Packet #1751574 Success

NODEINFO_APP packet from BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) to MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
101
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1751574
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5ce76cba
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-05 05:30:12 UTC
From Node: BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA)
To Node: MeshMonitor VR (VRMM)
Success: Processed
Protocol: NODEINFO_APP
Port: 4
Gateway: GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -97 dBm
SNR: -8.0 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: NODEINFO_APP
Size: 101 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Long Name:BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣
Short Name:PAPA
Node ID:!b2a73028
MAC Address:gPGypzAo
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:101 bytes
Gateway:!9ea08f08
Channel:ShortFast
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 !9ea08f08
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (101 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 2997301288
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1128024868
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum NODEINFO_APP
NODEINFO_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 101 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 -97.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -8.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1775367011
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 112
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: ShortFast
  • ✓ 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: !9ea08f08
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -97.0 dBm
SNR: -8.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:NODEINFO_APP
Size:101 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "id": "!b2a73028", "long_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣", "short_name": "PAPA", "macaddr": "gPGypzAo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4" }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 2997301288, "to": 1128024868, "channel": 112, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhYjJhNzMwMjgSIkJTQksyOCBMWjFTL3IgU1dBVGJnIPCfh6fwn4esIPCfj6MaBFBBUEEiBoDxsqcwKChuOAJCIPtmMXqEA0MGLqf4ARI03NuPV73FSACHQFyJOiguMR4oSAE=", "request_id": 3258147487, "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 1558670522, "rx_time": 1775367011, "rx_snr": -8.0, "rx_rssi": -97, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250 }, "channel_id": "ShortFast", "gateway_id": "!9ea08f08" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997301288, "to": 1128024868, "channel": 112, "decoded": { "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "payload": "CgkhYjJhNzMwMjgSIkJTQksyOCBMWjFTL3IgU1dBVGJnIPCfh6fwn4esIPCfj6MaBFBBUEEiBoDxsqcwKChuOAJCIPtmMXqEA0MGLqf4ARI03NuPV73FSACHQFyJOiguMR4oSAE=", "request_id": 3258147487, "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "id": "!b2a73028", "long_name": "BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣", "short_name": "PAPA", "macaddr": "gPGypzAo", "hw_model": "HELTEC_V4", "role": "ROUTER", "public_key": "+2YxeoQDQwYup/gBEjTc249XvcVIAIdAXIk6KC4xHig=", "is_unmessagable": true, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "NODEINFO_APP", "message_class": "User" } }, "id": 1558670522, "rx_time": 1775367011, "rx_snr": -8.0, "rx_rssi": -97, "hop_start": 2, "relay_node": 250 } }
Raw Packet Data (101 bytes)
0a0921623261373330323812224253424b3238204c5a31532f722053574154626720f09f87a7f09f87ac20f09f8fa31a0450415041220680f1b2a73028286e38024220fb66317a840343062ea7f8011234dcdb8f57bdc5480087405c893a282e311e284801
Hex Analysis:
Size:101 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
GW Nadejda SF 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (SFGN) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-97.0 dBm -8.00 dB 2 fa ShortFast 2026-04-05 05:30:12 UTC Current
0 hops (direct receptions) Gateways that heard the packet directly from the source
BSBK28 LZ1S/r SWATbg 🇧🇬 🏣 (PAPA) -1.041s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 28 a228 , Bial , PAPA , 7d28 ShortFast 2026-04-05 05:30:11 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways