Packet #17698440 Success

POSITION_APP packet from neotracker (ntrc) to !ffffffff

49
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17698440
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd3a4a0a6
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC
From Node: neotracker (ntrc)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: hex_base1 (hex1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: -2.0 dBm
Hop Info: 2/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 5
Relay Node: 6c KS13
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.428108°
Longitude:-80.316420°
Altitude:302 m
Satellites:5
Precision:32 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:37 bytes
Gateway:!dd7df2f1
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:2 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 4 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !dd7df2f1
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1878604709
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -2.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1770492837
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 Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 108
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774585353.8761375
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)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !dd7df2f1
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
SNR: -2.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.4281083, "longitude": -80.31642, "altitude": 302, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!dd7df2f1", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1878604709, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3550781606, "rx_time": 1770492837, "rx_snr": -2.0, "rx_rssi": -101, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 108, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d7b9ae21915d8af20d018ae02250706c669280258f60178028001d8a7f305980105b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434281083, "longitude_i": -803164200, "altitude": 302, "time": 1774585351, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 246, "ground_speed": 2, "ground_track": 12375000, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d7b9ae21915d8af20d018ae02250706c669280258f60178028001d8a7f305980105b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
hex_base1 (hex1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-101.0 dBm -2.00 dB 2 6c KS13 LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.744s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.716s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.698s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.682s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.666s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.655s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.645s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.633s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.621s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.608s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.596s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.585s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.573s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.561s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.549s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.539s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.528s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.517s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.506s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.496s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.485s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.474s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc MediumFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.463s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.451s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.439s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.419s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.406s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.387s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.375s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.363s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.352s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.335s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.324s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.314s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.304s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.293s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.283s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.272s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.260s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.248s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.236s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.224s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.213s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.202s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.190s
Before 		-54.0 dBm 6.50 dB 0 a5 ntrc LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) -0.068s
Before 		-73.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:33 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +0.973s
After 		-40.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 04:22:34 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +2142.128s
After 		-121.0 dBm -10.50 dB 2 8f 748f LongFast 2026-03-27 04:58:16 UTC View
49

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways