Packet #13916008 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from Meshtastic 9820 (9820) to !ffffffff

14
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
80
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13916008
Mesh Packet ID: 0xba020ab5
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-06 21:49:27 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 9820 (9820)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: -6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:Meshtastic 9820
Short Name:9820
Node ID:!9ee99820
MAC Address:nBOe6Zgg
Hardware:HELTEC_V3
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:80 bytes
Gateway:!43b706e8
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !43b706e8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (80 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2666108960
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 80 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759787364
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 1759787367.8790255
Unix timestamp 		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)
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !43b706e8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
SNR: -6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:80 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9ee99820", "long_name": "Meshtastic 9820", "short_name": "9820", "macaddr": "nBOe6Zgg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!43b706e8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2666108960, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3120695989, "rx_time": 1759787364, "rx_snr": -6.0, "rx_rssi": -101, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "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": "0a09213965653939383230120f4d65736874617374696320393832301a043938323022069c139ee99820282b4220ae3e631102f9fac96602782696078ebd2e33d597e0536e489c6b63da63bc54434800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9ee99820", "long_name": "Meshtastic 9820", "short_name": "9820", "macaddr": "nBOe6Zgg", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "public_key": "rj5jEQL5+slmAngmlgeOvS4z1ZfgU25InGtj2mO8VEM=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (80 bytes)
0a09213965653939383230120f4d65736874617374696320393832301a043938323022069c139ee99820282b4220ae3e631102f9fac96602782696078ebd2e33d597e0536e489c6b63da63bc54434800
Hex Analysis:
Size:80 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
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-101.0 dBm -6.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:27 Current
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -0.952s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -3.25 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:26 View
Baldur Fijo (BalF) +0.138s
After 		-107.0 dBm -3.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:28 View
tizon (Sylv) +0.175s
After 		-100.0 dBm 6.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:28 View
Monolito (MoN) +0.582s
After 		-68.0 dBm 8.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:28 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) +0.820s
After 		-73.0 dBm 7.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:28 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) +1.567s
After 		-116.0 dBm -11.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
🌐Charly Unid Movil🛰 (C181) +1.713s
After 		-114.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) +1.838s
After 		-109.0 dBm 1.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) +1.889s
After 		-124.0 dBm -5.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) +1.917s
After 		-123.0 dBm -13.50 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +2.047s
After 		-118.0 dBm -16.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:29 View
Ventilla 📡🌐 (VENT) +3.644s
After 		-125.0 dBm -16.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:31 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) +3.795s
After 		-121.0 dBm -15.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-06 21:49:31 View
14

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways