This month, we dive into a critical security vulnerability (CVE) that necessitates an urgent firmware update to at least version 2.6.2. We also discuss optimizing message presets for faster data transmission in your mesh network. Additionally, we spotlight new hardware releases including the Heltec’s Battery Bank, the Rak Wireless Repeater Mini, and the Seeed’s Solar Powered P1-Pro. Lastly, we explore community projects and real-world applications like managing large-scale networks and Meshtastic usage in the recent Portugal/Spain power outages.

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• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Critical Security Vulnerability
• 02:10 Optimizing Mesh Network Speeds
• 05:44 New Hardware Releases
• 12:45 Social Media Highlights and Community Projects
• 21:05 Close out and Final Reminders

• Meshtastic Firmware CVE Advisory (GHSA‑33hw‑xhfh‑944r)

• Why Your Mesh Should Switch from LongFast – Meshtastic Blog

• WisMesh Wi‑Fi Gateway – RAKwireless

• MeshPocket Qi2 Power Bank Node – Heltec

• WisMesh Repeater Mini – Rokland

• SenseCAP Solar Node P1 / P1 Pro – Seeed Studio

• European Power Outage Mesh Shout‑Out – Reddit

• RFIndex – Device & Antenna Database

• University Campus Node Project (Belgium) – Reddit

• Renovated Shopping Mall Using Meshtastic – Reddit

• Cold Weather Charging of Li‑Ion Batteries – YYCMesh Blog

• Solar‑Powered LLM over Meshtastic – CNX Software

• Meshtastic Prometheus Exporter – GitHub

• Meshtastic Presentation by AI6VX (PDF)

• Tulsa Meshtastic Working Group Recording – Google Groups