idea of meshtastic but I'm waiting for the hardware to continue to mature but I love the way it's going

[naomi-g]

Default pin for screenless devices is 123456. Recently some wisblocks have been shipped with it set to random pin. RAK is working on fixing this - they're copying a preconfigured firmware instead of unconfigured.

[sNEAKYnIGHTmUPPET]

this is actually MORE work to get going than a Heltec V3. only because it's BT antenna is onboard. The V3 has a screen and GPIO pins. Screen means we can connect to BT from a phone without a computer at all.

[CaptZenPetabyte]

I wish we could get the kits out here in Australia, theyre always had to get and even at $80 for the kit Id love to get one if the freq was available

[KH]

All 4 of my mesh boards are transceiving at 908 MHz.

[hemigod]

Great video. Love the Wisblock. Crazy how long they last on battery.

[KillRoy]

Love how you edited out the 30 min it took to connect the LoRa pigtail to the board 😂

[dave]

Good luck finding anyone out there close enough to talk to 😂 we need another 10k people setting up nodes. They need to fix the software to make messaging actually work too.

[johnjces]

Sorry to be a dummy, but what battery fits the battery terminals on the board and fits comfortably inside the 3D printed case, which is pretty cool!

[philippkeil]

Great videos. As a complete beginner which device would you recommend to get? Thinking either the Lilygo T-Beam (I would need a case though which are hard to come by here in Germany), the Wisblock (same problem with the case) or the Heltec V3 which you can order with a case. Can’t really decide…

[jordandegraaff]

So unless you get the battery, it needs to be powered?

[jameslee]

With no screen attached the pin defaults to 123456.

[ONPLZ]

Meshtastic does not work... Get saturated and then no one get any messages...

[Stealthy_Martian]

What mesh app are you using? Yours looks way different than mine and cleaner.

[rickstokes]

If we have to use the internet and chrome to setup the device isn’t that defeating the purpose of having off grid gear for comms?