Packet #17449418 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) to !ffffffff

48
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
36
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17449418
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5896ea0c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC
From Node: Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: !f71ef2f0 (f2f0)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: b4 $CTP
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:51.091866°
Longitude:-114.163712°
Altitude:1176 m
Satellites:7
Precision:13 bits
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:36 bytes
Gateway:!f71ef2f0
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !f71ef2f0
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (36 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2223541684
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 36 bytes size
hop_limit 7
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1774533659
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 180
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774533660.3451304
Unix timestamp 		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: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !f71ef2f0
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 51.0918656, "longitude": -114.163712, "altitude": 1176, "sats_in_view": 7, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f71ef2f0", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2223541684, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1486285324, "rx_time": 1774533659, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 180, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000741e150000f4bb189809251b3cc5692802588b0278018001e8a04b980107b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 510918656, "longitude_i": -1141637120, "altitude": 1176, "time": 1774533659, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 267, "ground_speed": 1, "ground_track": 1233000, "sats_in_view": 7, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (36 bytes)
0d0000741e150000f4bb189809251b3cc5692802588b0278018001e8a04b980107b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:36 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
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC Current
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.361s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:00:59 UTC View
!f71efd58 (fd58) -0.339s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.320s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.300s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.284s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.267s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.250s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.239s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.228s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.218s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.207s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.196s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.181s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.169s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.157s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.145s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.133s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.122s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.110s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.098s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.087s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.076s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.066s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.055s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.044s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.033s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.023s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) -0.012s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.012s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.024s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.036s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.048s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.060s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.071s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.083s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.094s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.104s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.115s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.126s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.137s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.147s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.158s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.169s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.180s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!f71ef2f0 (f2f0) +0.192s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
Ranchlands BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@@RL) +0.204s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:00 UTC View
!05389cf5 (9cf5) +0.868s
After 		-26.0 dBm 7.50 dB 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-03-26 14:01:01 UTC View
48

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways