Packet #17730857 Success

TELEMETRY_APP packet from meshy tama's very excellent mesh node (MTVE) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17730857
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbad9c162
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC
From Node: meshy tama's very excellent mesh node (MTVE)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Port: 67
Gateway: Seri Base d120 (SRB)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -55 dBm
SNR: 6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e5 MTVE
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:99%
Voltage:4.19 V
Channel Usage:14.6%
Air Util TX:0.2%
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:!16ced120
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !16ced120
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 228327141
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 7
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -55.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774592284
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 229
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774592285.4512336
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: !16ced120
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -55.0 dBm
SNR: 6.50 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": 1774592894, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 99, "voltage": 4.186, "channel_utilization": 14.55, "air_util_tx": 0.17444445, "uptime_seconds": 67393 } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16ced120", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 228327141, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3134832994, "rx_time": 1774592284, "rx_snr": 6.5, "rx_rssi": -55, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 229, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 67, "payload": "0d7e23c6691215086315b6f385401dcdcc68412591a1323e28c18e04", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1774592894, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 99, "voltage": 4.186, "channel_utilization": 14.55, "air_util_tx": 0.17444445, "uptime_seconds": 67393 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d7e23c6691215086315b6f385401dcdcc68412591a1323e28c18e04
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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Seri Base d120 (SRB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC Current
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.883s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.862s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.826s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.797s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.774s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.751s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.730s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.702s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.681s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.659s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.636s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.614s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.591s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.571s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.550s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.526s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.505s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.483s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.460s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:04 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.435s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.412s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.391s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.370s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.350s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.330s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.308s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.285s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.262s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.240s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.219s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.199s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.176s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.155s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.131s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.108s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.085s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.063s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.041s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.021s
Before 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.021s
After 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.042s
After 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.065s
After 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.088s
After 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.111s
After 		-55.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:05 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +1.480s
After 		-76.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-03-27 06:18:06 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways