FreqMapper Wardriving

Littleaton

About this app

FreqMapper helps Meshtastic communities see where their radio network works in the real world.

Connect your Meshtastic radio through Bluetooth, select your region, and start a mapping trip. FreqMapper records the phone’s GPS position and sends tagged radio tests while you travel. Coverage is marked as verified only when a separate FreqMapper Watcher receives the test over the mesh.

Features include:

• Regional Meshtastic coverage maps
• Independently verified radio coverage
• Bluetooth radio connection and channel setup
• User-started wardrives with visible status
• Trip history and route review
• Coverage-test and relay status
• Freq51 and MediumFast radio chat
• Automatic cleanup of the temporary wardriving channel
• Optional private crash and support reports
• No advertising

FreqMapper never starts a wardrive or connects to a radio automatically. Its shared wardriving channel is added only to an available secondary channel slot and never replaces an existing channel.

Precise location is collected only when needed for a user-started mapping trip. Normal Meshtastic chat stays on the phone and connected radio and is not uploaded to FreqMapper.

For safety, set up FreqMapper before moving. While driving, use a passenger or a securely mounted device and follow local laws.

What’s new

FreqMapper 1.0 (133), changes since build 130:
• Positioned Watchers appear above map coverage with their Meshtastic short names.
• App switching and brief connection interruptions preserve the loaded map and recover the active radio session without blocking the app.

Test:
• Open Map where positioned Watchers are available and confirm their short-name labels stay above refreshed coverage.