Packet #1047981 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from LZ1HIT (1HIT) to tifil 🔌🇧🇬🏴‍☠️ (6NUR)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
73
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1047981
Mesh Packet ID: 0x62b62cf4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-21 05:56:18 UTC
From Node: LZ1HIT (1HIT)
To Node: tifil 🔌🇧🇬🏴‍☠️ (6NUR)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: tifil 🔌🇧🇬🏴‍☠️ (6NUR)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -111 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 0
Relay Node: fa
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 73 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:LZ1HIT
Short Name:1HIT
Node ID:!04c5400c
MAC Address:sKYExUAM
Hardware:HELTEC_V4
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:73 bytes
Gateway:!040a6877
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:NODEINFO_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !040a6877
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (73 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 80035852
Source node ID 		uint32
to 67790967
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum NODEINFO_APP
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 73 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -111.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768974976
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 37
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 250
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: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !040a6877
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -111.0 dBm
SNR: -4.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:73 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!04c5400c", "long_name": "LZ1HIT", "short_name": "1HIT", "macaddr": "sKYExUAM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 80035852, "to": 67790967, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhMDRjNTQwMGMSBkxaMUhJVBoEMUhJVCIGsKYExUAMKG44AUIg7jrph93u5kIDWjqbIrd0bqmZ+CgOsm1dj4RL6/mf5xhIAA==", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 1656106228, "rx_time": 1768974976, "rx_snr": -4.25, "rx_rssi": -111, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "gateway_id": "!040a6877" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 80035852, "to": 67790967, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhMDRjNTQwMGMSBkxaMUhJVBoEMUhJVCIGsKYExUAMKG44AUIg7jrph93u5kIDWjqbIrd0bqmZ+CgOsm1dj4RL6/mf5xhIAA==", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!04c5400c", "long_name": "LZ1HIT", "short_name": "1HIT", "macaddr": "sKYExUAM", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "role": "CLIENT_MUTE", "public_key": "7jrph93u5kIDWjqbIrd0bqmZ+CgOsm1dj4RL6/mf5xg=", "is_unmessagable": false, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 1656106228, "rx_time": 1768974976, "rx_snr": -4.25, "rx_rssi": -111, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (73 bytes)
0a0921303463353430306312064c5a314849541a04314849542206b0a604c5400c286e38014220ee3ae987ddeee642035a3a9b22b7746ea999f8280eb26d5d8f844bebf99fe7184800
Hex Analysis:
Size:73 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
tifil 🔌🇧🇬🏴‍☠️ (6NUR) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-111.0 dBm -4.25 dB 2 fa Bulgaria 2026-01-21 05:56:18 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) -2.762s
Before 		-81.0 dBm -2.50 dB 0 0c 1HIT Bulgaria 2026-01-21 05:56:15 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways