Packet #39537427 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BalsamFir (BFIR) to !ffffffff

49
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39537427
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf872c74d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC
From Node: BalsamFir (BFIR)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -93 dBm
SNR: -1.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 5b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:BalsamFir
Short Name:BFIR
Node ID:!da5e035c
MAC Address:NLfaXgNc
Hardware:HELTEC_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:74 bytes
Gateway:!a2e1bcbc
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !a2e1bcbc
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (74 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3663594332
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 4
NODEINFO_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 74 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -93.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -1.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778927656
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 91
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778927658.7425115
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a2e1bcbc
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -93.0 dBm
SNR: -1.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:74 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!da5e035c", "long_name": "BalsamFir", "short_name": "BFIR", "macaddr": "NLfaXgNc", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3663594332, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4168271693, "rx_time": 1778927656, "rx_snr": -1.75, "rx_rssi": -93, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 91, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 4, "payload": "0a09216461356530333563120942616c73616d4669721a0442464952220634b7da5e035c282b38014220f4b801990c41d6c2b6dd3c8a293bb2d82ac51445992cda665f12953b3f0bde56", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!da5e035c", "long_name": "BalsamFir", "short_name": "BFIR", "macaddr": "NLfaXgNc", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V3", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "9LgBmQxB1sK23TyKKTuy2CrFFEWZLNpmXxKVOz8L3lY=", "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (74 bytes)
0a09216461356530333563120942616c73616d4669721a0442464952220634b7da5e035c282b38014220f4b801990c41d6c2b6dd3c8a293bb2d82ac51445992cda665f12953b3f0bde56
Hex Analysis:
Size:74 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
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.606s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.583s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.561s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.540s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.518s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.497s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.475s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.451s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.427s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.403s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.381s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.360s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.339s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.317s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.294s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.271s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.247s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.224s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.201s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.179s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.158s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.137s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.114s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.091s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.067s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.044s
Before
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.021s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.043s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.064s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.088s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.112s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.135s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.157s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.178s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.199s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.220s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.242s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.266s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.289s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.313s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.335s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.356s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.377s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.399s
After
-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.421s
After
-119.0 dBm -13.25 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +0.480s
After
-74.0 dBm 5.50 dB 4 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +0.717s
After
-117.0 dBm -6.25 dB 3 3d LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +9.482s
After
-29.0 dBm 6.50 dB 4 64 SRS LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:28 UTC View
49

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways