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Community networks in Belgium

Belgium has publicly documented activity across Meshtastic, MeshCore and community LoRaWAN. This directory treats a named community or geographically identifiable deployment as one record. Its website, map, Telegram group or Discord channel are supporting links, not separate networks.

Directory status: six publicly documented communities or deployments. A listing confirms public evidence of organized activity; it does not guarantee continuous coverage, unrestricted access or radio compatibility at every location.

Meshtastic networks and communities

General Belgian Mesh

AreaBelgiumTechnologyMeshtasticScopeNational coordination communityRadio informationBelgian groups document activity on 868 MHz; separate 433 MHz amateur-radio activity also existsCommunity statusPublicly listedNetwork statusNot independently verified nationwidePublic evidenceOfficial Meshtastic directory · TelegramLast checked29 July 2026

The national coordination group is the best first contact for current local channels, nearby operators and configuration practices. Its existence does not imply one continuous Belgian radio mesh.

Open Telegram group · View official listing

Tchiniss.net

AreaGreater LiègeTechnologyMeshtastic · LoRa experimentation · IoTScopeLocal community deploymentPublic accessOpen project informationCommunity statusPublicly listedNetwork statusLocal deployment documented; current coverage not independently verifiedPublic evidenceProject website · official Meshtastic directoryLast checked29 July 2026

A Liège Hackerspace project combining local mesh communication and IoT experimentation. Check the project’s current documentation before relying on older channel or coverage information.

Open project website · View official listing

MeshCore networks and communities

MeshCore Belgium

AreaBelgium, originating around greater BrugesTechnologyMeshCoreScopeNational and cross-border community networkRadio informationPrimarily 868 MHz; some 433 MHz use by radio amateursPublic accessPublished joining and configuration informationCommunity statusActive documentationNetwork statusGrowing deployment described by its operatorsPublic evidenceRadio-Actief network site · 73s.be project historyLast checked29 July 2026

The network was introduced through 73s.be and the Radio-Actief community, initially around Bruges, and subsequently expanded across Belgium. Operators should use the current national configuration guidance rather than copying settings from an arbitrary mapped node.

Open network website · Read project history

MeshPot Brussels

AreaBrussels-Capital Region and neighboring linksTechnologyMeshCoreScopeMetropolitan deployment within the wider Belgian networkRadio settings869.618 MHz · 62.5 kHz bandwidth · SF8 · CR 4/8, according to the published Brussels guidePublic accessPublic joining guide and community channelCommunity statusPublicly documentedNetwork statusObserved deployment; individual nodes may changePublic evidenceMeshPot guide · analyzer/map · community documentationLast checked29 July 2026

MeshPot documents the settings and naming conventions used to join the Brussels MeshCore deployment while remaining compatible with the wider Belgian community. Exact settings are shown for identification, not as permanent defaults; confirm the current guide before configuring a repeater.

Open Brussels guide · Open network analyzer

Community LoRaWAN networks

The Things Network lists twelve Belgian communities. MeshAtlas highlights two deployments with useful public evidence below and links the remaining city pages as a directory resource. LoRaWAN is designed primarily for IoT data and is not interoperable with Meshtastic or MeshCore messaging.

The Things Network Walloon Region

AreaWallonia, with documented activity around Liège and CharleroiTechnologyLoRaWAN · The Things NetworkScopeRegional community networkPublic accessCommunity participationCommunity statusPublic community page with recent member activityNetwork statusGateway presence reported by TTN; real-time reach not guaranteedPublic evidenceOfficial TTN community pageLast checked29 July 2026

The community describes a regional free IoT network that began with coverage in Liège and Charleroi and aims to extend across Wallonia.

Open TTN Wallonia

The Things Network Leuven

AreaLeuvenTechnologyLoRaWAN · The Things NetworkScopeCity and university community networkPublic accessCommunity participationCommunity statusPublicly documentedNetwork statusInfrastructure deployment documented; current coverage not independently verifiedPublic evidenceOfficial TTN community pageLast checked29 July 2026

The Leuven community documents LoRaWAN infrastructure built with local education and university partners to cover the university city and surrounding area.

Open TTN Leuven

Other Belgian TTN communities

The TTN Belgium directory also lists Antwerpen, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Liège, Limburg, Louvain-la-Neuve, Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne-Waver and Turnhout. Contributor and gateway counters can be useful evidence of past activity, but they should not be interpreted as guaranteed present-day coverage.

Browse all Belgian TTN communities

Radio settings and compatibility

Belgian activity spans several incompatible systems and configurations. Meshtastic, MeshCore and LoRaWAN cannot exchange native messages merely because they operate in the same general band. Even within one technology, a matching frequency alone is insufficient: modem parameters, channel configuration, keys and community policies may also need to match.

Most non-amateur activity documented here uses spectrum around 868 MHz. Some Belgian operators also experiment around 433 MHz, particularly under amateur-radio rules. Do not copy power, duty-cycle or frequency settings without confirming the current community configuration and the legal conditions that apply to the operator and installation.

Maps and supporting resources

  • MeshMap — public Meshtastic MQTT observations.
  • MeshCore map — mapped MeshCore infrastructure and observations.
  • ON8AR Analyzer — Belgian MeshCore observations and channels.
  • TTN Belgium — Belgian LoRaWAN community directory.

Public maps show only what their data sources can observe. They may omit private nodes, retain stale records or combine devices that do not share one coordinated network.

Corrections and additions

Belgian networks change quickly and often cross language, regional and national borders. If a community is missing, or a listed status, setting or link is no longer accurate, send MeshAtlas the network name, service area, technology, public links and the date on which the information was checked. Coverage claims should include how they were measured.

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