Packet #14075408 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) to !ffffffff

21
Total Receptions
21
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 14075408
Mesh Packet ID: 0x801bd193
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 21:50:31 UTC
From Node: Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: tizon (Sylv)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -7.5 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
recibido en medium slow 😃
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:28 bytes
Gateway:!9e7809e8
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
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 !9e7809e8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2687837872
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -7.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1759873830
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 209
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759873831.433834
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e7809e8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -7.50 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e7809e8", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2687837872, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2149306771, "rx_time": 1759873830, "rx_snr": -7.5, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 209, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "726563696269646f20656e206d656469756d20736c6f7720f09f9883", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "recibido en medium slow 😃", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
726563696269646f20656e206d656469756d20736c6f7720f09f9883
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
tizon (Sylv) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-119.0 dBm -7.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:31 Current
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -9.438s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:21 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -7.810s
Before 		-99.0 dBm Unknown 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:23 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -7.776s
Before 		-129.0 dBm -12.00 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:23 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -7.763s
Before 		-89.0 dBm 5.25 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:23 View
Monolito (MoN) -7.427s
Before 		-64.0 dBm 9.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -7.351s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
XiaoWatt c4c8 🌐🔌 (c4c8) -7.065s
Before 		-100.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -6.945s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -0.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) -6.893s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -2.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Kenobi23 QTH (5aec) -6.615s
Before 		-101.0 dBm 1.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -6.551s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:24 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -6.195s
Before 		-61.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:25 View
Suop 📡 🌐 (SUOP) -5.858s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:25 View
[TLG] 📡🌐🔋🔌 (tlg0) -5.085s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -5.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:26 View
Meshtastic 54a4 Justicia (54a4) -4.893s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -7.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:26 View
Kenobi23 movil (5672) -4.114s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 8.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:27 View
Antonio 82d4 (82d4) -3.828s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -15.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:27 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -2.747s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -8.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:28 View
Trasto 🐰 Va (trva) -1.790s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -13.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:29 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) +0.198s
After 		-119.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 21:50:31 View
21

Total Receptions

21

Unique Gateways