NØDE
A Distributed Field Signal Network
What Is NØDE?
NØDE is a distributed network of operators, builders, coders, and experimenters who take radio into the field.
Every participant is a node.
There is no central authority. No politics. No ego hierarchy.
Just connected capability.
What NØDE Means
Node (literal)
In networking, a node is an independent point in a system capable of transmitting, receiving, and contributing.
Every operator. Every station. Every field deployment. Every line of code. Every antenna in a tree.
Each is a node.
NØDE (with a zero)
The zero represents:
- Digital signal roots
- Hacker culture influence
- Analog meets digital
- The intersection of RF and code
We operate at that intersection.
What We Do
- Field deployments (POTA, SOTA, off-grid ops)
- Mesh experimentation (AREDN, Meshtastic, packet, IP over RF)
- Antenna design and theory testing
- Portable power systems
- Multi-day expedition setups
- Open-source contribution
- Real-world signal experiments
We test ideas in the woods, not just in forums.
Culture
NØDE is:
- Distributed
- Field-first
- Contribution-driven
- Quietly capable
- Politics-free
- Ego-light
- Respectful of old-school operators
- Open to modern experimentation
Contribution > Opinion.
If you build, deploy, test, or write code — you belong.
Structure
There is no president.
There are no public callouts.
Leadership is action.
Momentum is earned by contribution.
Each activation is a node. Each participant strengthens the network.
Why We Exist
Because radio should be:
- Experimental
- Adventurous
- Competent
- Collaborative
- Technically curious
- Quiet when needed
- Bold when deployed
We operate where analog signal meets digital protocol. We deploy where others debate.
NØDE
No central authority. Just connected operators.
Deploy. Test. Iterate. Transmit.