Packet #17723130 Success

TELEMETRY_APP packet from VA3FYF (da8a) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17723130
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4e23f743
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC
From Node: VA3FYF (da8a)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Port: 67
Gateway: Balconytastic (PIE1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -45 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 99 PI01
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Device Metrics:
Battery:101%
Voltage:4.16 V
Air Util TX:1.1%
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:!49b3d5b8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !49b3d5b8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1730730634
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 67
TELEMETRY_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 -45.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774590563
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 153
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774590564.3577003
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)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !49b3d5b8
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -45.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TELEMETRY_APP
Size:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "time": 1774590543, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 101, "voltage": 4.164, "channel_utilization": 0.0, "air_util_tx": 1.1434444, "uptime_seconds": 40694 } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1730730634, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1310979907, "rx_time": 1774590563, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -45, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 153, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 67, "payload": "0d4f1ac66912150865157d3f85401d0000000025635c923f28f6bd02", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1774590543, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 101, "voltage": 4.164, "channel_utilization": 0.0, "air_util_tx": 1.1434444, "uptime_seconds": 40694 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d4f1ac66912150865157d3f85401d0000000025635c923f28f6bd02
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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Balconytastic (PIE1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC Current
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.079s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.041s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.023s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.048s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.069s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.108s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.132s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.155s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.179s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.201s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.224s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.261s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.286s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.325s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.350s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.381s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.406s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.433s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.454s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.489s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.518s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.555s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.582s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.616s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.643s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.666s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.691s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.734s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.767s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.791s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.814s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.836s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.857s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.879s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.900s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.920s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.943s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.968s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.991s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.014s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.036s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.058s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.079s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +1.101s
After 		-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +1.123s
After 		-42.0 dBm 6.50 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways