Tag Archives: Community

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”

Meshtastic as a plugin to ATAK

One of the real-world applications for Meshtastic is to use it in combination with Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to provide an off-grid means of communicating between ATAK users and/or to provide a means of asset tracking. ATAK is an Android smartphone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness app. It allows for precision targeting, surrounding landContinue reading “Meshtastic as a plugin to ATAK”

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”