Hacker
Comms
A common Meshtastic channel for hackers at cons, camps and meetups. Load it once, find your people anywhere, without crowding the default channel.
The channel
HackerComms rides alongside whatever you already run. It goes into a spare secondary slot, so your primary channel, your private group channels and your radio settings stay put.
The web flasher does it in about ten seconds over USB or Bluetooth. Prefer to do it by hand? Every value you need is in the config.
Get on the net
- 1
Plug in
Connect your radio by USB, or have Bluetooth ready. Chrome or Edge on a laptop works best.
- 2
Read slots
The flasher reads your eight channel slots and shows you exactly where HackerComms will land.
- 3
Add & verify
One click writes the channel to the first empty slot, then reads it back to confirm.
Notes
The key is public
It's published right here, so treat HackerComms like a public frequency. Use your own channel for anything private.
Match your radio settings
Secondary channels share the primary channel's frequency and preset. Stick with your region's default LongFast to hear everyone.
Be a good neighbor
Big events mean busy airtime. Keep messages short and turn down position broadcasts on this channel.
Already full?
Meshtastic radios hold eight channels. If every slot is taken, free one in the app first. The flasher will never overwrite one.