Live dashboard — meshcore.cumbriacq.com
CumbriaCQ MeshCore node in the shack, Maryport. Nodes, map, channels and messages.
What is MeshCore?
MeshCore is a small radio network for text messages. Each box (a node) talks to the next one over long-range LoRa. Messages hop node to node across the county. You do not need a mobile signal, Wi‑Fi or a phone mast. If the phone network is down on the fells, the mesh can still pass a message.
You pair a node to the MeshCore app. Send a short message; nearby nodes and repeaters carry it on. Many Cumbria sites are solar-powered and sit high on hills and mountains so one hop covers a long way. That is the MeshCore Cumbria network: off-grid, licence-exempt on 868 MHz, no amateur radio licence required.
- Solar nodes — run all day on a panel and battery, no mains.
- Repeaters on mountains — high sites that extend the mesh over valleys and the coast.
- Off-grid messaging — no SIM, no mobile phone coverage needed.
- GPS / tracking — companion nodes with GPS can show where a station is on the map (walks, vans, kit on a hill).
- Search and rescue style use — short position and status texts when there is no mobile signal. It is a community mesh, not an official emergency service: 999 still comes first when you can get a phone call out.
CumbriaCQ forum
Discuss Cumbria MeshCore
Projects, troubleshooting, builds and coverage — on our own Discourse.
Open the MeshCore forumJoin #cumbria
Public local chat. Scan this QR in the MeshCore app, or add hashtag channel cumbria.
CumbriaCQ updates: add hashtag channel cumbriacq the same way (app → Add Channel → Join a Hashtag Channel).
Get on the mesh
- Official site: meshcore.io
- Flash hardware: meshcore.io/flasher
- Radio preset: UK/EU Narrow — anything else will miss the Cumbria mesh
- Licence-exempt 868 MHz ISM — no amateur licence needed
Coverage
High-site and solar repeaters across the fells and coast are largely from Steve / MeshCore Cumbria — meshcorecumbria.co.uk. CumbriaCQ’s own live node is the Maryport shack dashboard above.