Packet #18016194 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from VA3HHQ (748f) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
71
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18016194
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd9e9f81b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC
From Node: VA3HHQ (748f)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -112 dBm
SNR: -19.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 8f 748f
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: 71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:VA3HHQ
Short Name:748f
Node ID:!fd71748f
MAC Address:3Ij9cXSP
Hardware:T_ECHO
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:71 bytes
Gateway:!a2e1bcbc
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
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 !a2e1bcbc
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (71 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4252071055
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 71 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -112.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -19.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774603733
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 143
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774647091.4630668
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: !a2e1bcbc
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -112.0 dBm
SNR: -19.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:71 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!fd71748f", "long_name": "VA3HHQ", "short_name": "748f", "macaddr": "3Ij9cXSP", "hw_model": "T_ECHO" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4252071055, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3655989275, "rx_time": 1774603733, "rx_snr": -19.0, "rx_rssi": -112, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 143, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a0921666437313734386612065641334848511a04373438662206dc88fd71748f28074220343b68d8c904f2298bee175cf4a54efe8eba788085ffdc28a1784a6135e2fe304800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!fd71748f", "long_name": "VA3HHQ", "short_name": "748f", "macaddr": "3Ij9cXSP", "hw_model": "T_ECHO", "public_key": "NDto2MkE8imL7hdc9KVO/o66eICF/9wooXhKYTXi/jA=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (71 bytes)
0a0921666437313734386612065641334848511a04373438662206dc88fd71748f28074220343b68d8c904f2298bee175cf4a54efe8eba788085ffdc28a1784a6135e2fe304800
Hex Analysis:
Size:71 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
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.799s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.731s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.669s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.608s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.542s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.465s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:30 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.433s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.369s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.305s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.256s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.137s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.066s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.035s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.034s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.062s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.102s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.124s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.156s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.187s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.241s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.271s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.307s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.338s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.389s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.429s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.479s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.505s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.531s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.563s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.629s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.687s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.734s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.786s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.819s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.849s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.881s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.908s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.960s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.997s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.037s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.065s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.096s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.121s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.142s
After 		-112.0 dBm -19.00 dB 0 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 21:31:32 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways