Packet #17724737 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 1cd3 (1cd3) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17724737
Mesh Packet ID: 0x554cc23a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 1cd3 (1cd3)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic b018 (b018)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -33 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: d3 1cd3
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: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:46.412595°
Longitude:-72.522138°
Altitude:37 m
Satellites:6
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:33 bytes
Gateway:!db51b018
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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db51b018
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4164623571
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 33 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 -33.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774590918
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 211
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774590919.9230006
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: ~1500.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db51b018
Position Precision: 14 bits (~1500.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1500.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -33.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 46.4125952, "longitude": -72.5221376, "altitude": 37, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db51b018", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4164623571, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1431093818, "rx_time": 1774590918, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -33, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 211, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000aa1b150000c6d4182525951bc669280258d3017800800100980106b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 464125952, "longitude_i": -725221376, "altitude": 37, "time": 1774590869, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 211, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d0000aa1b150000c6d4182525951bc669280258d3017800800100980106b8010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
Meshtastic b018 (b018) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC Current
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.644s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.619s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.606s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.591s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.582s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.567s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.559s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.543s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.532s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.521s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.509s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.498s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.486s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.475s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.463s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.452s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.441s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.431s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.420s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.410s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.399s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.389s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 MediumFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.374s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.364s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.045s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.034s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.023s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) -0.011s
Before
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.011s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.021s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.032s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.042s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortFast 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.053s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.063s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.074s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:19 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.084s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.096s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.108s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.120s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.131s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.142s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.154s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.464s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
Meshtastic b018 (b018) +0.474s
After
-33.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 d3 1cd3 LongFast 2026-03-27 05:55:20 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways