Packet #2106140 Success

TELEMETRY_APP packet from JLX3 - Kew Gardens Solar (JLX3) to !ffffffff

17
Total Receptions
16
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
29
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2106140
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa78195a2
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-15 02:49:39 UTC
From Node: JLX3 - Kew Gardens Solar (JLX3)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Port: 67
Gateway: KE2GKD (K7JC)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -127 dBm
SNR: -20.5 dBm
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c9 Penn
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Size: 29 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Device Metrics:
Battery:92%
Voltage:4.08 V
Channel Usage:24.6%
Air Util TX:3.1%
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:29 bytes
Gateway:!9f6e8002
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
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 !9f6e8002
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (29 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3881604553
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 67
TELEMETRY_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 29 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -127.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -20.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1763175062
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 201
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763174979.242711
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9f6e8002
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -127.0 dBm
SNR: -20.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TELEMETRY_APP
Size:29 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "time": 1758980692, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 92, "voltage": 4.08, "channel_utilization": 24.555, "air_util_tx": 3.0726388, "uptime_seconds": 5557434 } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9f6e8002", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3881604553, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2810287522, "rx_time": 1763175062, "rx_snr": -20.5, "rx_rssi": -127, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 201, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 67, "payload": "0d54ead7681216085c155c8f82401da470c441251da6444028ba99d302", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1758980692, "device_metrics": { "battery_level": 92, "voltage": 4.08, "channel_utilization": 24.555, "air_util_tx": 3.0726388, "uptime_seconds": 5557434 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (29 bytes)
0d54ead7681216085c155c8f82401da470c441251da6444028ba99d302
Hex Analysis:
Size:29 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
KE2GKD (K7JC) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-127.0 dBm -20.50 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:39 UTC Current
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -30.909s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -19.25 dB 2 35 JLX5 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:08 UTC View
GSI Portable (GSIP) -26.277s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 b4 PARK LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:12 UTC View
drp mobile (drpm) -26.249s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -18.75 dB 3 b4 PARK , d1b4 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:12 UTC View
beefy w1 (BFY) -24.750s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -19.00 dB 4 90 VPP1 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:14 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -22.582s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -15.75 dB 5 b1 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:16 UTC View
SACKMESHv3 | https://nyme.sh (SMv3) -9.110s
Before 		-124.0 dBm -17.00 dB 5 e6 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:30 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -8.087s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -7.25 dB 3 fa dkTB LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:31 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -6.418s
Before 		-59.0 dBm 1.75 dB 4 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:32 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -4.102s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -11.25 dB 4 1f IRVS LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:35 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -0.467s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -13.50 dB 5 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:38 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.202s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 6.25 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:39 UTC View
K2XAP / nyme.sh (XAP) +0.753s
After 		-124.0 dBm -15.00 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:39 UTC View
🐎📨 mobile (📨) +12.333s
After 		-113.0 dBm -14.75 dB 4 b9 NYCR LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:51 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) +15.491s
After 		-90.0 dBm -1.50 dB 5 - LongFast 2025-11-15 02:49:54 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) +1020.488s
After 		-116.0 dBm -9.00 dB 5 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-15 03:06:39 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) +1020.761s
After 		-104.0 dBm -5.75 dB 5 23 P4NY LongFast 2025-11-15 03:06:40 UTC View
17

Total Receptions

16

Unique Gateways