Packet #17683956 Success

POSITION_APP packet from FKBe V4 (FKB4) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17683956
Mesh Packet ID: 0x52ad0c3e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC
From Node: FKBe V4 (FKB4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: FKBe V4 (FKB4)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: d8 FKB4
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: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:44.603802°
Longitude:-79.390310°
Altitude:223 m
Precision:14 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:28 bytes
Gateway:!b2a780d8
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 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 !b2a780d8
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2997321944
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
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 1774582758
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 216
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774582759.5071688
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~1500.0m 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: !b2a780d8
Position Precision: 14 bits (~1500.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1500.0
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:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 44.6038016, "longitude": -79.3903104, "altitude": 223, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b2a780d8", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2997321944, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1387072574, "rx_time": 1774582758, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 216, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000961a150000aed018df0125e6fbc56928017800800100b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 446038016, "longitude_i": -793903104, "altitude": 223, "time": 1774582758, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d0000961a150000aed018df0125e6fbc56928017800800100b8010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
FKBe V4 (FKB4) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC Current
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.191s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.179s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.156s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.144s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.133s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.121s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.110s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.100s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.089s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.078s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.067s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.056s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.045s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.034s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.024s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) -0.012s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.012s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.024s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.036s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.048s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.060s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 MediumFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.072s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.083s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.094s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.105s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.115s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.126s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.137s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.154s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.165s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.177s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.190s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.203s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.222s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.234s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.252s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.263s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.274s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.285s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.307s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.318s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.329s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.340s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
FKBe V4 (FKB4) +0.351s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 d8 FKB4 LongFast 2026-03-27 03:39:19 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways