Packet #10135270 Success

STORE_FORWARD_APP packet from Heltec v4 a388 (a388) to !ffffffff

17
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
7
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10135270
Mesh Packet ID: 0xaf9f5d85
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-02-23 18:21:21 UTC
From Node: Heltec v4 a388 (a388)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: STORE_FORWARD_APP
Port: 65
Gateway: NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: STORE_FORWARD_APP
Size: 7 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
{
  "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT",
  "heartbeat": {
    "period": 900
  },
  "type": "protobuf",
  "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP",
  "message_class": "StoreAndForward"
}
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) → MeshPacket (Mesh layer) → Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:7 bytes
Gateway:!9e9fbbf0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:STORE_FORWARD_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9fbbf0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (7 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1770365832
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 65
STORE_FORWARD_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 7 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1771860081
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 64
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1771860081.728847
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e9fbbf0
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:STORE_FORWARD_APP
Size:7 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT", "heartbeat": { "period": 900 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP", "message_class": "StoreAndForward" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770365832, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2946456965, "rx_time": 1771860081, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 64, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 65, "payload": "08022203088407", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT", "heartbeat": { "period": 900 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP", "message_class": "StoreAndForward" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (7 bytes)
08022203088407
Hex Analysis:
Size:7 bytes
Format:Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)
Encoding:Binary with varint and length-delimited fields
This is the raw protobuf-encoded payload as received from MQTT. The structure follows the Meshtastic protobuf schema definitions.
All Receptions
All gateways that received this packet
Correlation: Using Mesh Packet ID
Reception Locations

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:21:21 Current
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -510.043s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -5.75 dB 0 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:12:51 View
Fostral (FSTR) -499.670s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 5.50 dB 1 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:02 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -499.652s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -5.00 dB 1 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:02 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -489.815s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -10.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:11 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) -489.145s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -16.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:12 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -488.903s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -7.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:12 View
Korolyok h0use (K8k*) -487.306s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -6.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:14 View
pyri8 (pyri) -486.855s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -16.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:14 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -486.785s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -17.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:14 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -484.890s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -14.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:16 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_V_868 (KBV8) -478.087s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 1.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:23 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) -472.091s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -14.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:29 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -445.070s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:13:56 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.169s
Before 		-138.0 dBm -14.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:21:21 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +0.895s
After 		-124.0 dBm -13.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:21:22 View
PopoG TRS (6828) +528.406s
After 		-124.0 dBm -15.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-02-23 18:30:10 View
17

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways