Local Channels & Regions
Hashtag channels and regional scopes used on Salish Mesh.
What are local channels?
Local channels use hashtag format — an easy way to share a private channel with others. Anyone can join a channel if they know the hashtag, e.g. #test.
You can tell someone over the mesh "hey join #southisland" and they can click the tag to join.
Channels in use around Salish Mesh
#salishmeshGeneral discussion, operators#bcRegional general discussion#southislandGreater Victoria area users and operators#vancouver#ubc#bot-vanBots operated by Vancouver users#testingTest your new setup or play with bots#emergencyReserved for emergency notification — shared across PNWHow to add them
If you see a hashtag in chat in the official app, tap it to join. Otherwise:
Add channel → Join a hashtag channel.+ → Join a hashtag channel.What are regions?
Regions are named scopes for traffic. A user can scope a channel to a region — only repeaters that explicitly allow that region's flood traffic will forward it. This limits how far traffic spreads.
Regions in use around Salish Mesh
Most repeaters still allow un-scoped flood traffic, so scoping is optional for now. Active regions include:
bcCovers all of British ColumbiaswbcJust the south west of the provincesouthislandRoughly CRD area, may deprecate in favor of yyj etcsalishmeshMostly tesing for salish mesh operatorsHow to set a region scope
Scope names must be lowercase, may start with #, and may contain numbers and -.
Set Region Scope → pick or add a scope. To remove, click the header showing the current scope and set to none.