Mesh Station Junior 1.0
The desktop Mesh node — long-range LoRa messaging and GPS in an upright, always-on base that sits on your desk.
Mesh Station Junior 1.0 is the desktop member of the Mesh Series — the same off-grid radios as the rest of the family, in a form built to sit still. It stands upright on four legs like a little screen, so you can keep it on a desk or shelf as a fixed, always-on node: relaying for the mesh and showing messages at a glance, even when you're not carrying a device.
It runs the same long-range LoRa radio and GPS as Mesh Pocket Junior and Mesh Deck Junior. There's no keyboard — you drive it from the touchscreen and Core's onboard keys, or from the companion app on your phone.
Looking for the build spec?
The exact module set, dimensions, weight, and assembly are on the Mesh Station Junior datasheet.
What you can do with it
- Send encrypted text messages across the mesh, fully off-grid
- Share your live GPS position across the mesh — and see everyone on the map in the companion app
- Keep it on your desk as a home base — a fixed, always-on node that relays for everyone
- Glance at the upright screen for new messages without picking anything up
What's in it
- Core: ESP32 1.0 — the host: 2.0-inch color touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Expand: LoRa / GPS 1.0 — long-range radio + GPS for off-grid mesh
- Power: Standard Cell 1.0 — the rechargeable battery
- A Station Frame that holds the three modules together, with four screw-on legs (removable) — they stack module-to-module, no cables
What it's for
Mesh Station Junior is for a fixed spot rather than your pocket — a home, a basecamp, a cabin, a workshop. Stand it on a desk, leave it plugged in, and it becomes an always-on mesh node: extending the network's reach for everyone nearby and keeping you in the conversation at a glance. Want to carry the mesh with you instead? That's Mesh Pocket Junior or Mesh Deck Junior.
It's built for off-grid mesh communication: flash a mesh firmware and devices relay each other's messages, so a group stays connected across distance, and each one can share its GPS position across the mesh. Meshtastic and MeshCore are mesh firmware you can run on it — see Firmware for the options.
Power it on
An Attaky has two power buttons — one on the battery and one on the host (Core). Switch the battery on first, then the Core.
These are close-ups of the modules — the power buttons are the same on every build.
Set it up
Good to know
The desktop, always-on form. Same radios as Mesh Pocket Junior and Mesh Deck Junior, but built to stay put: it stands upright on four screw-on legs — unscrew them to pack it flat — and is made to sit plugged in as a home-base node.
Built as a stack. The three modules join module-to-module — the Core in front, the battery behind it, and the LoRa / GPS radio at the back — all held in one Station Frame with its four screw-on legs. No linking cables. The datasheet has the full breakdown.
Attach the antenna before transmitting. Like any radio, don't transmit without the LoRa antenna attached.
Region & frequency. Ships as a 915 MHz version for North America. 868 MHz (EU / India) and 433 MHz (EU / China) versions are coming. Each radio is tuned for one band — match your firmware's region setting to it.
Battery. It has the same rechargeable battery as the rest of the Mesh family, but Station is meant to sit plugged in — so you'll usually run it on power, with the battery covering about a day off the charger if you move it.
Keep it dry and cool. It isn't waterproof — keep it away from rain, splashes, and damp. Operating temperature is 0–40 °C (32–104 °F); keep it out of direct sunlight and prolonged heat, and do not leave it in a parked car.
Size — 68 × 64 × 39.6 mm (217 mm tall with the antenna up), 123.5 g.
Get one
Browse the Mesh Series for all its builds, or Series for every Attaky build.