Packet #1412938 Success

TELEMETRY_APP packet from Nighthawk (AS) to !ffffffff

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
17
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1412938
Mesh Packet ID: 0x281db606
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-17 00:24:26 UTC
From Node: Nighthawk (AS)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: TELEMETRY_APP
Port: 67
Gateway: BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: -1.0 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: TELEMETRY_APP
Size: 17 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Environment Metrics:
Temperature:21.1°C
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:17 bytes
Gateway:!b2a73028
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:TELEMETRY_APP
Hop Count:2 / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !b2a73028
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (17 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 821597867
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum TELEMETRY_APP
TELEMETRY_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 17 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 -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -1.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1773707064
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: Broadcast
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b2a73028
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: -1.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:TELEMETRY_APP
Size:17 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "time": 1773707096, "environment_metrics": { "temperature": 21.092405, "lux": 0.0 } }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 821597867, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "payload": "DVifuGkaCg0/vahBTQAAAAA=", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 673035782, "rx_time": 1773707064, "rx_snr": -1.0, "rx_rssi": -90, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "gateway_id": "!b2a73028" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 821597867, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 37, "decoded": { "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "payload": "DVifuGkaCg0/vahBTQAAAAA=", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "time": 1773707096, "environment_metrics": { "temperature": 21.092405, "lux": 0.0 }, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "TELEMETRY_APP", "message_class": "Telemetry" } }, "id": 673035782, "rx_time": 1773707064, "rx_snr": -1.0, "rx_rssi": -90, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (17 bytes)
0d589fb8691a0a0d3fbda8414d00000000
Hex Analysis:
Size:17 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
BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-90.0 dBm -1.00 dB 2 fa Bulgaria 2026-03-17 00:24:26 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN) -0.646s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -8.00 dB 0 ab AS Bulgaria 2026-03-17 00:24:25 UTC View
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
Vitoshko Rele (VRR) -0.455s
Before 		-74.0 dBm -2.25 dB 1 08 SFGN Bulgaria 2026-03-17 00:24:25 UTC View
Gerena (R+GW) (GERE) -0.244s
Before 		-84.0 dBm -0.75 dB 1 08 SFGN Bulgaria 2026-03-17 00:24:26 UTC View
4

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways