Packet #5973288 Success

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

13
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5973288
Mesh Packet ID: 0x14d18d72
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-15 00:04:17 UTC
From Node: Balthazar (bltz)
To Node: Zarathustra (zrts)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -56 dBm
SNR: 10.75 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Balthazar
Short Name:bltz
Node ID:!4e31746b
MAC Address:xrtMqUPg
Hardware:T_ECHO
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:74 bytes
Gateway:!f98db090
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !f98db090
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (74 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 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -56.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 10.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768424656
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768424657.563197
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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !f98db090
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -56.0 dBm
SNR: 10.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!4e31746b", "long_name": "Balthazar", "short_name": "bltz", "macaddr": "xrtMqUPg", "hw_model": "T_ECHO" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f98db090", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1311863915, "to": 948096878, "id": 349277554, "rx_time": 1768424656, "rx_snr": 10.75, "rx_rssi": -56, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213465333137343662120942616c7468617a61721a04626c747a2206c6bb4ca943e0280742205f4ef8a4839c4dd530445c91721995c8137cf2048bfb1e29dde59f58d41c11014800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!4e31746b", "long_name": "Balthazar", "short_name": "bltz", "macaddr": "xrtMqUPg", "hw_model": "T_ECHO", "public_key": "X074pIOcTdUwRFyRchmVyBN88gSL+x4p3eWfWNQcEQE=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a09213465333137343662120942616c7468617a61721a04626c747a2206c6bb4ca943e0280742205f4ef8a4839c4dd530445c91721995c8137cf2048bfb1e29dde59f58d41c11014800
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-56.0 dBm 10.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:17 Current
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -16.233s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -10.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:01 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -3.288s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -0.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:14 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -2.890s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -0.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:14 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -0.862s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -3.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:16 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +0.282s
After 		-56.0 dBm 10.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:17 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +1.685s
After 		-125.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:19 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +3.571s
After 		-100.0 dBm -13.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:21 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +3.842s
After 		-100.0 dBm -13.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:21 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +5.167s
After 		-113.0 dBm -6.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:22 View
Medved GW8 (MED8) +6.375s
After 		-111.0 dBm -6.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:04:23 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +182.574s
After 		-92.0 dBm 1.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:07:20 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +182.822s
After 		-92.0 dBm 1.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-15 00:07:20 View
13

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways