Packet #39478966 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from W Heltec Wireless Stick (WHWS) to !ffffffff

47
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39478966
Mesh Packet ID: 0x94f13b85
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC
From Node: W Heltec Wireless Stick (WHWS)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -26 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 80 WHWS
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: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:W Heltec Wireless Stick
Short Name:WHWS
Node ID:!9e9e1580
MAC Address:nBOenhWA
Hardware:HELTEC_WSL_V3
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:88 bytes
Gateway:!ba66fe28
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:NODEINFO_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 !ba66fe28
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (88 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661160320
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 88 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 -26.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778915188
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 128
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778915189.5197072
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: !ba66fe28
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -26.0 dBm
SNR: 6.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!9e9e1580", "long_name": "W Heltec Wireless Stick", "short_name": "WHWS", "macaddr": "nBOenhWA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66fe28", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661160320, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2498837381, "rx_time": 1778915188, "rx_snr": 6.75, "rx_rssi": -26, "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": 128, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a092139653965313538301217572048656c74656320576972656c65737320537469636b1a045748575322069c139e9e1580282c4220c6253bbd5ceec5ea8343541634e9f845004aba56afd2d9a473b6b3f77e44e42d4800", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!9e9e1580", "long_name": "W Heltec Wireless Stick", "short_name": "WHWS", "macaddr": "nBOenhWA", "hw_model": "HELTEC_WSL_V3", "public_key": "xiU7vVzuxeqDQ1QWNOn4RQBKulav0tmkc7az935E5C0=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a092139653965313538301217572048656c74656320576972656c65737320537469636b1a045748575322069c139e9e1580282c4220c6253bbd5ceec5ea8343541634e9f845004aba56afd2d9a473b6b3f77e44e42d4800
Hex Analysis:
Size:88 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
Loading...

Loading reception map...

Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC Current
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.803s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.776s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.754s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.733s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.712s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.692s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.672s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.647s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.624s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.601s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.578s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.558s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.537s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:28 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.516s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.495s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.465s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.442s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.418s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.395s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.374s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.345s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.324s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.301s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.277s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.254s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.231s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.208s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.187s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.166s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.145s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.124s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.103s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.082s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.060s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.029s
Before
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.027s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.056s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.086s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.109s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.136s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.167s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.196s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.225s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) +0.251s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK BASE MeshMonitoring.com (🏡) +0.278s
After
-26.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
WYK Mesh Node T114 (WT14) +0.311s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 07:06:29 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways