Packet #2902057 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from Psst!-02 Muzi H1 (85d4) to !ffffffff

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
31
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2902057
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbef795ae
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC
From Node: Psst!-02 Muzi H1 (85d4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: Claudiopolis-440c (440c)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: -4.0 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c9 Penn , JLX3
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: 31 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
Times Square/Bryant Park 3 hops
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:31 bytes
Gateway:!ba66440c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !ba66440c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (31 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2224719316
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 31 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1764432678
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 1764432565.8063648
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !ba66440c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: -4.00 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!ba66440c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2224719316, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3203896750, "rx_time": 1764432678, "rx_snr": -4.0, "rx_rssi": -90, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "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": 1, "payload": "54696d6573205371756172652f427279616e74205061726b203320686f7073", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "Times Square/Bryant Park 3 hops", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (31 bytes)
54696d6573205371756172652f427279616e74205061726b203320686f7073
Hex Analysis:
Size:31 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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-90.0 dBm -4.00 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC Current
Lunchbox 1 (LB1) -1.041s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -10.25 dB 2 54 LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:24 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -0.506s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -9.75 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -0.483s
Before 		-81.0 dBm 3.50 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC View
Sunset Soda (p8p) -0.207s
Before 		-128.0 dBm -19.00 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -0.125s
Before 		-78.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC View
SIVA (a5fb) -0.070s
Before 		-114.0 dBm -14.50 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-29 16:09:25 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways