Packet #39523449 Success

STORE_FORWARD_APP packet from Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
7
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39523449
Mesh Packet ID: 0xfca23c44
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: STORE_FORWARD_APP
Port: 65
Gateway: Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e5 CEB1
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:!eb46a2e5
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:STORE_FORWARD_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !eb46a2e5
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (7 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3947274981
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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1778924575
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 229
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778924576.0101717
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: ShortFast
  • ✓ 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
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !eb46a2e5
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
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": "!eb46a2e5", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3947274981, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4238490692, "rx_time": 1778924575, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 229, "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
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC Current
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.338s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.312s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.299s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.286s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.274s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.260s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.247s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.234s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.223s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.211s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.200s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.189s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.178s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.166s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.155s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.144s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.131s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.119s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.106s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.094s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.082s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.070s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.058s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.045s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.034s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.023s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) -0.011s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:55 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.011s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.023s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.034s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.045s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.058s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.070s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.083s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.096s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.108s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.120s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.133s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.145s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.156s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.168s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.179s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.191s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
Meshtastic Central Elgin Base Node 1 (CEB1) +0.203s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e5 CEB1 LongFast 2026-05-16 09:42:56 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways