Packet #18020364 Success

STORE_FORWARD_APP packet from FLAT-10E8 (FLAT) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
7
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18020364
Mesh Packet ID: 0x051a3f2d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC
From Node: FLAT-10E8 (FLAT)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: STORE_FORWARD_APP
Port: 65
Gateway: FLAN-F208 (FLAN)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -30 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e8 FLAT
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: STORE_FORWARD_APP
Size: 7 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
{
  "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT",
  "heartbeat": {
    "period": 900
  },
  "type": "protobuf",
  "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP",
  "message_class": "StoreAndForward"
}
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:7 bytes
Gateway:!433af208
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:STORE_FORWARD_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 !433af208
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (7 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1130041576
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 65
STORE_FORWARD_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 7 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 -30.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774647860
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 232
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774647863.4170723
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: !433af208
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -30.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:STORE_FORWARD_APP
Size:7 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT", "heartbeat": { "period": 900 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP", "message_class": "StoreAndForward" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433af208", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1130041576, "to": 4294967295, "id": 85606189, "rx_time": 1774647860, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -30, "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": 232, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 65, "payload": "08022203088407", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "rr": "ROUTER_HEARTBEAT", "heartbeat": { "period": 900 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "STORE_FORWARD_APP", "message_class": "StoreAndForward" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (7 bytes)
08022203088407
Hex Analysis:
Size:7 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
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC Current
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.941s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.917s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.903s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.887s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.870s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.839s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.826s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.809s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.794s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.777s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.752s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.725s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.710s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.689s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.668s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.642s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.617s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.595s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.578s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.560s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.547s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.533s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT MediumFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.516s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.503s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.487s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.467s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.452s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.432s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:22 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.386s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.341s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.324s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.305s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.282s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.266s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.234s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.176s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.147s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.115s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.086s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.053s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.029s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) -0.015s
Before
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) +0.013s
After
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) +0.025s
After
-30.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e8 FLAT LongFast 2026-03-27 21:44:23 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways