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title: "LoRa Vegas"
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## Community

- [Discord — Las Vegas Meshtastic](https://discord.gg/PLACEHOLDER) — local chat for LV mesh networking
- [Discord — Meshtastic (Official)](https://discord.gg/meshtastic) — the main Meshtastic community
- [Signal Group](https://signal.group/PLACEHOLDER) — Signal chat for local coordination

## Meshtastic LongFast Settings

Default channel settings for the Las Vegas area mesh:

<div class="settings">
<span class="label">Frequency:</span> <span class="value">906.875 MHz</span><br>
<span class="label">Modem Preset:</span> <span class="value">LongFast</span><br>
<span class="label">Channel Name:</span> <span class="value">LongFast</span><br>
<span class="label">Region:</span> <span class="value">US</span><br>
<span class="label">Hop Limit:</span> <span class="value">3</span><br>
<span class="label">Encryption:</span> <span class="value">Default (AQ==)</span><br>
</div>

These are the standard Meshtastic LongFast defaults for the US region. Just set your region to **US** and modem preset to **LongFast** and you'll be on the same channel as everyone else.

## What is Meshtastic?

[Meshtastic](https://meshtastic.org) is an open-source project that lets you build long-range, off-grid mesh communication networks using inexpensive LoRa radios. No cell service, no internet — just radio.

## Get Started

1. Get a [supported LoRa radio](https://meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/devices/) (Heltec V3, T-Beam, RAK, etc.)
2. Flash [Meshtastic firmware](https://flasher.meshtastic.org)
3. Set region to **US**, modem preset to **LongFast**
4. Join the community links above