{"id":19467,"date":"2026-02-28T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/?page_id=19467"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:06:04","slug":"gars-meshtastic-channel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/gars-meshtastic-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"GARS Meshtastic Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GARS Meshtastic Channel<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just acquired your first Meshtastic device?&nbsp; Welcome to a growing community of Meshtastic nodes in the greater Atlanta area!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you first receive a new Meshtastic node it is typically setup in a default configuration with one channel and it is using the LongFast profile (frequency setting, spreading factor, bandwidth).&nbsp; As of October 1, 2025, the community from Atlanta north into east Tennessee has shifted to the MediumFast profile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a quick method to configure your new device to use the MediumFast profile on channel 0 and add a channel 1 for legacy LongFast.&nbsp; Simply go to the Mountain Mesh site <a href=\"https:\/\/mtnme.sh\/mediumfast\/\">https:\/\/mtnme.sh\/mediumfast\/<\/a> and scan the QR code using your smartphone\u2019s camera with a running Meshtastic app.&nbsp; Once you are in the MediumFast mode you\u2019ll experience an explosion of nodes on the app\u2019s map and node listing.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have joined the north Georgia mesh community, take the next step and add an additional channel for GARS.&nbsp; The GARS channel is a private channel using a 128-bit encryption key.&nbsp; Using the same process as done for the mtnme.sh procedure, scan the below QR code.&nbsp; When prompted, add (do not replace) the GARS channel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/mesh-qrcode-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"qrcode\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/mesh-qrcode-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/mesh-qrcode.jpg 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GARS Meshtastic Channel &nbsp; 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