Packet #44828 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Bluedragon (🍺) to !ffffffff

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
5
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 44828
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb0cd2c98
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-18 17:51:24 UTC
From Node: Bluedragon (🍺)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: 136FA UPL (136U)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: 6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Relay Node: 85 136C
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: 5 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Works
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:5 bytes
Gateway:!acaad57c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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

FieldValue
gateway_id !acaad57c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (5 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 175497388
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 5 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr 6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773856280
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 133
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:
  • ✓ 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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !acaad57c
Signal Metrics: SNR: 6.50 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 175497388, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "V29ya3M=", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2966236312, "rx_time": 1773856280, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 133, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!acaad57c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 175497388, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "V29ya3M=", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Works", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } }, "id": 2966236312, "rx_time": 1773856280, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 133, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (5 bytes)
576f726b73
Hex Analysis:
Size:5 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
136FA UPL (136U) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown 6.50 dB 3 85 136C LongFast 2026-03-18 17:51:24 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) -4.569s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 0.25 dB 1 f8 bdf8 LongFast 2026-03-18 17:51:20 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
Nick-N1TVI-Skynet-Portable (SKYp) -1.601s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 8.50 dB 2 20 PVL1 LongFast 2026-03-18 17:51:23 UTC View
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
AD8G T-1000E (AD8G) +2.421s
After 		-46.0 dBm 10.00 dB 4 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-03-18 17:51:27 UTC View
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) +2.115s
After 		-45.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 a5 GSR3 LongFast 2026-03-18 17:51:27 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways