Packet #17816904 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from VE3QVY /router (QVYr) to VA7KJL (7KJL)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
43
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17816904
Mesh Packet ID: 0x591a1d00
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC
From Node: VE3QVY /router (QVYr)
To Node: VA7KJL (7KJL)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -98 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/0 hops
Start: 0, Limit: 0
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 43 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:VE3QVY /router
Short Name:QVYr
Node ID:!0e56a020
MAC Address:POkOVqAg
Hardware:TBEAM
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:43 bytes
Gateway:!a3fb5ff0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / Unknown
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a3fb5ff0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (43 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 240558112
Source node ID
uint32
to 3758941512
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 43 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start Not set uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -98.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 9.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774607432
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774607434.2849743
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a3fb5ff0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -98.0 dBm
SNR: 9.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:43 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!0e56a020", "long_name": "VE3QVY /router", "short_name": "QVYr", "macaddr": "POkOVqAg", "hw_model": "TBEAM" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 240558112, "to": 3758941512, "id": 1494883584, "rx_time": 1774607432, "rx_snr": 9.25, "rx_rssi": -98, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 0, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213065353661303230120e564533515659202f726f757465721a045156597222063ce90e56a0202804", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!0e56a020", "long_name": "VE3QVY /router", "short_name": "QVYr", "macaddr": "POkOVqAg", "hw_model": "TBEAM", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (43 bytes)
0a09213065353661303230120e564533515659202f726f757465721a045156597222063ce90e56a0202804
Hex Analysis:
Size:43 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
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC Current
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -1.081s
Before
-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -1.049s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.999s
Before
-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.968s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.946s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.925s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.903s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.883s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.858s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.830s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.797s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - LongFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.766s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.742s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.704s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.682s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.659s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.635s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.611s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.588s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.566s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.544s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.523s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.503s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.481s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.456s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.432s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.409s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.386s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.364s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.343s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.321s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.298s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:33 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.274s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.250s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.226s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.203s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.181s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.160s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.139s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.116s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.091s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.068s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.044s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.021s
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-98.0 dBm 9.25 dB 0 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:30:34 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways