Real situations where a MeshCore node earns its keep — from ridge trails to ranch roads to the next PSPS outage.
When power and cell towers go down during a PSPS or evacuation, a node lets you message neighbors and share road closures with no grid needed.
West County and Mayacamas properties sit in permanent dead zones. A solar repeater on a barn or fence line connects the whole property without new wiring.
Sugarloaf Ridge, Hood Mountain, and Mount Veeder have little cell signal. A pocket node lets hikers check in even from a remote saddle.
Pairs with GMRS radios already used by CERT groups — a free, license-free text layer for routine check-ins between drills and real emergencies.
Check the coverage map for notable high points and existing repeater networks around the county.
View the coverage map