Journal

What we're testing, learning, and questioning.

The journal will become the public-facing stream of project updates. For now, the deeper field record lives in the GitHub repository while the website is being launched.

September 8, 2026

MeshCore testing restarted with an infrastructure focus

The first MeshCore round helped establish a baseline around paths, flooding, direct messaging, repeaters, and Room Servers. Testing has now restarted with dedicated solar repeaters, a Room Server, and portable companion nodes so the project can evaluate a small infrastructure model rather than individual devices alone.

Read the full field note →

September 2026

Arizona experiments are becoming a repeatable test program

Recent tests have examined direct and relayed communications, multi-hop behavior, repeaters, mobile nodes, learned paths, and power behavior. The next priority is reproducibility: fixed configurations, defined routes, repeated measurements, and clearer separation between observation and interpretation.

See the field-testing overview →

Why keep a journal?
The point is to show how conclusions develop — including failed tests, uncertainty, and changes in direction — rather than only publishing polished results.

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