The Meshtastic team has introduced Zero-Cost Hops — a feature that allows messages to traverse infrastructure routers without consuming hop count.
What this means for Oklahoma mesh networks:
- Messages can bridge long distances via relay nodes without burning hops
- A faster preset that normally requires more hops becomes viable
- Two cities 600 miles apart can be bridged via LoRa with hops to spare
This is a significant improvement for our growing OK mesh infrastructure. Make sure your relay nodes are updated to take advantage of this.