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Home » Digital Knowledge » Meshtastic for EmComm on VHF/UHF – Off-Grid Texting Mesh Networks » Reply To: Meshtastic for EmComm on VHF/UHF – Off-Grid Texting Mesh Networks

Reply To: Meshtastic for EmComm on VHF/UHF – Off-Grid Texting Mesh Networks

May 26, 2026 at 8:28 am #48600
Phillip BeallPhillip Beall
Keymaster

    All,

    I had an ELCROW ThinkNode M6 ordered from Amazon for Thursday delivery.  A few minutes ago I went looking at the device listing to get power numbers for a mapping simulation I am doing.  While there I spotted this buried deeply in the fine print: “Note: This version does not support Meshtastic firmware.”  Jeez, they use the same model number for two different versions, one is Meshtastic and the other is not.  I have just gone and updated the links throughout this thread and they all should now only point to the Meshtastic version.  If you are going to buy one, please make sure it is the Meshtastic version.  My apologies if anyone else ordered the wrong one too.  I was able to get the order cancelled on mine and ordered the correct one and it will also get here on Thursday.  The link to the correct ELECROW ThinkNode M6 Meshtastic is here. It is $99.99.

    73

    Phillip Beall (W5EBC)

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    Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club (RRVARC) is a licensed FCC radio operator (WB5RDD) and an affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) – The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

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