Packet #17723149 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: 17723149
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: MediumFast
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:MediumFast
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 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 !49b3d5b8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
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 1774590564.8753917
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ 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: !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": "MediumFast", "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 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC Current
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.596s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.559s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.518s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.495s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.470s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.449s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.410s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.385s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.362s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.339s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.317s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.293s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.257s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.232s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.192s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.168s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.137s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.111s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.085s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.063s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) -0.028s
Before
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.037s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.065s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.099s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:24 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.125s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.148s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.174s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.217s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.249s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.273s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.296s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.318s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.339s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.361s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.382s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.403s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.425s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.450s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.474s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.497s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.518s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.540s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.562s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Balconytastic (PIE1) +0.583s
After
-45.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:49:25 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +0.606s
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