#Meshtastic & #Reticulum nerds, I'm thinking about getting a bunch of cheap devices and playing with both protocols.

If I've understood things correctly, Meshtastic works more like a radio in that each device itself is what has an 'identity' and that your phone app merely helps you to access any messages that come through. Thus, if some friends and I wanted to test out Meshtastic, we'll each need our own LoRa devices, even if all at the same office or residence.

For Reticulum, the RNode device relays messages, but your identity is actually tied to Sideband or whatever software you're using. So in that case, we could get away with a single RNode device on a single property but have different mobile devices with Sideband. At least, for testing purposes when everyone is within reasonable range of the device.

Am I on the right path so far?

#asknostr