Packet #28294441 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from EA5FOG (TARJ) to PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)

12
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
71
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 28294441
Mesh Packet ID: 0x6cd98ad3
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-12-17 16:04:14 UTC
From Node: EA5FOG (TARJ)
To Node: PaN HeltecV3 LTDC📡 (PAN3)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: ROQUETAS 2 - EA7HMB ☀️🗼 (RQT2)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -91 dBm
SNR: 1.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 0f AL11
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:EA5FOG
Short Name:TARJ
Node ID:!9edbc432
MAC Address:yDOe28Qy
Hardware:TRACKER_T1000_E
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:71 bytes
Gateway:!047e8e78
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !047e8e78
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (71 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2665202738
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2896876768
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 71 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -91.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 1.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1765987456
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 15
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1765987454.222122
Unix timestamp 		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)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !047e8e78
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -91.0 dBm
SNR: 1.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9edbc432", "long_name": "EA5FOG", "short_name": "TARJ", "macaddr": "yDOe28Qy", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!047e8e78", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2665202738, "to": 2896876768, "id": 1826196179, "rx_time": 1765987456, "rx_snr": 1.0, "rx_rssi": -91, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 15, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092139656462633433321206454135464f471a045441524a2206c8339edbc4322847380142201e8361f04ce87b1066015c4f09b28473548c63221fa85c7a5509d67063be9d7d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9edbc432", "long_name": "EA5FOG", "short_name": "TARJ", "macaddr": "yDOe28Qy", "hw_model": "TRACKER_T1000_E", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "HoNh8EzoexBmAVxPCbKEc1SMYyIfqFx6VQnWcGO+nX0=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (71 bytes)
0a092139656462633433321206454135464f471a045441524a2206c8339edbc4322847380142201e8361f04ce87b1066015c4f09b28473548c63221fa85c7a5509d67063be9d7d
Hex Analysis:
Size:71 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
ROQUETAS 2 - EA7HMB ☀️🗼 (RQT2) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-91.0 dBm 1.00 dB 6 0f AL11 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:14 UTC Current
EA5IWW Wio Tracker L1 Pro (IWW3) -2.092s
Before 		-107.0 dBm 1.00 dB 2 - MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:12 UTC View
ROQUETAS 2 - EA7HMB ☀️🗼 (RQT2) +0.102s
After 		-91.0 dBm 1.00 dB 6 0f AL11 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:14 UTC View
EA5WA TRASTERO (WA01) +14.291s
After 		-112.0 dBm -7.25 dB 3 a4 📍 , NOD4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:28 UTC View
EAL Station 1 🗼🌐 (EAL1) +14.312s
After 		-110.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 a4 📍 , NOD4 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:28 UTC View
San_Pablo🗼 (SP00) +15.143s
After 		-114.0 dBm -6.25 dB 4 64 WA01 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:29 UTC View
JP Terraza (JPT1) +16.568s
After 		-107.0 dBm 0.75 dB 5 88 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:30 UTC View
Karman’s HeltecV4 Beta (KHV4) +16.846s
After 		-95.0 dBm -1.75 dB 6 74 CN1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:31 UTC View
MiguelCovatel-T1000-E (📟) +19.093s
After 		-105.0 dBm -1.00 dB 6 74 CN1 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:33 UTC View
NarKT3S3📡 (NKT3) +27.037s
After 		-88.0 dBm 9.75 dB 6 2a GNS0 , NKCD MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:41 UTC View
Mula_LaTorre_Int (MUL2) +27.123s
After 		-46.0 dBm 11.00 dB 6 9c MULA MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:41 UTC View
EA7JRS-7 (JRS7) +30.418s
After 		-107.0 dBm 1.00 dB 7 09 GNS5 MediumFast 2025-12-17 16:04:44 UTC View
12

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways