When the grid goes down
Mesh Comms
A growing MeshCore radio network across the Hwy 17 corridor — off-grid messaging that keeps working without power, internet, or cell service.
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Nodes on the corridor
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Repeaters & room servers
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Solar / battery backed
Coverage map
Node locations are visible to signed-in neighbors only, so operators keep control of what's shared about their property.
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Storms, wildfire, and PSPS shutoffs routinely take out power and cell coverage across the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Hwy 17 closures can cut the corridor in half. MeshCore runs on inexpensive LoRa radios that relay text messages device to device — no towers, no internet, no monthly bill. A handful of solar-powered repeaters on the right ridges can cover the whole corridor.
Nodes talk to your phone or laptop over Bluetooth, so neighbors can trade status checks, road conditions, and welfare updates when everything else is dark. Every repeater someone puts up makes the network measurably better for the people downhill from them.