Upper Meshigan Network

A community-built decentralized mesh network and public safety monitoring hub spanning local counties in Upper Michigan and Northeast Wisconsin. Fully independent and open-source.

Meshtastic Configuration

Connect your LoRa nodes to our regional channels using the parameters listed below to join the off-grid digital communications framework.

RegionUS_915
Primary Channel NameLongFast
MQTT Gateway URL
Root Topic Path
Standard Hop Limit7 Hops Max
View Official Meshtastic Documentation

Radio Scanner

Dickinson County, MI and Vicinity dispatch radio traffic monitoring historical audio data archives maintained by the network.

Dispatch Audio Feed (Archive Log)
Lauch Web Player (Archive Site)

Network Nodes

Northeast Wisconsin Communications Network is deploying localized, license-free, encrypted, long-range decentralized text routing nodes across Upper Michigan and parts of Northeast Wisconsin. Operating on the 915MHz frequency band to provide grid-down fallback communication paths. Below are the current infrastructure nodes participating in the Upper Meshigan Mesh Network. Each listing provides the node identifier, status, hardware, antenna and primary network role.

[CN3R1]

Online
HardwareSeeed SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro
Antenna5.8 dBi Omni-directional Omni
Primary FunctionHigh-elevation structural router extending regional range beyond the confines of the local landscape.
Node RoleREGIONAL GATEWAY

[CN3B2]

Online
HardwareSeeed SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro
Antenna5.8 dBi Omni-directional Omni
Primary FunctionDistrict gateway routing traffic between local nodes extending local range beyond tree lines..
Node RoleSTRUCTURAL ROUTER

[Future Node]

Planned
HardwareTo be assigned
AntennaTo be assigned
Primary FunctionRegional network expansion.
Node RolePENDING
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