I'm building a radio mesh network, kinda like CyberPony to democratize WiFi and have a private and free form of the internet. Most websites hosted will be like the early internet at first, but maybe as time goes on speeds will be better.

Nodes

Note: Prices are in AUD.

Relay

Relays just push the signal further, they sit on your roof or in other high places.
Tip: You can turn your relay into a server that hosts something!
Cost: $55.30

Parts

Raspberry Pi Pico H ($8.65) | Buy
SX1262 LoRa Node Module for Raspberry Pi Pico (comes with antenna) ($21.94) | Buy
TP4056 Charger ($2.11) | Buy
18650 rechargable battery 3200mAh 3.7V ($19.95 but not added to total) | Buy
18650 battery holder ($4.40) | Buy
Solar Panel 5V ($18.20) | Buy
Any way to program and flash the Pico, whether thats USB or another way.

Connector

A connector lets you use the mesh network over bluetooth, they would be somewhere in your house or in your pocket.
Cost: $33.84
Cost (with optional parts): $40.35

Parts

Raspberry Pi Pico WH ($11.90) | Buy
SX1262 LoRa Node Module for Raspberry Pi Pico (comes with antenna) ($21.94) | Buy
Any way to program and flash the Pico, whether thats USB or another way.

Optional parts if you want it to be portable:

18650 rechargable battery 3200mAh 3.7V ($19.95 but not added to total) | Buy
18650 battery holder ($4.40) | Buy
TP4056 Charger ($2.11) | Buy

Setting up your device

There are provided .uf2 files in the Releases tab which you can easily flash to your Pico depending on which node you're building.

Setting up your device (building from source)

Depending on whether you're building a relay, you will need to cd into a different directory, but the command is the same. You will need the Raspberry Pi Pico SDK to build, this video is a good place to get that installed.

For relays for example:

cd relay
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DPICO_SDK_PATH=$PICO_SDK_PATH ..

Then, you can just type make from now on and it will build your .uf2 file. For connectors it's the same but the folder should be "connector" instead of "relay".

You can now just flash your board using picotool or by dragging the .uf2 onto the board.