How we research
LoRa Mesh Atlas helps people in the US pick a LoRa mesh radio and get it working. We're an independent site run by Jerry Chen, not part of the Meshtastic or MeshCore projects or any hardware company.
Where our facts come from
- Device specs come from the maker's own product page or wiki, and from the official Meshtastic hardware docs. Each device page lists the pages we used.
- Firmware support comes from the official Meshtastic supported-hardware list and the official MeshCore flasher and repository.
- How things work (roles, presets, encryption, MQTT) comes from the official project documentation, linked in each guide.
- US rules come from the FCC's published regulations. We explain them in plain English, but that is not legal advice.
What we don't do
- We don't claim test results we didn't measure. When we haven't used a device ourselves, the page is a researched spec summary, not a hands-on review.
- We don't guess. If a spec isn't published, the database shows it as "not listed".
- We don't let sellers pay for placement or rankings.
How the site makes money
Some links to stores may become affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That never changes which device we suggest; the device finder ranks devices only by the features you pick.
Keeping it current
Meshtastic's online docs now describe firmware 2.8, which is still an alpha release as of November 2026; the latest beta is 2.7.26. Our guides mark features that only exist in 2.8 so you know what applies to the firmware you're running.
Firmware and hardware change often. Guides and device pages show when they were last checked. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we'll check it against the source. Every fix is recorded in the corrections log.