Packet #908389 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Fitz-Bandit-01 (Fitz) to !ffffffff

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
224
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 908389
Mesh Packet ID: 0x37e4185a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-07-27 15:00:25 UTC
From Node: Fitz-Bandit-01 (Fitz)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Phlm.sh - Deadly Beef (beef)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -74 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 38 a338 , 7e38
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: 224 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
(1/2) Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
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:224 bytes
Gateway:!deadbeef
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !deadbeef
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (224 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 3147354760
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 224 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -74.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1785164425
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 56
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)
  • ✓ 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 (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !deadbeef
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -74.0 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 3147354760, "to": 4294967295, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "KDEvMikgVG9uaWdodDogTW9zdGx5IGNsb3VkeSB3aXRoIGEgY2hhbmNlIG9mIHNob3dlcnMgYW5kIHRodW5kZXJzdG9ybXMgaW4gdGhlIGV2ZW5pbmcsIHRoZW4gcGFydGx5IGNsb3VkeSBhZnRlciBtaWRuaWdodC4gUGF0Y2h5IGZvZyBhZnRlciBtaWRuaWdodC4gSHVtaWQgd2l0aCBsb3dzIGluIHRoZSB1cHBlciA2MHMuIFNvdXRoIHdpbmRzIGFyb3VuZCA1IG1waC4gQ2hhbmNlIG9mIHJhaW4=", "bitfield": 0 }, "id": 937695322, "rx_time": 1785164425, "rx_snr": -4.25, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -74, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 56, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!deadbeef" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3147354760, "to": 4294967295, "decoded": { "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP", "payload": "KDEvMikgVG9uaWdodDogTW9zdGx5IGNsb3VkeSB3aXRoIGEgY2hhbmNlIG9mIHNob3dlcnMgYW5kIHRodW5kZXJzdG9ybXMgaW4gdGhlIGV2ZW5pbmcsIHRoZW4gcGFydGx5IGNsb3VkeSBhZnRlciBtaWRuaWdodC4gUGF0Y2h5IGZvZyBhZnRlciBtaWRuaWdodC4gSHVtaWQgd2l0aCBsb3dzIGluIHRoZSB1cHBlciA2MHMuIFNvdXRoIHdpbmRzIGFyb3VuZCA1IG1waC4gQ2hhbmNlIG9mIHJhaW4=", "bitfield": 0, "parsed_payload": { "text": "(1/2) Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } }, "id": 937695322, "rx_time": 1785164425, "rx_snr": -4.25, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -74, "hop_start": 3, "relay_node": 56, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (224 bytes)
28312f322920546f6e696768743a204d6f73746c7920636c6f75647920776974682061206368616e6365206f662073686f7765727320616e64207468756e64657273746f726d7320696e20746865206576656e696e672c207468656e20706172746c7920636c6f756479206166746572206d69646e696768742e2050617463687920666f67206166746572206d69646e696768742e2048756d69642077697468206c6f777320696e20746865207570706572203630732e20536f7574682077696e64732061726f756e642035206d70682e204368616e6365206f66207261696e
Hex Analysis:
Size:224 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Phlm.sh - Deadly Beef (beef) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-74.0 dBm -4.25 dB 1 38 a338 , 7e38 LongFast 2026-07-27 15:00:25 UTC Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
1

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways