Packet #39430975 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BalconySolar (PI01) to kwarc.org 119c (KW1)

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
77
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39430975
Mesh Packet ID: 0x68485989
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC
From Node: BalconySolar (PI01)
To Node: kwarc.org 119c (KW1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: Pietastic (PIE1)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -55 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node: 99 PI01
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: 77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:BalconySolar
Short Name:PI01
Node ID:!c036b499
MAC Address:5vnANrSZ
Hardware:HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114
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:77 bytes
Gateway:!49b3d5b8
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !49b3d5b8
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (77 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3224810649
Source node ID
uint32
to 471208348
Target node ID
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 77 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
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 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778904910
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 153
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778904912.379552
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !49b3d5b8
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -55.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:77 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!c036b499", "long_name": "BalconySolar", "short_name": "PI01", "macaddr": "5vnANrSZ", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!49b3d5b8", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3224810649, "to": 471208348, "id": 1749571977, "rx_time": 1778904910, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -55, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 153, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216330333662343939120c42616c636f6e79536f6c61721a04504930312206e6f9c036b499284542204215f1d3c86a7a6bc6b7a7304e7cb37d02382dcaf8702e37ff331057da8ca56e4801", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!c036b499", "long_name": "BalconySolar", "short_name": "PI01", "macaddr": "5vnANrSZ", "hw_model": "HELTEC_MESH_NODE_T114", "public_key": "QhXx08hqemvGt6cwTnyzfQI4Lcr4cC43/zMQV9qMpW4=", "is_unmessagable": true, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (77 bytes)
0a09216330333662343939120c42616c636f6e79536f6c61721a04504930312206e6f9c036b499284542204215f1d3c86a7a6bc6b7a7304e7cb37d02382dcaf8702e37ff331057da8ca56e4801
Hex Analysis:
Size:77 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
Pietastic (PIE1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC Current
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.871s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.844s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.822s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.800s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.780s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.760s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.739s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.719s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.696s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.672s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.650s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.624s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.603s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.582s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.561s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.541s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.518s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.495s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.473s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.451s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.428s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.407s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.386s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:11 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.366s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.342s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.320s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.298s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.276s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.254s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.234s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.214s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.194s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.171s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.148s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.126s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.104s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.083s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.063s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.043s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) -0.023s
Before
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) +0.023s
After
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) +0.045s
After
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) +0.068s
After
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Pietastic (PIE1) +0.088s
After
-55.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +0.114s
After
-42.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:15:12 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways