Isle of Man · 868 MHz · LongFast

A community mesh for the Isle of Man.

Pair a small Meshtastic radio with your phone to send short messages over radio, rather than through the mobile network or internet. Nearby radios can pass messages on, helping them travel further. ManxMesh is the Isle of Man’s community network of these radios.

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157 nodes known to the dashboard
85 heard in the last day
868 MHz licence-exempt LoRa band

What it is

Small radios. A growing island network.

Each radio is called a node. Meshtastic lets nodes exchange messages directly and, where settings and signal allow, relay them to others. ManxMesh’s fixed infrastructure nodes are named after stars. Well-placed nodes can help connect people using portable radios or nodes at home.

Try it while walking, cycling or exploring the coast, including places with patchy mobile signal. Radio-to-radio messages do not need internet access, so they can be useful when the internet is unavailable or the mobile network is down, including during emergencies or disruption. Both ends need powered radios and a reachable radio path; terrain, antennas and any relay nodes affect how far messages can travel.

Infrastructure status

Last successful update: 15 Oct 2026, 08:35 UTC.
Checked every five minutes

  • ALFA · Alpha Centauri
    Location: Hillberry / Baldwin
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 08:29 UTC
  • BARN · Barnard's Star
    Location: Braaid / Southern glens
    Not heard recently Last heard unavailable
  • CAPE · Capella
    Location: Snaefell area eastwards
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 07:55 UTC
  • DENE · Denebola
    Location: Snaefell area westwards
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 07:24 UTC
  • ERID · Epsilon Eridani
    Location: Ramsey
    Not heard ≥72h Last heard 1 Oct, 11:10 UTC
  • FOMA · Fomalhaut
    Location: South Barrule to Peel
    Not heard recently Last heard unavailable
  • GB34 · Groombridge 34
    Location: South Barrule to Castletown
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 08:26 UTC
  • HADR · Hadar
    Location: Douglas / Onchan
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 07:47 UTC
  • IZAR · Izar
    Location: Castletown / Port St Mary
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 07:00 UTC
  • JABB · Jabbah
    Location: Port Erin
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 08:00 UTC
  • KAPT · Kapteyn's Star
    Location: Laxey
    Heard <24h Last heard 15 Oct, 06:48 UTC
  • LALA · Lalande
    Location: Jurby / Andreas
    Not heard recently Last heard unavailable
View all nodes on the live dashboard

Join in

Your first messages, step by step.

01

Choose a Meshtastic-compatible radio for EU868 (868 MHz), with a matching antenna. Attach the antenna before switching it on; a ready-to-use device is an easy place to start.

02

Install the Meshtastic app on your phone and pair it with your radio. Set the region to EU_868 and the modem preset to LongFast; keep the default primary channel to try the public mesh.

03

Try a message with a friend using the same settings. Take your radios on a walk or bike ride and see where they can reach. Height and a clear view often help; hills and buildings can block the signal.

04

Explore the live map to see where nodes have been heard. Once you have tried a portable radio, you could experiment with a fixed node at home and a well-placed antenna.

Useful links

Explore the live dashboard.

Start with the map and chat to get a feel for the network, then use the Meshtastic guide to set up your radio. The dashboard needs internet access and shows what has reached it — it is not a complete coverage map or a guarantee that a message will get through.

Open the live ManxMesh map Open Meshtastic getting started guide Open Meshtastic web flasher Open Official Meshtastic docs Open