Packet #14052835 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) to !ffffffff

52
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
7
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14052835
Mesh Packet ID: 0x09fbcc6f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 19:29:53 UTC
From Node: Kenobi23 QTH (5aec)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: [TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -13.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 7 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Directo
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:7 bytes
Gateway:!da638a24
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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 !da638a24
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (7 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661374700
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 7 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 -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -13.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759865391
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 176
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759865393.5169365
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da638a24
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -13.50 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da638a24", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661374700, "to": 4294967295, "id": 167496815, "rx_time": 1759865391, "rx_snr": -13.5, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 176, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "4469726563746f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Directo", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (7 bytes)
4469726563746f
Hex Analysis:
Size:7 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-119.0 dBm -13.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:53 Current
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -2.622s
Before 		-64.0 dBm 7.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:50 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -2.327s
Before 		-69.0 dBm 8.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:51 View
Aldinra_1640_🗼_🌐 (AldB) -1.919s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:51 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.306s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -2.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:53 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -0.282s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -12.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:53 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -0.274s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 6.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:53 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -0.218s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:53 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) +0.786s
After 		Unknown Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:54 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) +1.823s
After 		-102.0 dBm -10.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:55 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) +1.826s
After 		-110.0 dBm -12.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:55 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) +1.866s
After 		-90.0 dBm 4.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:55 View
Arganda C191 🌐 (ARG) +2.021s
After 		-121.0 dBm -10.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:29:55 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +244.204s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:33:57 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +246.207s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:33:59 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +251.214s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:04 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +255.218s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:08 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +259.223s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:12 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +263.226s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:16 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +267.229s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:20 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +275.242s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:28 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +283.239s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:36 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +294.258s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:47 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +305.270s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:34:58 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +316.280s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:35:09 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +327.281s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:35:20 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +339.290s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:35:32 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +359.300s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:35:52 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +384.319s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:36:17 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +414.325s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:36:47 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +434.335s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:37:07 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +459.347s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:37:32 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +504.358s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:38:17 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +524.381s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:38:37 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +549.400s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:39:02 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +594.408s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:39:47 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +619.430s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:40:12 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +664.469s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:40:57 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +689.502s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:41:23 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +739.509s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:42:13 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +759.524s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:42:33 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +809.567s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:23 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +829.584s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:43:43 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +879.597s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:44:33 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +904.620s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:44:58 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +949.657s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:45:43 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +974.677s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:46:08 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1019.689s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:46:53 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1049.743s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:47:23 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1094.754s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:48:08 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1119.771s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:48:33 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) +1164.780s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 19:49:18 View
52

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways