Packet #1390630 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) to !ffffffff

3
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
133
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1390630
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7013ca75
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-10-18 00:29:50 UTC
From Node: homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Lord Nikon (LdNi)
Channel: LongTurbo
RSSI: -107 dBm
SNR: -6.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node: 2c SDRB
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 133 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Yet again, meshtastic I'm direct to bok but my meshcore node can't make it out the window. Might have to retire my meshtastic node :(
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:133 bytes
Gateway:!98ef2111
Channel:LongTurbo
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:0 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: LongTurbo
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !98ef2111
Node ID format
channel_id LongTurbo
packet MeshPacket (133 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1129781804
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 133 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -107.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -6.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1792283390
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 118
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 44
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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: LongTurbo
  • ✓ 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
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !98ef2111
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -107.0 dBm
SNR: -6.00 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1129781804, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 118, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "WWV0IGFnYWluLCBtZXNodGFzdGljIEknbSBkaXJlY3QgdG8gYm9rIGJ1dCBteSBtZXNoY29yZSBub2RlIGNhbid0IG1ha2UgaXQgb3V0IHRoZSB3aW5kb3cuIE1pZ2h0IGhhdmUgdG8gcmV0aXJlIG15IG1lc2h0YXN0aWMgbm9kZSA6KA==", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 1880345205, "rx_time": 1792283390, "rx_snr": -6.0, "hop_limit": 5, "rx_rssi": -107, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 44, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongTurbo", "gateway_id": "!98ef2111" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1129781804, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 118, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "WWV0IGFnYWluLCBtZXNodGFzdGljIEknbSBkaXJlY3QgdG8gYm9rIGJ1dCBteSBtZXNoY29yZSBub2RlIGNhbid0IG1ha2UgaXQgb3V0IHRoZSB3aW5kb3cuIE1pZ2h0IGhhdmUgdG8gcmV0aXJlIG15IG1lc2h0YXN0aWMgbm9kZSA6KA==", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Yet again, meshtastic I'm direct to bok but my meshcore node can't make it out the window. Might have to retire my meshtastic node :(", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } }, "id": 1880345205, "rx_time": 1792283390, "rx_snr": -6.0, "hop_limit": 5, "rx_rssi": -107, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 44, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (133 bytes)
59657420616761696e2c206d6573687461737469632049276d2064697265637420746f20626f6b20627574206d79206d657368636f7265206e6f64652063616e2774206d616b65206974206f7574207468652077696e646f772e204d69676874206861766520746f20726574697265206d79206d657368746173746963206e6f6465203a28
Hex Analysis:
Size:133 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
Lord Nikon (LdNi) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-107.0 dBm -6.00 dB 0 2c SDRB LongTurbo 2026-10-18 00:29:50 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
homebase.mesh.sdr.lol (SDRB) -1.223s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 2c SDRB LongTurbo 2026-10-18 00:29:49 UTC View
2 hops Gateways that received this packet after 2 hops
PM11 - Phlm.sh - BOK (PM11) +3.364s
After 		-67.0 dBm -0.50 dB 2 bc LongTurbo 2026-10-18 00:29:53 UTC View
3

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways