Packet #470416 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Don't Panic Mesh Monitor (DPMM) to !ffffffff

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
180
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 470416
Mesh Packet ID: 0x89d79375
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-22 09:01:10 UTC
From Node: Don't Panic Mesh Monitor (DPMM)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -67 dBm
SNR: 0.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 58 KIRT
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: 180 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Good morning mesh! It's April 22. Did you know on this day in 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated? Let's keep our environment clean! Nodes, please check in for status updates.
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:180 bytes
Gateway:!e8471e20
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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 !e8471e20
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (180 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1080860800
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 180 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -67.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 0.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776848469
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 88
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !e8471e20
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -67.0 dBm
SNR: 0.75 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1080860800, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "R29vZCBtb3JuaW5nIG1lc2ghIEl0J3MgQXByaWwgMjIuIERpZCB5b3Uga25vdyBvbiB0aGlzIGRheSBpbiAxOTcwLCB0aGUgZmlyc3QgRWFydGggRGF5IHdhcyBjZWxlYnJhdGVkPyBMZXQncyBrZWVwIG91ciBlbnZpcm9ubWVudCBjbGVhbiEgTm9kZXMsIHBsZWFzZSBjaGVjayBpbiBmb3Igc3RhdHVzIHVwZGF0ZXMu", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2312606581, "rx_time": 1776848469, "rx_snr": 0.75, "rx_rssi": -67, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 88, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!e8471e20" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1080860800, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "R29vZCBtb3JuaW5nIG1lc2ghIEl0J3MgQXByaWwgMjIuIERpZCB5b3Uga25vdyBvbiB0aGlzIGRheSBpbiAxOTcwLCB0aGUgZmlyc3QgRWFydGggRGF5IHdhcyBjZWxlYnJhdGVkPyBMZXQncyBrZWVwIG91ciBlbnZpcm9ubWVudCBjbGVhbiEgTm9kZXMsIHBsZWFzZSBjaGVjayBpbiBmb3Igc3RhdHVzIHVwZGF0ZXMu", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Good morning mesh! It's April 22. Did you know on this day in 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated? Let's keep our environment clean! Nodes, please check in for status updates.", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } }, "id": 2312606581, "rx_time": 1776848469, "rx_snr": 0.75, "rx_rssi": -67, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 88, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (180 bytes)
476f6f64206d6f726e696e67206d65736821204974277320417072696c2032322e2044696420796f75206b6e6f77206f6e20746869732064617920696e20313937302c2074686520666972737420456172746820446179207761732063656c656272617465643f204c65742773206b656570206f757220656e7669726f6e6d656e7420636c65616e21204e6f6465732c20706c6561736520636865636b20696e20666f722073746174757320757064617465732e
Hex Analysis:
Size:180 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-67.0 dBm 0.75 dB 4 58 KIRT LongFast 2026-04-22 09:01:10 UTC Current
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
Bender (7750) +0.522s
After 		-30.0 dBm 5.75 dB 4 d0 RPRK LongFast 2026-04-22 09:01:11 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways