Colorado Mesh provides recommended Meshtastic configuration settings for community members, covering LoRa, channel, device, position, MQTT, and telemetry parameters. The network has pivoted from the default LongFast preset to MediumFast following sustained growth, and operates alongside a separate MeshCore network.
- Hop limit starts at 3 and should be increased incrementally to 5, 6, then 7 if messages are acknowledged but not replied to; if 7 fails there is likely no path.
- MQTT is disabled by default but available for members in areas of bad reception, using root topic msh/US/CO/.
- Device role must be set to Client, not Router or Router Late.
- Position broadcast interval is thirty minutes with smart mode enabled and a 100m minimum distance threshold.
- Hop limit starts at 3 and should be increased incrementally to 5, 6, then 7 if messages are acknowledged but not replied to; if 7 fails there is likely no path.
- MQTT is disabled by default but available for members in areas of bad reception, using root topic msh/US/CO/.
- Device role must be set to Client, not Router or Router Late.
- Position broadcast interval is thirty minutes with smart mode enabled and a 100m minimum distance threshold.
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