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Solar Lantern Mesh Relay - Select Your Radio outdoor solar repeater enclosure with integrated panel and hanging top loop.
Primary view Outdoor Solar Repeater Lantern
Mounted outdoor overview of the lantern-style MeshCore repeater showing the solar panel side and hanging enclosure.
Exterior Lantern body used across all options
Close-up of the lantern node top hanging loop and roof cap mounted on a branch.
Hardware Top hanging loop detail
Open 1W lantern showing the radio stack beside the larger battery reserve.
Radio options Radio build selected before checkout
Open 1W lantern showing the four-cell battery pack and power wiring.
Inside Serviceable internal layout

Outdoor Solar Repeater Lantern

Solar Lantern Mesh Relay - Select Your Radio

One field-serviceable lantern shell with the radio build chosen up front. Compare draw, reserve, and transmit headroom before checkout.

Radio build cards Shared solar lantern shell Stock shown by option
Price range: $132.93 through $193.03

Outdoor solar LoRa relay lantern with the radio build chosen before checkout. Compare draw, reserve, transmit headroom, stock, and price while the lantern body, solar face, hanging loop, antenna mount, and service access stay the same.

Choose radio buildPick the internal radio path before checkout.
Learn more about Photon-1W

The selected card sets the internal radio build. The outdoor shell, solar face, hanging loop, antenna mount, and service access stay consistent.

Configured

MeshCore-ready build options are selected before checkout and documented on the product page.

Shipping

US flat-rate shipping is $16.65 for this item.

Returns

30-day unused-item return policy, linked below before purchase.

Support

Questions go to [email protected].

Setup Confidence

What happens after you choose a build.

The purchase should feel supported before the buyer reaches the cart.

01

Pick the radio path

Use the product selector to match the radio, battery reserve, and transmit headroom to the deployment site.

02

Inspect the physical build

Product photos show the solar face, access door, hanging point, internals, and service parts before purchase.

03

Deploy with field notes

Use the rollout notes and live deployed-node links to sanity-check placement, maintenance access, and performance expectations.

Specification Sheet

Core deployment data.

Enclosure
Shared outdoor lantern shell and solar face
Radio selector
RAK4631 Mini Kit / RAK3401 1W / Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 / MeshSmith Photon-1W
Firmware path
MeshCore or Meshtastic-ready hardware, finalized per selected radio
Antenna
Fixed external antenna approach
Service
Inspectable, repairable internal layout

Product Gallery

Field and service views.

These product photos show the enclosure, mounting geometry, charging surface, and internal layout so you can evaluate the hardware before purchase.

Mounted outdoor overview of the lantern-style MeshCore repeater showing the solar panel side and hanging enclosure.

Exterior

Lantern body used across all options

The same outdoor shell is used for each radio version, so mounting and service access remain consistent.

Lantern node on grass showing the solar panel side and side access door.

Charging side

Solar face and side access door

The solar panel side and access door are shown so the exterior can be checked before ordering.

Close-up of the lantern node top hanging loop and roof cap mounted on a branch.

Hardware

Top hanging loop detail

The top loop is built into the lantern cap for fixed outdoor hanging.

Open 1W lantern showing the radio stack beside the larger battery reserve.

Radio options

Radio build selected before checkout

RAK4631, RAK 1W, Heltec V4, and Photon-1W are shown as separate build cards so price, stock, and deployment tradeoffs are visible before adding to cart.

Open 1W lantern showing the four-cell battery pack and power wiring.

Inside

Serviceable internal layout

The board, wiring, and battery area are kept accessible instead of sealed inside the lantern.

Rear underside view of the lantern node with tapered base and cylindrical stake mount.

Mounting detail

Rear base and lower stake assembly

The rear base and lower hardware are shown for buyers checking the physical mount before purchase.

Overview

The Solar Lantern Mesh Relay uses one outdoor lantern shell with the radio build selected before checkout. The enclosure, solar face, hanging loop, antenna mount, and service access stay consistent while the internal radio option changes the board stack, cost, reserve, and power support.

  • Radio build cards with price and stock visible
  • MeshCore-ready outdoor lantern enclosure
  • Shared solar face and serviceable wiring layout
  • Options for RAK4631, RAK 1W, Heltec V4, and Photon-1W

Radio options

RAK4631 is the lower-draw default. RAK 1W adds transmit headroom and a larger reserve. Heltec V4 is the ESP32-S3 option. Photon-1W includes the required 5V boost path. Stock availability is managed per radio variant.

Sources

External references for the hardware claims on this page.

These references sit below the sales copy so the page stays focused on the node itself while still showing where the hardware and comparison details came from.

  1. 01 MeshCore FAQ Open Reference
  2. 02 RAKwireless RAK13302 overview Open Reference
  3. 03 RAKwireless Meshtastic 1W Booster Starter Kit overview Open Reference
  4. 04 RAKwireless RAK3401 1W quick start guide Open Reference
  5. 05 Semtech SX1262 product page Open Reference
  6. 06 Meshtastic Introduction Open Reference
  7. 07 Rokland RAKwireless Mini Meshtastic Starter Kit Open Reference
  8. 08 Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 Open Reference
  9. 09 MeshSmith Photon-1W Open Reference