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LoRa Connect

Use radio messages to introduce two browsers. After the handshake, chat, audio and video use WebRTC over the Internet.

Experimental transport. Both people need Internet access and must keep their connection tabs open. STUN or TURN may be used to connect. No video travels over LoRa. Radio delivery has not yet been field-tested.

Connect over radio messages

Start a connection, send each outgoing message by MeshCore DM, then paste the replies into the same tab. The connection tool creates and combines the parts for you.

Open connection tool

Runs here on Meshcast, with VDO.Ninja in a media iframe. Camera and microphone start only when you choose.

Older MC1 messages

This separate packer is for older Y codes and MC1 messages. New connections use the tool above; its L1 messages go directly into that tool.

1. Pack a code

Includes the part number and integrity check. Use the same setting for all parts of this code. A full URL is not sent over the radio.

2. Combine received parts

Paste only the message bodies. Duplicates are okay. Missing parts are listed so you can ask the sender to resend just those.

Designed for a small message

Short-looking Unicode codes can be large in UTF-8. This tool carries the existing packed handshake as ASCII, splits it within your byte budget and checks the complete payload when it arrives. Parts expire after 20 minutes. This is a freshness limit, not a guarantee the browser connection is still waiting.

Use DMs because handshake data can contain network addresses and connection credentials. The integrity check catches accidental damage; it does not authenticate the sender. Confirm who you are connecting with. Sending and resending are manual, so this page cannot flood the mesh.

Transport format and source

MC1 format · Source code. Current Y-format VDO.Ninja codes are supported. Other code versions are rejected rather than silently converted.