Ikoka Stick

Overview

The Ikoka Stick is an ultra-compact stick-format LoRa node based on the XIAO nRF52840 or ESP32-S3. It ships in multiple TX power variants, making it equally suitable as a pocket companion or a high-power tower-mount repeater.

Variants & Power Options

Key Specifications

• MCU: XIAO nRF52840 or ESP32-S3
• Radio: E22-900M series (SX1262 compatible)
• Form factor: Compact stick — pocketable even at 2 W

Community Deployments

The Ikoka Stick is the basis of CascadiaMesh’s “1 Watt Ikoka Box” build — one of the most replicated community deployment designs, used for high-density urban and suburban coverage nodes.

RF Filtering

In electrically noisy environments (near industrial equipment, dense urban RF, tower-share sites), pair the Ikoka Stick with the Baymesh 910 MHz cavity filter (~$90). The cavity filter suppresses out-of-band interference and protects the receiver, improving effective range in difficult RF environments.

Target Use Cases

• High-power infrastructure repeaters requiring compact form factor
• Tower mount and rooftop deployments
• Community mesh backbone nodes