Bridging Meshes with MQTT
Connecting separate Meshtastic networks over the internet using WisMesh MQTT gateways
Read more →73′ is almost six years old as a consultancy with current clients in Kentucky and Ohio. 73′ brings cross-sectional technology experience, with most of these in Software Development, Application Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and Technology Leadership. This experience spans multiple industries including Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), Energy (Interstate & Intrastate Pipelines), Law Enforcement, Defense, and Pathology.
Allen Plummer is the principal director at 73′, and stays active writing code, with his latest projects leveraging Go, Python, Terraform and containerized workloads. Allen enjoys sound & hard money topics, especially as they connect to technology.
Strategic system design, scalability planning, and architectural reviews. Build systems that grow with your business.
Full-stack development, code reviews, and engineering best practices. Ship quality software faster.
AWS, Azure, and GCP consulting. Infrastructure as code, DevOps automation, and cloud migration strategies.
LoRa data networks, GMRS systems, and amateur radio consulting. Build resilient, off-grid communication infrastructure.
Meshtastic deployments, repeater planning, and emergency communication systems. Stay connected when traditional networks fail.
Secure self-custody setups, multi-signature wallets, and collaborative custody solutions. Take control of your Bitcoin security.
Side projects, open source contributions, and experimental work
CLI, UI, and API that facilitates computing from a seedphrase the correct, deterministic addresses. See it live here, deployed in AWS App Runner
Vibe Coded games (Sudoku, Hangman, Tetris) with Claude Code -> HTML5/JS, live here, deployed as Gitlab pages
Connecting separate Meshtastic networks over the internet using WisMesh MQTT gateways
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