Completely harmless
It only listens for and re-broadcasts very low-power radio signals on 912.125 MHz — the same band old cordless phones used. Safe to be near at any distance.
Public Notice
REF · MN-912.125
You've found one of our nodes.
If you're reading this, you've most likely come into possession of a solar-powered mesh networking node — hand-built and placed by a community volunteer to help keep Minnesota connected when the usual networks can't. We'd be grateful to have it back in service.
Best option, if it's practical
If it's mounted somewhere — leave it right where it is.
Most nodes are placed exactly where they need to be: a high point, a clear line of sight, a spot a volunteer chose on purpose. If you've found one already installed — on a pole, a roof, a tree, a fence — the single most helpful thing you can do is leave it alone and let it keep working. No need to contact us at all.
Only picked one up loose, or already brought one home? That's what the return option below is for.
About this device
A few things worth knowing before you decide what to do with it. The short version: it's harmless, it isn't watching you, and it's quietly doing something useful.
Interferes with nothing
No effect on cell service, home Wi-Fi, GPS, or anything else you own. It doesn't track you and it isn't listening to anything but the network.
Built for the public
Each node helps carry a free, text-only network that keeps working with no internet, no cell signal, and no power grid — useful in exactly the moments other systems fail.
Why we're asking for it back
One node is a real piece of the network.
Every node is funded out of pocket by a community volunteer and installed with real planning and care. When one goes missing, so does a stretch of coverage — and part of someone's personal effort to keep their neighbors reachable during storms, outages, and the days the grid has other plans.
Returning it puts it right back to work for the area it was found in. That's the whole reason this page exists.
You're not in any trouble, and it won't cost you a thing. Hand a node back and you'll be sincerely thanked by the people who keep this network running — and welcome to see how the whole thing works, if you're curious.
Lost & Found
How to return a node
Send us a quick photo and roughly where you found it — no questions asked, whether that was yesterday or months ago.
- 1You email a photo and a rough location
- 2One friendly volunteer replies
- 3Pickup, drop-off, or mail — whatever's simplest for you
That's the entire process. You'll be thanked, not questioned.