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Meshtastic uses LoRa for the long range communications and depending on settings used, the maximum theoretical group size ranges from 30-200 device nodes. Currently, each device can only support a connection from a single user at a time. Meshtastic uses LoRa for the long range communications and depending on settings used, the maximum theoretical group size ranges from 30-200 device nodes. Currently, each device can only support a connection from a single user at a time.
<Link <div className="indexCtasBody">
className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'} <Link
to={'/docs/about'}> className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'}
Learn More to={'/docs/about'}>
</Link> Learn More
</Link>
</div>
## Purchase a Radio ## Purchase a Radio
The easiest way is to [buy a device with the software already installed](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001178678568.html). Other devices are [available](/docs/hardware/supported/tbeam). In the Americas get the 915MHz version, in Europe the 868MHz, or Asia 923MHz. See this listing by [The Things Network](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequencies-by-country.html) for frequencies by specific countries. The easiest way is to [buy a device with the software already installed](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001178678568.html). Other devices are [available](/docs/hardware/supported/tbeam). In the Americas get the 915MHz version, in Europe the 868MHz, or Asia 923MHz. See this listing by [The Things Network](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequencies-by-country.html) for frequencies by specific countries.
<Link <div className="indexCtasBody">
className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'} <Link
to={'/docs/hardware'}> className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'}
Purchase Hardware to={'/docs/hardware'}>
</Link> Purchase Hardware
</Link>
</div>
## Setup the Radio ## Setup the Radio
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The manual firmware installation method will also depend on whether you have an ESP32 based device or a nRF52 based device. See our [hardware section](/docs/hardware) to determine which microcontroller your device is based on. The manual firmware installation method will also depend on whether you have an ESP32 based device or a nRF52 based device. See our [hardware section](/docs/hardware) to determine which microcontroller your device is based on.
<Link <div className="indexCtasBody">
className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'} <Link
to={'/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware'}> className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'}
Flash Firmware to={'/docs/getting-started/flashing-firmware'}>
</Link> Flash Firmware
</Link>
</div>
## Connect to your Device ## Connect to your Device
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- Bluetooth - Bluetooth
- Web app over Wifi (in development) - Web app over Wifi (in development)
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<Link
className={'button button--outline button--lg cta--button'}
to={'/docs/getting-started/clients'}>
Connect to Node
</Link>
</div>
### A good first test (connect via USB and CLI) ### A good first test (connect via USB and CLI)
If you have at least two radios with the Meshtastic firmware, you may consider connecting one via USB and the other battery powered. Communicate with the USB radio using a CLI like [Meshtastic-python](https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/python-installation). If you have at least two radios with the Meshtastic firmware, you may consider connecting one via USB and the other battery powered. Communicate with the USB radio using a CLI like [Meshtastic-python](https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/python-installation).