Solar Hive Nodes
Weather-aware, solar-powered LoRa and Meshtastic enclosures intended for festivals, community links, and remote field deployments.
GATEWAY_LOGIN.TXT
The signal survives the router.
Esoteric Networks is the radio, mesh, sensing, and resilient-communications branch of the ecosystem.
The work begins with a practical question: how do people keep finding one another when ordinary infrastructure is absent, overloaded, expensive, or simply beside the point?
Current experiments span LoRa, Meshtastic, local-first services, solar field nodes, RFID presence systems, antennas, gateways, and small networks that belong to the people using them.
LIVE_TOPOLOGY.ASC
Approximate network topology
.- - - - - - - - - - - -.
/ BALLOON NODE \
/ solar / LoRa / event mesh \
'-------------+------------------'
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[ CAMP NODE ]---[ FIELD GATEWAY ]---[ CAMP NODE ]
ESP32 Raspberry Pi Heltec
\ | /
\ | /
+---------[ LOCAL MAP ]---------+
|
[ HUMAN OPERATORS ]
radios / phones / curiosity
PACKETS MAY TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE. THAT IS STILL A ROUTE.
ACTIVE_SYSTEMS.DIR
Systems currently transmitting
Manatee Mesh Pilot
A deliberately small pilot exploring long-distance community communications, resilient local coordination, and practical regional coverage.
Smart Inventory Presence
RAIN RFID readers in tool sheds, LoRa backhaul, and a human-friendly search layer that answers “Where is the miter saw?”
Love Burn Balloon Node
A moored high-altitude relay intended to give temporary event infrastructure a wider horizon and a very visible conversation piece.
Local-First Services
Pi-hosted DNS, dashboards, monitoring, maps, and useful services that keep working on the local network even when the wider internet wanders away.
ATAK-Capable Nodes
Exploring practical field nodes that combine position, messaging, resilient radio links, and a design another human can actually operate.
PACKET_WEATHER.EXE
Bench telemetry
| LAYER | HARDWARE / METHOD | CURRENT WEATHER |
|---|---|---|
| LoRa | Heltec V3, RFM95W, LILYGO T-Beam | signals developing |
| Gateway | Raspberry Pi 3 / 4 / 5 | several tiny servers humming |
| Power | Solar, LiPo, MPPT controllers | sunlight being negotiated |
| RFID | SparkFun RAIN reader + circular antenna | objects becoming locatable |
| Monitoring | Prometheus, Grafana, Pi-hole | graphs successfully graphing |
| Antennas | Omni, circular polarization, NanoVNA | standing waves under observation |
NETWORK_PRINCIPLES.NFO
Rules taped to the radio case
Documented beats mythical.
Theoretical range is charming. Confirmed interfaces and repeatable behavior are better.
Local is not lesser.
A network can be valuable without touching the commercial internet at all.
Field use is the test.
Bench success is only the opening argument. Heat, rain, batteries, and tired humans deliver the verdict.
People are part of the protocol.
Useful infrastructure includes training, labels, maps, expectations, and somebody who knows why the red light is blinking.
SIGNAL_LOG.EXE
Recent packets
[2026.07] RFID: Chose the SparkFun RAIN platform for documentation and support rather than chasing maximum advertised range.
[2026.07] LORA: Evaluating T-Beams, ESP32 nodes, gateway options, circular antennas, and practical bench power.
[FIELD] RULE: Every cable needs a label before darkness, rain, or festival brain arrives.
curator@network:~$ ping the horizon _
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