Packet #1104661 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Neutron Mobile (JL1) to !ffffffff

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
137
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1104661
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4e6371ba
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-16 23:04:26 UTC
From Node: Neutron Mobile (JL1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: GlowInTheDark (CIA1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -79 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 20 8v10
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 137 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Hello from the air! Meshing from DL228 Detroit ā†’ Paris this evening. If you hear this, send me your location please. šŸ‘‹šŸ»āœˆļøšŸ“¶
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) ā†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) ā†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:137 bytes
Gateway:!5f988e66
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
āœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
āœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
āš  Visible to all nodes on channel
āš  Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !5f988e66
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (137 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 3790441190
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 137 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -79.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1781651029
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 32
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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

Exposure Level: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • āœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • āœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • āš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • āš  Default channel - no encryption
  • āš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • āš  Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • āš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !5f988e66
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -79.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 3790441190, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "SGVsbG8gZnJvbSB0aGUgYWlyISBNZXNoaW5nIGZyb20gREwyMjggRGV0cm9pdCDihpIgUGFyaXMgdGhpcyBldmVuaW5nLiBJZiB5b3UgaGVhciB0aGlzLCBzZW5kIG1lIHlvdXIgbG9jYXRpb24gcGxlYXNlLgrwn5GL8J+Pu+KciO+4j/Cfk7Y=", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 1315140026, "rx_time": 1781651029, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 4, "rx_rssi": -79, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 32, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!5f988e66" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3790441190, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "SGVsbG8gZnJvbSB0aGUgYWlyISBNZXNoaW5nIGZyb20gREwyMjggRGV0cm9pdCDihpIgUGFyaXMgdGhpcyBldmVuaW5nLiBJZiB5b3UgaGVhciB0aGlzLCBzZW5kIG1lIHlvdXIgbG9jYXRpb24gcGxlYXNlLgrwn5GL8J+Pu+KciO+4j/Cfk7Y=", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Hello from the air! Meshing from DL228 Detroit ā†’ Paris this evening. If you hear this, send me your location please.\nšŸ‘‹šŸ»āœˆļøšŸ“¶", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } }, "id": 1315140026, "rx_time": 1781651029, "rx_snr": 5.75, "hop_limit": 4, "rx_rssi": -79, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 32, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (137 bytes)
48656c6c6f2066726f6d207468652061697221204d657368696e672066726f6d20444c32323820446574726f697420e286922050617269732074686973206576656e696e672e20496620796f75206865617220746869732c2073656e64206d6520796f7572206c6f636174696f6e20706c656173652e0af09f918bf09f8fbbe29c88efb88ff09f93b6
Hex Analysis:
Size:137 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
GlowInTheDark (CIA1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-79.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 20 8v10 LongFast 2026-06-16 23:04:26 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
km8v 4base (8v10) -42.386s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -10.75 dB 0 e6 JL1 LongFast 2026-06-16 23:03:44 UTC View
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
8vpi (4bb7) -40.371s
Before 		-12.0 dBm 5.50 dB 1 20 8v10 LongFast 2026-06-16 23:03:46 UTC View
NU8H-1 (U8H1) -40.001s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -18.50 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-06-16 23:03:46 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
KE8WMS (8wms) +1565.396s
After 		-70.0 dBm 5.50 dB 2 1d 901d LongFast 2026-06-16 23:30:32 UTC View
Bender (7750) -46.858s
Before 		-40.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 d0 R29D , RPRK LongFast 2026-06-16 23:03:40 UTC View
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) -37.715s
Before 		-43.0 dBm 7.25 dB 4 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-06-16 23:03:49 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways