Packet #980528 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) to !59b4efa5

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
94
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 980528
Mesh Packet ID: 0xafcbd958
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-06-03 13:28:58 UTC
From Node: AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)
To Node: !59b4efa5 (efa5)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -35 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 5e 🌅
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 94 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9) → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)
Hop Count: 3 hops
Status: Forward incomplete, Return in progress
SNR Towards: 0.0 dB -12.25 dB 3.5 dB -19.5 dB 7.0 dB
Return Path: GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)
SNR Back: 7.25 dB -6.5 dB -13.25 dB -19.0 dB
Route Visualization

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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 !59b4efa5 KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9) Unknown 0.0 dB Origin Hops
2 KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9) KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) 12.17 km -12.25 dB Relay Hops
3 KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY) 75.28 km 3.5 dB Relay Hops
4 Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY) GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) 13.07 km -19.5 dB Relay Hops
5 GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) Unknown 7.0 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Return Path Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) Unknown 7.25 dB Return Start Hops
2 GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) 8.20 km -6.5 dB Return Relay Hops
3 Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) 92.50 km -13.25 dB Return Relay Hops
4 KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅) 28.20 km -19.0 dB Return End Hops
Total Forward Distance
100.53 km
Total Return Distance
128.90 km
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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:94 bytes
Gateway:!433cf250
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !433cf250
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (94 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1770329460
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1505030053
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum TRACEROUTE_APP
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 94 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 -35.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1776299064
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 94
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: 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 (4 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !433cf250
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -35.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:94 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 861689144, 657708892, 2838021254, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -12.25, 3.5, -19.5, 7.0 ], "route_back": [ 2896527013, 1299477233, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_back": [ 7.25, -6.5, -13.25, -19.0 ], "route_node_names": { "2896527013": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "2838021254": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "1505030053": "!59b4efa5", "1299477233": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "1770329460": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "861689144": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "657708892": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "654745182": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 980528, "timestamp": 1780493338.2843857, "from_node_id": 1770329460, "to_node_id": 1505030053, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!433cf250", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 2949372248, "rssi": -35, "snr": 6.25, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "payload_length": 94, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a1038555c335cd7332786c428a9a57ea5ac121700cfffffffffffffffff010eb2ffffffffffffffff011c1a10a57ea5acf172744d5cd733275e9e0627221f1de6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1776299064, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 94, "tx_after": 0, "raw_service_envelope": "0a9b010d7415856915a5efb45918082a69de43e4e168a036271db42509615f1548d8fe8b8e47a7775250f08443413d49697097110967b7f4ccbec1971e4df5bdd075ff49becd0fc72602ed07860a36d1ffcb08df583bc1719419f9f9fc424f78870ec3fa2cd6393047f44f6f255a71c061548ea772012d4199a53558d9cbaf3d382ce069450000c840500160ddffffffffffffffff01780498015ea8010112084c6f6e67466173741a09213433336366323530", "timestamp_str": "2026-06-03 13:28:58 UTC", "hop_count": 4, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "to_node_name": "!59b4efa5", "relay_hex": "5e", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 654745182, "node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org)", "hex_id": "!27069e5e", "short_name": "🌅", "last_byte": "5e" } ], "gateway_name": "W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 980528, "from_node_id": 1770329460, "to_node_id": 1505030053, "timestamp": 1780493338.2843857, "gateway_id": "!433cf250", "raw_payload": "0a1038555c335cd7332786c428a9a57ea5ac121700cfffffffffffffffff010eb2ffffffffffffffff011c1a10a57ea5acf172744d5cd733275e9e0627221f1de6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "from_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "to_node_name": "!59b4efa5", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 861689144, 657708892, 2838021254, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ 0.0, -12.25, 3.5, -19.5, 7.0 ], "route_back": [ 2896527013, 1299477233, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_back": [ 7.25, -6.5, -13.25, -19.0 ] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward_with_return", "node_ids": [ 1505030053, 861689144, 657708892, 2838021254, 2896527013, 1770329460 ], "node_names": [ "!59b4efa5", "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -12.25, 3.5, -19.5, 7.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1505030053, "to_node_id": 861689144, "from_node_name": "!59b4efa5", "to_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 861689144, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12172.65625232523, "from_location_timestamp": 1780189515.5663068, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 2838021254, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 75282.48234843388, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2838021254, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": -19.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13074.678568162635, "from_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "to_location_timestamp": 1780444089.9791694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2896527013, "to_node_id": 1770329460, "from_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "to_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 5 }, "return_path": { "path_type": "return", "node_ids": [ 1770329460, 2896527013, 1299477233, 657708892, 654745182 ], "node_names": [ "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" ], "snr_values": [ 7.25, -6.5, -13.25, -19.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1770329460, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": 7.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 2896527013, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8195.53065579149, "from_location_timestamp": 1780444089.9791694, "to_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 92497.96165148582, "from_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780434655.8874226, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 4 }, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "combined_rf", "node_ids": [ 1505030053, 861689144, 657708892, 2838021254, 2896527013, 1770329460, 1299477233, 654745182 ], "node_names": [ "!59b4efa5", "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)" ], "snr_values": [ 0.0, -12.25, 3.5, -19.5, 7.0, 7.25, -6.5, -13.25, -19.0 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1505030053, "to_node_id": 861689144, "from_node_name": "!59b4efa5", "to_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 861689144, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12172.65625232523, "from_location_timestamp": 1780189515.5663068, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 2838021254, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 75282.48234843388, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2838021254, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": -19.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13074.678568162635, "from_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "to_location_timestamp": 1780444089.9791694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2896527013, "to_node_id": 1770329460, "from_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "to_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 1770329460, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": 7.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 7, "from_node_id": 2896527013, "to_node_id": 1299477233, "from_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "to_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "snr": -6.5, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 8195.53065579149, "from_location_timestamp": 1780444089.9791694, "to_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 8, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 92497.96165148582, "from_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 9, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780434655.8874226, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.3h ago" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 9 } }, "has_return_path": true, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "!59b4efa5 → KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9) → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) → AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "return_path_display": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "actual_rf_path_display": "!59b4efa5 → KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9) → KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT) → Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY) → GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3) → AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) → Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS) → W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 1505030053, "to_node_id": 861689144, "from_node_name": "!59b4efa5", "to_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "snr": 0.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 861689144, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "KC3WOV9 (MQTT) (WOV9)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12172.65625232523, "from_location_timestamp": 1780189515.5663068, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5d ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 2838021254, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "snr": 3.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 75282.48234843388, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 2838021254, "to_node_id": 2896527013, "from_node_name": "Newbury (AD8G) (NBRY)", "to_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "snr": -19.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 13074.678568162635, "from_location_timestamp": 1780473815.2931857, "to_location_timestamp": 1780444089.9791694, "from_location_age_warning": "from 5.4h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 2896527013, "to_node_id": 1770329460, "from_node_name": "GEARS Solar Repeater 3 (GSR3)", "to_node_name": "AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574)", "snr": 7.0, "direction": "forward", 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1780444089.9791694, "to_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "from_location_age_warning": "from 13.7h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 1299477233, "to_node_id": 657708892, "from_node_name": "Highland Hills AD8G 1W (HHLS)", "to_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "snr": -13.25, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 92497.96165148582, "from_location_timestamp": 1780433677.4755096, "to_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "from_location_age_warning": "from 16.6h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 657708892, "to_node_id": 654745182, "from_node_name": "KE3JP Tower (wpamesh.net) (3JPT)", "to_node_name": "W8VFD Solar Node (neomesh.org) (🌅)", "snr": -19.0, "direction": "return", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 28203.819451498235, "from_location_timestamp": 1780490574.9134629, "to_location_timestamp": 1780434655.8874226, "from_location_age_warning": "from 0.8h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 16.3h ago" } ], "total_forward_distance": 100529.81716892176, "total_return_distance": 128897.31175877554 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1770329460, "to": 1505030053, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChA4VVwzXNczJ4bEKKmlfqWsEhcAz///////////AQ6y//////////8BHBoQpX6lrPFydE1c1zMnXp4GJyIfHeb//////////wHL//////////8BtP//////////AQ==", "request_id": 4239919619, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 2949372248, "rx_time": 1776299064, "rx_snr": 6.25, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -35, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 94, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!433cf250" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770329460, "to": 1505030053, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "payload": "ChA4VVwzXNczJ4bEKKmlfqWsEhcAz///////////AQ6y//////////8BHBoQpX6lrPFydE1c1zMnXp4GJyIfHeb//////////wHL//////////8BtP//////////AQ==", "request_id": 4239919619, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 861689144, 657708892, 2838021254, 2896527013 ], "snr_towards": [ 0, -49, 14, -78, 28 ], "route_back": [ 2896527013, 1299477233, 657708892, 654745182 ], "snr_back": [ 29, -26, -53, -76 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } }, "id": 2949372248, "rx_time": 1776299064, "rx_snr": 6.25, "want_ack": true, "rx_rssi": -35, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 94, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (94 bytes)
0a1038555c335cd7332786c428a9a57ea5ac121700cfffffffffffffffff010eb2ffffffffffffffff011c1a10a57ea5acf172744d5cd733275e9e0627221f1de6ffffffffffffffff01cbffffffffffffffff01b4ffffffffffffffff01
Hex Analysis:
Size:94 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.
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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-35.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 5e 🌅 LongFast 2026-06-03 13:28:58 UTC Current
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AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) -11.862s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 74 1574 LongFast 2026-06-03 13:28:46 UTC View
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