Community of Meshtastic users coordinating node placement for a mesh radio network across Eastern Washington, from the Palouse and Yakima Valley to the Columbia Basin and north toward Canada.
The group's site names Meshtastic but does not publish a preset or channel settings; ask the group before buying. As the group publishes them: source. Match these to talk on this mesh. About the FCC Part 15 bandwidth rule.
Coverage
The group says it is building across Eastern Washington, including the Palouse hills, the Yakima Valley, the Columbia Basin and up near the Canadian border. (the group’s own words)
The Eastern WA Meshtastic Network is a community of Meshtastic® users working on node placement and real-time updates across Eastern Washington, with a focus on backcountry users. Its site is a short landing page; most coordination happens on the group’s Discord.
The site does not list radio settings, so check with the group about its preset before you buy or configure a radio. Call 911 if you can. Mesh and radio are best-effort backups, and coverage varies with terrain, weather and how many nodes are on the air.
Before you rely on any group: contact them, join a practice net or drill, and keep calling 911 first whenever you can.