from: 3359546650
to: 4294967295
channel: 8
decoded {
  portnum: TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
  bitfield: 0
}
id: 988366709
rx_time: 1760811646
rx_snr: -7.5
hop_limit: 2
rx_rssi: -95
hop_start: 5
relay_node: 16
transport_mechanism: TRANSPORT_LORA

and hops is just whether or not you continue to forward a packet after you receive it so would client mute negate that entirely since you don't forward any packets?