Channels — Palouse Mesh

How to Join a Channel

In the MeshCore app: Channels → + → Join a Hashtag Channel → type the channel name (e.g. #thepalouse), or scan a QR code.
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Quick Reference

#thepalouse — Primary local chat. Pullman, Moscow, and the Palouse. — scope: palouse
#bot-palouse — Full bot access. Weather, roads, utilities, and more. — scope: palouse
#thepalousetest — Automated service testing. Services only, no commands. — scope: palouse
#se-wa — SE Washington corridor. Palouse, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities. — scope: se-wa
#pnwd — PNWDigital DMR chat. WA, OR, ID, BC. — recommended scope: pnwd
#test-palouse — Network testing. Pings, path, and diagnostics. — scope: palouse
#wx-palouse — Weather. On-demand commands, daily briefing, NWS alerts. — scope: palouse
#ham / #hamradio — Amateur radio. Callsigns, EMCOMM, ham topics. — recommended scope: pnw
#emergency — Emergency use only. Distress, SAR, critical events.

Local Channels

#thepalouse

Primary local channel for the Palouse region — Pullman, Moscow, and surrounding communities. General conversation, check-ins, and coordination.

Local Chat

Recommended scope: palouse

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#bot-palouse

Full-access bot channel — all commands available here. DMs to PalBot 🤖 work too.

Local Bot

Required scope: palouse — the bot does not respond to unscoped messages

🤖 Bot Commands

Weather: wx 99163 gwx Moscow ID aqi sun moon aurora solar hfcond solarforecast

Info: satpass airplanes path trace ping test version stats help

Roads: ROADCOND (16-route summary) or route + COND: US195COND US12COND US95COND ID13COND … Covered: US 195, 12, 95 | WA SR 26, 27, 127, 194, 270, 272 | ID 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 41, 60

Fun: dadjoke joke catfact magic8 sports dice roll

🛠 botfix — File an Issue from the Mesh

Files categorised feedback as a GitHub issue directly from the mesh. Sends a confirmation back once the issue is created. Admin-only for now.

Syntax: botfix <category> <description>

Categories: bot site alert backend mesh

Examples: botfix bot ping command not responding
botfix site missing info on mesh-control page
botfix mesh node dropping off in Pullman

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#thepalousetest

A testing ground for automated services that may or may not make it into #thepalouse — not to be confused with #test-palouse. Services only, no bot commands. Receives road conditions, wildfire, weather watches/warnings, and safety alerts automatically.

Local Bot Services

Recommended scope: palouse

📡 Automated Services — No Commands

⛈ NWS watches & warnings — severe weather, fire weather, winter storms (WAC/IDC zones)

🚨 NWS safety alerts — AMBER, tornado warnings, civil emergency messages

🚧 WSDOT — Eastern WA road alerts (US 195, SR 26/27/270/272, US 12 Pomeroy corridor)

🚧 ITD WZDx — Idaho work zones (US 95, US 12)

🔥 NIFC — regional wildfire updates (>1 acre, Palouse & Clearwater region)

💨 AQI — air quality alerts (Pullman/Moscow area)

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Regional Channels

#se-wa

Southeast Washington regional channel — coordinated between the Palouse, Walla Walla, and Tri-Cities corridor. Carries se-wa scope, reaching repeaters across the SE Washington sub-region.

Chat

Recommended scope: se-wa

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#pnwd

PNWDigital.net — a channel for a Ham DMR repeater group spanning WA, OR, ID, and BC.

External Network Chat

Recommended scope: pnwd (secondary — pnw also carried)

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Utility Channels

#test-palouse

Network testing, pings, and route diagnostics scoped to the Pullman/Moscow area.

Utility Local Bot

Required scope: palouse — the bot does not respond to unscoped messages

🤖 Commands

t — short ack (sender, hops, path bytes)

test — full ack (sender, hops, path, SNR, RSSI, timestamp)

path trace ping

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#wx-palouse

Weather channel for the Pullman/Moscow area — on-demand weather commands, a daily 6 AM briefing, and automated NWS watches/warnings and safety alerts.

Utility Local Bot

Required scope: palouse — the bot does not respond to unscoped messages

🤖 On-Demand Commands

wx gwx aqi sun moon aurora solar hfcond solarforecast satpass roadcond

📅 Daily 6 AM Briefing

🌤 Always: weather (wx), sunrise/sunset (sun), road conditions (roadcond)

⚡ Conditional: moon (quarter phases only) · aurora (KP ≥ 5.0) · ISS pass (when visible) · HF conditions (Very Good or better)

📡 Automated Services

⛈ NWS watches & warnings — severe weather, fire weather, winter storms

🚨 NWS safety alerts — AMBER, tornado warnings, civil emergency messages

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#ham / #hamradio

Amateur radio operators — callsign exchanges, EMCOMM coordination, and ham-specific topics.

Utility Chat

Recommended scope: pnw

#ham

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#hamradio

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#emergency

Emergency use only — genuine distress, search and rescue coordination, or critical infrastructure events.

Emergency Chat

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