Packet #2816647 Success

TEXT_MESSAGE_APP packet from CT2JAY-8 (JAY1) to ElJoelReis-8 (JOEL)

4
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
-3
Hop Count
26
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2816647
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc0e75207
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-07 13:06:42 UTC
From Node: CT2JAY-8 (JAY1)
To Node: ElJoelReis-8 (JOEL)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Port: 1
Gateway: CR7BRU#1-8 (BRU1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: -3/0 hops
Start: 0, Limit: 3
Payload Data
Protocol: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Size: 26 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Text Content:
🤖 Copy, 2 hops at 13:00
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:26 bytes
Gateway:!5397b68c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
Hop Count:-3 / Unknown
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !5397b68c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (26 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2956837376
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3542278256
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 1
TEXT_MESSAGE_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 26 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start Not set uint32
hops_taken -3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1772888526
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1772888802.0982413
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (-3 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !5397b68c
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!5397b68c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2956837376, "to": 3542278256, "id": 3236385287, "rx_time": 1772888526, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 0, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 1, "payload": "f09fa49620436f70792c203220686f70732061742031333a3030", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "text": "🤖 Copy, 2 hops at 13:00", "type": "text_message", "portnum": "TEXT_MESSAGE_APP" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (26 bytes)
f09fa49620436f70792c203220686f70732061742031333a3030
Hex Analysis:
Size:26 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
CR7BRU#1-8 (BRU1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown -3 LongFast 2026-03-07 13:06:42 Current
CT2JAY-8 (JAY1) -307.828s
Before 		Unknown Unknown -4 LongFast 2026-03-07 13:01:34 View
CT2JAY-8 (JAY1) -307.819s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2026-03-07 13:01:34 View
CR7BRU#1-8 (BRU1) +0.011s
After 		-91.0 dBm 7.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-03-07 13:06:42 View
4

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways