Packet #18010614 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from VE7VU (v7vu) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
70
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18010614
Mesh Packet ID: 0xaac85c00
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC
From Node: VE7VU (v7vu)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -47 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 5c v7vu
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:VE7VU
Short Name:v7vu
Node ID:!4ecfe05c
MAC Address:gLVOz+Bc
Hardware:T_DECK
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:70 bytes
Gateway:!9e779694
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 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 !9e779694
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (70 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1322246236
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 70 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 -47.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774645822
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 92
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774645823.0934336
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
  • ✓ 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: !9e779694
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -47.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:70 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!4ecfe05c", "long_name": "VE7VU", "short_name": "v7vu", "macaddr": "gLVOz+Bc", "hw_model": "T_DECK" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e779694", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1322246236, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2865257472, "rx_time": 1774645822, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -47, "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": 92, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09213465636665303563120556453756551a0476377675220680b54ecfe05c2832422071a08a7dfc81f6cb795f01f4c4de7b19d68102e9b058fb9599f179d2d9d51c6b4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!4ecfe05c", "long_name": "VE7VU", "short_name": "v7vu", "macaddr": "gLVOz+Bc", "hw_model": "T_DECK", "public_key": "caCKffyB9st5XwH0xN57GdaBAumwWPuVmfF50tnVHGs=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (70 bytes)
0a09213465636665303563120556453756551a0476377675220680b54ecfe05c2832422071a08a7dfc81f6cb795f01f4c4de7b19d68102e9b058fb9599f179d2d9d51c6b4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:70 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
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC Current
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.462s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.437s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.416s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.395s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.371s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.348s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.323s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.300s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.263s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.243s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.222s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.202s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.179s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.157s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.134s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.111s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:22 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.089s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.067s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.045s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) -0.024s
Before 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.037s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.060s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.082s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.103s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.124s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.146s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.167s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.191s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.216s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.238s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.261s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.281s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.302s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.326s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.346s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.369s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.392s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.415s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.439s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.460s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.493s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.514s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.535s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
VE7DCX Repeater (7DCX) +0.559s
After 		-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 5c v7vu LongFast 2026-03-27 21:10:23 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways