Packet #1097129 Success

TRACEROUTE_APP packet from Amplifire.DST (AMPF) to Meshtastic b554 (b554)

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
88
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1097129
Mesh Packet ID: 0x636d308b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-31 16:54:29 UTC
From Node: Amplifire.DST (AMPF)
To Node: Meshtastic b554 (b554)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Port: 70
Gateway: MOMOMonitor (MMMN)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -58 dBm
SNR: 6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 75 MMBA
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TRACEROUTE_APP
Size: 88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Route Information
Route Path: GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → PhillyRouter01 (PHL1) → !ffffffff → !d7c43b4b → TriNiTro (TNT) → MomoMilBase (MMBA)
Hop Count: 5 hops
Status: Incomplete - Final destination not reached
SNR Towards: -9.25 dB -12.25 dB -32.0 dB -19.75 dB -19.25 dB -16.5 dB
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Traceroute Steps
Hop From Node To Node Distance SNR (dB) Direction Analysis
1 Amplifire.DST (AMPF) GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) 12.46 km -9.25 dB Origin Hops
2 GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) PhillyRouter01 (PHL1) 25.80 km -12.25 dB Relay Hops
3 PhillyRouter01 (PHL1) !ffffffff Unknown -32.0 dB Relay Hops
4 !ffffffff !d7c43b4b Unknown -19.75 dB Relay Hops
5 !d7c43b4b TriNiTro (TNT) Unknown -19.25 dB Relay Hops
6 TriNiTro (TNT) MomoMilBase (MMBA) Unknown -16.5 dB Relay Hops
Traceroute incomplete - Final destination not reached
Total Forward Distance
38.27 km
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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:!9e9fb46c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TRACEROUTE_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Acknowledgment requested
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9fb46c
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 3397508462
Source node ID 		uint32
to 730772820
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 70
TRACEROUTE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 88 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -58.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1780246468
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack True
Acknowledgment 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 117
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1780246469.4287708
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

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Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Acknowledgment requested
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Want ack: True
Gateway ID: !9e9fb46c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -58.0 dBm
SNR: 6.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TRACEROUTE_APP
Size:88 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "route_nodes": [ 3376478883, 504791385, 4294967295, 3619961675, 49152200, 1400352629 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -12.25, -32.0, -19.75, -19.25, -16.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [], "route_node_names": { "3376478883": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "49152200": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "3619961675": "!d7c43b4b", "3397508462": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "730772820": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "1400352629": "MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "504791385": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "4294967295": "!ffffffff" }, "traceroute_packet": { "packet_data": { "id": 1097129, "timestamp": 1780246469.4287708, "from_node_id": 3397508462, "to_node_id": 730772820, "portnum": 70, "portnum_name": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "gateway_id": "!9e9fb46c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "mesh_packet_id": 1668100235, "rssi": -58, "snr": 6.0, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "payload_length": 88, "processed_successfully": 1, "raw_payload": "0a18a3fa40c95981161effffffff4b3bc4d7c800ee0275af7753123cdbffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01", "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "rx_time": 1780246468, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 117, "tx_after": 0, "timestamp_str": "2026-05-31 16:54:29 UTC", "hop_count": 6, "has_payload": true, "success": 1, "from_node_name": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "to_node_name": "Meshtastic b554 (b554)", "relay_hex": "75", "relay_candidates": [ { "node_id": 1400352629, "node_name": "MomoMilBase", "hex_id": "!5377af75", "short_name": "MMBA", "last_byte": "75" } ], "gateway_name": "MOMOMonitor (MMMN)", "gateway_location": null }, "resolve_names": true, "packet_id": 1097129, "from_node_id": 3397508462, "to_node_id": 730772820, "timestamp": 1780246469.4287708, "gateway_id": "!9e9fb46c", "raw_payload": "0a18a3fa40c95981161effffffff4b3bc4d7c800ee0275af7753123cdbffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01", "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "from_node_name": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "to_node_name": "!2b8eb554", "route_data": { "route_nodes": [ 3376478883, 504791385, 4294967295, 3619961675, 49152200, 1400352629 ], "snr_towards": [ -9.25, -12.25, -32.0, -19.75, -19.25, -16.5 ], "route_back": [], "snr_back": [] }, "forward_path": { "path_type": "forward", "node_ids": [ 3397508462, 3376478883, 504791385, 4294967295, 3619961675, 49152200, 1400352629 ], "node_names": [ "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "!ffffffff", "!d7c43b4b", "TriNiTro (TNT)", "MomoMilBase (MMBA)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -12.25, -32.0, -19.75, -19.25, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3397508462, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12464.368839868106, "from_location_timestamp": 1778553122.045218, "to_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 504791385, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25804.530987104856, "from_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "to_location_timestamp": 1780207788.6516743, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 504791385, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3619961675, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "snr": -19.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3619961675, "to_node_id": 49152200, "from_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "to_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "snr": -19.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 49152200, "to_node_id": 1400352629, "from_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "to_node_name": "MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 }, "return_path": null, "actual_rf_path": { "path_type": "forward_rf", "node_ids": [ 3397508462, 3376478883, 504791385, 4294967295, 3619961675, 49152200, 1400352629 ], "node_names": [ "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "!ffffffff", "!d7c43b4b", "TriNiTro (TNT)", "MomoMilBase (MMBA)" ], "snr_values": [ -9.25, -12.25, -32.0, -19.75, -19.25, -16.5 ], "hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3397508462, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12464.368839868106, "from_location_timestamp": 1778553122.045218, "to_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 504791385, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25804.530987104856, "from_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "to_location_timestamp": 1780207788.6516743, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 504791385, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3619961675, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "snr": -19.75, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3619961675, "to_node_id": 49152200, "from_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "to_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "snr": -19.25, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 49152200, "to_node_id": 1400352629, "from_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "to_node_name": "MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward_rf", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "is_complete": false, "total_hops": 6 } }, "has_return_path": false, "is_complete": false, "forward_path_display": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF) → GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → PhillyRouter01 (PHL1) → !ffffffff → !d7c43b4b → TriNiTro (TNT) → MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "return_path_display": null, "actual_rf_path_display": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF) → GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1) → PhillyRouter01 (PHL1) → !ffffffff → !d7c43b4b → TriNiTro (TNT) → MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "forward_hops": [ { "hop_number": 1, "from_node_id": 3397508462, "to_node_id": 3376478883, "from_node_name": "Amplifire.DST (AMPF)", "to_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "snr": -9.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 12464.368839868106, "from_location_timestamp": 1778553122.045218, "to_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "from_location_age_warning": "from 2.8w ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago" }, { "hop_number": 2, "from_node_id": 3376478883, "to_node_id": 504791385, "from_node_name": "GCARC Clubhouse (HAM1)", "to_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "snr": -12.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": 25804.530987104856, "from_location_timestamp": 1780233921.2974255, "to_location_timestamp": 1780207788.6516743, "from_location_age_warning": "from 3.5h ago", "to_location_age_warning": "from 10.7h ago" }, { "hop_number": 3, "from_node_id": 504791385, "to_node_id": 4294967295, "from_node_name": "PhillyRouter01 (PHL1)", "to_node_name": "!ffffffff", "snr": -32.0, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 4, "from_node_id": 4294967295, "to_node_id": 3619961675, "from_node_name": "!ffffffff", "to_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "snr": -19.75, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 5, "from_node_id": 3619961675, "to_node_id": 49152200, "from_node_name": "!d7c43b4b", "to_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "snr": -19.25, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" }, { "hop_number": 6, "from_node_id": 49152200, "to_node_id": 1400352629, "from_node_name": "TriNiTro (TNT)", "to_node_name": "MomoMilBase (MMBA)", "snr": -16.5, "direction": "forward", "is_target_hop": false, "distance_meters": null, "from_location_timestamp": null, "to_location_timestamp": null, "from_location_age_warning": "No location data available", "to_location_age_warning": "No location data available" } ], "return_hops": [], "total_forward_distance": 38268.89982697296, "total_return_distance": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fb46c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3397508462, "to": 730772820, "id": 1668100235, "rx_time": 1780246468, "rx_snr": 6.0, "rx_rssi": -58, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 1, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 117, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 70, "payload": "0a18a3fa40c95981161effffffff4b3bc4d7c800ee0275af7753123cdbffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "route": [ 3376478883, 504791385, 4294967295, 3619961675, 49152200, 1400352629 ], "snr_towards": [ -37, -49, -128, -79, -77, -66 ], "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TRACEROUTE_APP", "message_class": "RouteDiscovery" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (88 bytes)
0a18a3fa40c95981161effffffff4b3bc4d7c800ee0275af7753123cdbffffffffffffffff01cfffffffffffffffff0180ffffffffffffffff01b1ffffffffffffffff01b3ffffffffffffffff01beffffffffffffffff01
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
MOMOMonitor (MMMN) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-58.0 dBm 6.00 dB 6 75 MMBA LongFast 2026-05-31 16:54:29 UTC Current
Amplifire.DST (AMPF) -60.691s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 6e AMPF LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:28 UTC View
Meshtastic 8810 (NtSq) -60.396s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -20.00 dB 0 6e AMPF LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:29 UTC View
Bryn Mawr Base (BRYN) -59.039s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -10.50 dB 1 10 NtSq LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:30 UTC View
IsenMesh.Base2.PA (ISB2) -56.683s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -15.75 dB 1 a3 HAM1 LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:32 UTC View
Deadly Beef (beef) -50.869s
Before 		-20.0 dBm 5.75 dB 6 f2 MR1 , SPSH LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:38 UTC View
Kyle Y Semi-Regional Shitpost Node (KYHO) -50.805s
Before 		-58.0 dBm 6.00 dB 6 f2 MR1 , SPSH LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:38 UTC View
☘️🦙0: Take Me 🏠 Country Nodes (LRG0) -45.345s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -18.75 dB 7 ef beef LongFast 2026-05-31 16:53:44 UTC View
8

Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways