This is a similar device to a meshtastic by KV4P, but since it's only for licensed amateurs, it can do one watt, where I assume meshtastic is probably limited to part 97, 0.1 watts.
I think since I have my amateur license, it may be worth me getting both. I don't know if it exists or if it is possible, but if there were a map with the general location of nodes, that would be super handy, because I would like to know if there are any other users of meshtastic in my city before I would want to purchase one.