Volunteer-driven initiative to build a community-owned MeshCore network for text messages and GPS locations across the Inland Northwest, from the Palouse to the Selkirks.
The group describes its area as the Inland Northwest, anywhere from the Palouse wheat fields to the Selkirk peaks, centered on Spokane. (the group’s own words)
Spokane Mesh Network is a volunteer initiative building a MeshCore network around Spokane. Its one-page site explains how a mesh works, lists the radio settings it uses and has an FAQ on equipment and getting involved.
It uses the same MeshCore settings as Inland NW Mesh, which also started in Spokane County. Ask both groups which repeaters serve your area.
Before you buy a radio, match the protocol and settings the group publishes; a radio on different settings will not hear the local mesh. 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.