Packet #39537449 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BalsamFir (BFIR) to !ffffffff

49
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
74
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39537449
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf872c74d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC
From Node: BalsamFir (BFIR)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: VE3WNP-12 (WNP)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -74 dBm
SNR: 5.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 68 WNPr
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: 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:!4358dc58
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !4358dc58
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
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 Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -74.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778927657
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 104
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778927659.2225528
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)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !4358dc58
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -74.0 dBm
SNR: 5.50 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": "!4358dc58", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3663594332, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4168271693, "rx_time": 1778927657, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -74, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 104, "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
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-74.0 dBm 5.50 dB 4 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.086s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.063s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.041s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -1.020s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.998s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.977s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.955s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.931s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.907s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.883s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.861s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.840s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.819s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.797s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.774s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.751s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.727s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.704s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.681s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.659s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.638s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.617s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.594s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.571s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.547s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.524s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.480s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.459s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.437s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.416s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.392s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.369s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.345s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.323s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.302s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.281s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.260s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.238s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:18 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.214s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.191s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.168s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.145s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.124s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.103s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.081s
Before 		-93.0 dBm -1.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.059s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -13.25 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +0.237s
After 		-117.0 dBm -6.25 dB 3 3d LongFast 2026-05-16 10:34:19 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +9.002s
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