Field Notes & Lab

Made here. Some of it is still on the bench.

Printable reference cards you can buy soon, and a look at hardware we’re working through. The concepts are renders, not products.

ZTD Field Notes · MESH 01: a fanned deck of black 4 × 6 field cards with crimson rules
Available now · Digital download

ZTD Field Notes · MESH 01

Plain-fact reference cards for Meshtastic and LoRa node operators: frequencies, power limits and settings, each with its source printed at the foot.

10 printable field cards

4 × 6 in · US Letter, A4 and 4 × 6 PDFs · print at home or at a print shop

Buy on Etsy · $7
Card 01: Set the region Card 05: Do not override the duty cycle Card 08: Battery arithmetic

Educational reference, not legal advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Meshtastic project.

From the lab

Concepts in development

Hardware ideas on the ZTD bench. These are design renders, not products. Nothing here is for sale, and any of it may change.

Telltale concept: line render of a small sealed case, assembled and exploded
Concept · in development

ZTDTelltale

A hair across the door, rebuilt in hardware. It knows when it’s been touched.

Memex concept: line render of a pocket handheld with keyboard, assembled and exploded
Concept · in development

ZTDMemex

A pocket notebook that has never heard of the cloud.

Airlock concept: line render of a flat desk box marked IN and OUT, assembled and exploded
Concept · in development

ZTDAirlock

Files go in. Nothing comes back out.

CheckSix concept: line render of a keyring-sized device with a small screen, assembled and exploded
Concept · in development

ZTDCheckSix

Pilot slang for “watch your back.” Small enough to ride on your keys.

Renders are concept visuals. Names, looks and features will change before anything ships.