Packet #39606255 Success

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

48
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39606255
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbbcaeb8e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 14:06:38 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: LongFast
RSSI: -29 dBm
SNR: 6.25 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:LongFast
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba66fe28
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
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 -29.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778940395
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 1778940398.1159146
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ 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: -29.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 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": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661160320, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3150637966, "rx_time": 1778940395, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -29, "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

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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
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC Current
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.962s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.933s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.911s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.891s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.871s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.850s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.830s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.808s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.785s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.763s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.742s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.722s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.701s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.680s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.660s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.637s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.614s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.591s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.569s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.548s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.527s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.507s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS MediumFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.486s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.463s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.440s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.417s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.395s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.375s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.354s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.334s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.314s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.291s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.267s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortFast 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.245s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.222s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.202s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.181s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.161s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.141s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.118s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:37 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.094s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.065s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.041s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC View
WYK Meshnology N30 (WN30) -0.021s
Before 		-29.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 80 WHWS ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC View
WYK BASE MeshMonitoring.com (🏡) +0.021s
After 		-25.0 dBm 5.75 dB 0 80 WHWS LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:38 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +15.087s
After 		Unknown Unknown 5 c4 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:53 UTC View
Jitterbug BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@JB) +15.157s
After 		-128.0 dBm -17.50 dB 4 73 4773 LongFast 2026-05-16 14:06:53 UTC View
48

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways