Packet #17704211 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17704211
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x520d187e` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC
From Node:	YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP Port: 4

Gateway:	neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel:	ShortTurbo
RSSI:	-95 dBm
SNR:	-3.5 dBm
Hop Info:	0/6 hops Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node:	`ff` Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet

Payload Data

Protocol: NODEINFO_APP

Size: 86 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Long Name:	YKF_Beaverdale_Base
Short Name:	b500
Node ID:	!9e76b500
MAC Address:	8J6edrUA
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:	86 bytes
Gateway:	!a2e1bcbc
Channel:	ShortTurbo
Payload Type:	NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 6

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a2e1bcbc` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortTurbo`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (86 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2658579712` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`4` NODEINFO_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`86` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`6` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`6` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-95.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-3.50` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1774543315` 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`	`255` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774586548.8952835` 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: ShortTurbo
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!a2e1bcbc`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -95.0 dBm SNR: -3.50 dB

Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:

Protocol:	NODEINFO_APP
Size:	86 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "id": "!9e76b500", "long_name": "YKF_Beaverdale_Base", "short_name": "b500", "macaddr": "8J6edrUA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658579712, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1376589950, "rx_time": 1774543315, "rx_snr": -3.5, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 255, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092139653736623530301213594b465f42656176657264616c655f426173651a04623530302206f09e9e76b500282b380c42209c337470311ab1e1b6639a7cb0550a2435c28e4af987439f0008455f3f58d16b4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9e76b500", "long_name": "YKF_Beaverdale_Base", "short_name": "b500", "macaddr": "8J6edrUA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_BASE", "public_key": "nDN0cDEaseG2Y5p8sFUKJDXCjkr5h0OfAAhFXz9Y0Ws=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (86 bytes)

0a092139653736623530301213594b465f42656176657264616c655f426173651a04623530302206f09e9e76b500282b380c42209c337470311ab1e1b6639a7cb0550a2435c28e4af987439f0008455f3f58d16b4800

Hex Analysis:

Size:	86 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
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary	0.000s Reference	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.230s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.205s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.164s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.124s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.079s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.053s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.025s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.998s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.977s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.957s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.936s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.915s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:27 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.891s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.869s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.847s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.825s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.805s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.784s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.764s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.742s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.719s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.696s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	MediumFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.673s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.652s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.631s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.611s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.590s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.568s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.544s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.520s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.498s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.477s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.456s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortFast	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.436s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.415s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.389s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.365s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.047s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.023s Before	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.029s After	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.049s After	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.070s After	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.093s After	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 04:42:28 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.118s After	-95.0 dBm	-3.50 dB	0	`ff`	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:29 UTC	View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP)	+0.459s After	-71.0 dBm	7.75 dB	2	`68` WNPr	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:29 UTC	View
Tagtastic (ld01)	+0.985s After	-39.0 dBm	6.00 dB	2	`99` PI01	LongFast	2026-03-27 04:42:29 UTC	View

47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways