Packet #5871370 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Alserton8S (29b8) to !ffffffff

20
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
4
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5871370
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8a995695
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 05:35:17 UTC
From Node: Alserton8S (29b8)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -95 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 4 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
👋
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:4 bytes
Gateway:!04c66d78
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_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
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !04c66d78
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (4 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 305080760
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 4 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 -95.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -16.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768358117
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority Not set enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 255
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768358117.958669
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)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !04c66d78
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -95.0 dBm
SNR: -16.75 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!04c66d78", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 305080760, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2325304981, "rx_time": 1768358117, "rx_snr": -16.75, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 255, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "f09f918b", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "👋", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (4 bytes)
f09f918b
Hex Analysis:
Size:4 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-95.0 dBm -16.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:17 Current
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -8.654s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -3.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:09 View
Korolyok h0use (K8k*) -8.420s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:09 View
Fostral (FSTR) -6.640s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:11 View
Fostral (FSTR) -6.307s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 6.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:11 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -4.910s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -13.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:13 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -1.791s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -10.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:16 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -1.748s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:16 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -1.636s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -13.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:16 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -1.520s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -10.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:16 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +0.469s
After 		-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:18 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) +0.721s
After 		-104.0 dBm -2.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:18 View
patch866 (pth8) +2.544s
After 		-65.0 dBm 2.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:20 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +3.756s
After 		-112.0 dBm -8.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:21 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +4.033s
After 		-121.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:21 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +4.365s
After 		-115.0 dBm -12.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:22 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +6.620s
After 		-58.0 dBm 6.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:24 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +6.904s
After 		-58.0 dBm 6.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:24 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +14.727s
After 		-49.0 dBm 5.00 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:32 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +15.023s
After 		-49.0 dBm 5.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:35:32 View
20

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways