Author Archives: SnyderMesh

BuffaLoRa Node “🛷” Deployed at Chestnut Ridge Park

The Erie County Parks Department has granted a temporary permit to BuffaLoRa to install a Meshtastic communication node at Chestnut Ridge Park’s sledding hill. This installation uses a Seeed SenseCAP Solar Node P1-Pro, a compact, solar-powered, and environmentally friendly device that enables off-grid, long-range communication using LoRa (Long Range) technology. The equipment operates silently, safely,Continue reading “BuffaLoRa Node “🛷” Deployed at Chestnut Ridge Park”

Radio Association of Western New York Presentation

It was very exciting to present a high level overview of Meshtastic at The Radio Association of Western New York’s (RAWNY) October Meeting on Tuesday, October 14th 2025. It was excellent to connect with many old and new friends in the Meshtastic and Amateur Radio community. Please find the presentation materials at: Meshtastic High LevelContinue reading “Radio Association of Western New York Presentation”

SnyderMesh Evolves into BuffaLoRa

We’re excited to share some big news: SnyderMesh has officially expanded and will now be known as BuffaLoRa! This new name better reflects our growing footprint across Western New York, and our mission to connect communities with resilient, decentralized communication through Meshtastic and LoRa technology. Why the Change? When we started SnyderMesh, our focus wasContinue reading “SnyderMesh Evolves into BuffaLoRa”

Get Ready for the Meshtastic Presentation at W2SO

We invite W2SO Members to join us at the Lancaster Amateur Radio Club General Meeting this September 2nd, where we will be diving into the exciting world of Meshtastic — the open-source, long-range, low-power mesh communication platform. To make the most of our time together, we’re asking participants to update their Meshtastic devices in advance with a special channel andContinue reading “Get Ready for the Meshtastic Presentation at W2SO”

BuffaLoRa Node “KMBL” Deployed at BARRA Kimball Tower Repeater Site

We’re excited to announce the newest addition to the BuffaLoRa community network: the deployment of a Meshtastic node — short name KMBL — at the Buffalo Amateur Radio Repeater Association (BARRA) Kimball Tower Repeater Site on August 13th, 2025. This site provides an excellent vantage point within the Western New York region with clear viewsContinue reading “BuffaLoRa Node “KMBL” Deployed at BARRA Kimball Tower Repeater Site”

Meshtastic security

Howdy Meshers, recognizing that security is a critically important concern, please be careful when communicating over SnyderMesh and other Meshtastic networks. Hackers continue to look for and exploit vulnerabilities in Meshtastic. The open source development team will continue to implement bug fixes and look at rearchitecting as needed to help avoid these vulnerabilities. Be sureContinue reading “Meshtastic security”