Join the Bulgaria channel

Unofficial Meshtastic® User Group
PSK: AQ==
📡🇧🇬 Дискусия за първата Българска меш конференция

Be part of the Meshtastic movement in Bulgaria! Whether you're exploring the countryside, commuting in the city, or on the train — stay connected off-grid with LoRa radios.

EU 433 MHz
EU 868 MHz
2.4 GHz

Your detected City: Columbus

Modem Presets and Slots:
- EU 433 MHz: Default (choose manually) (No slot)
- EU 868 MHz: Default (choose manually) (No slot)
- 2.4 GHz: Default (choose manually) (No slot)


Scan for Columbus (short_fast)

QR Code
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Modem Presets by City: It's not about choosing the radio preset that works best for you individually — it's about using the configuration that provides the greatest overall capacity and reliability for the entire segment. In the EU, this means favoring ShortFast except 2.4 GHz where ShortTurbo is available. radio settings

City EU 433 MHz
Preset / Slot
EU 868 MHz
Preset / Slot
2.4 GHz
Preset / Slot
Blagoevgrad short_turbo / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 51
Burgas short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Gabrovo short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Petrich short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Plovdiv short_fast / Slot 2 long_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Ruse short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Samokov short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Sandanski short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Shumen short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Silistra short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Sofia short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Stara Zagora short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Varna short_fast / Slot 2 medium_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Veliko Tarnovo short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1
Vratsa short_fast / Slot 2 short_fast / Slot 1 short_turbo / Slot 1

How to join:
- Install the Meshtastic app
- Choose frequency plan based on your hardware
- Use the Modem Preset and Slot for your City
- Set your channel name to "Bulgaria", PSK: AQ==
- Optional extra Channel (City locale name), PSK: AQ==

Recommended User Settings:
- Hop limit: ≯3
- OK to MQTT: Enabled
- Ignore MQTT: Disabled
- Role: CLIENT_MUTE

Gateway Operator Settings:
- Public MQTT Brokers:
    - bgmesh.swat-bg.org (non-TLS, TLS, Federated, TC)
    - bgmesh.bulinfo.eu (non-TLS, Federated, TC)
    - bgmesh.ddns.net (non-TLS, Federated, TC)
    - meshqtt.motaba.net (non-TLS, TLS, Federated, TC)
    - mqtt.meshtastic.org (Zero Hop, non-TLS)
- Username: meshdev
- Password: large4cats
- Root Topic: msh/Bulgaria

Gateways can be hosted anywhere in the world — you may uplink/downlink the Bulgaria channel and your local town channels to stay connected with home. article


Meshtastic Roles