{
  "id": "chicagoland-mesh",
  "name": "Chicagoland Mesh",
  "short_name": "Chicagoland Mesh",
  "description": "Community network of MeshCore, Meshtastic, Reticulum and LoRa enthusiasts building a sustainable, decentralized off-grid mesh across the Chicagoland area, with a CoreScope-backed analyzer, live map, getting-started guides and Discord coordination.",
  "scope": "local",
  "status": "active",
  "visibility": "public",
  "area": "area.geojson",
  "coverage": {
    "countries": [
      "US"
    ]
  },
  "regions": [
    {
      "code": "us",
      "name": "United States"
    },
    {
      "code": "us-il",
      "name": "Illinois",
      "parent": "us"
    },
    {
      "code": "us-il-chi",
      "name": "Chicagoland",
      "parent": "us-il"
    }
  ],
  "radio": {
    "frequency": "915",
    "frequency_mhz": 910.525,
    "bandwidth_khz": 62.5,
    "spreading_factor": 7,
    "coding_rate": "4/5",
    "region_code": "us-il-chi",
    "public_channel": "Public",
    "app_preset": "USA/Canada (Recommended)"
  },
  "community": {
    "website": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/",
    "discord": "https://discord.gg/sUsTm77rBW"
  },
  "maps": [
    {
      "name": "Chicagoland Mesh map",
      "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/map/"
    },
    {
      "name": "MeshCore map",
      "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/corescope/map/"
    }
  ],
  "analyzers": [
    {
      "name": "corescope.chicagolandmesh.org",
      "url": "https://corescope.chicagolandmesh.org"
    }
  ],
  "resources": {
    "getting_started": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/meshcore/getting-started/",
    "links": [
      {
        "name": "Configure your node",
        "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/meshcore/getting-started/configure/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Common mistakes to avoid",
        "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/meshcore/getting-started/avoid-mistakes/"
      },
      {
        "name": "MeshCore MQTT setup",
        "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/meshcore/mqtt/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Community builds",
        "url": "https://chicagolandmesh.org/guides/community/builds/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chicagoland Mesh GitHub",
        "url": "https://github.com/chicagolandmesh/chicagolandmesh.org"
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "path": "data/networks/chicagoland-mesh/network.yaml",
    "updatedAt": "2026-06-27T23:09:56+02:00"
  },
  "areaUrl": "/network-area/chicagoland-mesh.geojson",
  "areaKm2": 14881
}