Packet #5970335 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Balthazar (bltz) to Zarathustra (zrts)

8
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
12
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5970335
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa315988d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 23:29:08 UTC
From Node: Balthazar (bltz)
To Node: Zarathustra (zrts)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Aster-02 (AST2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -76 dBm
SNR: 4.75 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 12 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:12 bytes
Gateway:!b2a78a88
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a78a88
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (12 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1311863915
Source node ID 		uint32
to 948096878
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 12 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 -76.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 4.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768422546
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment 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 4
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768422548.0439277
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !b2a78a88
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -76.0 dBm
SNR: 4.75 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a78a88", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1311863915, "to": 948096878, "id": 2736101517, "rx_time": 1768422546, "rx_snr": 4.75, "rx_rssi": -76, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 4, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "f09f9fa0f09f9fa3f09f94b5", "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 (12 bytes)
f09f9fa0f09f9fa3f09f94b5
Hex Analysis:
Size:12 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
Aster-02 (AST2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-76.0 dBm 4.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:08 Current
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -5.616s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -3.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:02 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) -3.798s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -7.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:04 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -3.760s
Before 		-138.0 dBm -14.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:04 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) -3.586s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:04 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -0.618s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 4.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:07 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) -0.611s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -5.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:07 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +31.453s
After 		-115.0 dBm -8.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 23:29:39 View
8

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways