Packet #17731052 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17731052
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4c5eb1cb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC
From Node: Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 0c S#06
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: 27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:49.109402°
Longitude:-125.878272°
Altitude:11 m
Precision:16 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:27 bytes
Gateway:!db2b610c
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !db2b610c
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (27 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3677053196
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 27 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 1774592354
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 12
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774592356.7127879
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: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Full GPS precision shared
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db2b610c
Position Precision: 16 bits (~364.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 364.0
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:27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 49.1094016, "longitude": -125.878272, "altitude": 11, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 16 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db2b610c", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3677053196, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1281274315, "rx_time": 1774592354, "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": 12, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0080451d150080f8b4180b256221c66928017800800100b80110", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 491094016, "longitude_i": -1258782720, "altitude": 11, "time": 1774592354, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 16, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d0080451d150080f8b4180b256221c66928017800800100b80110
Hex Analysis:
Size:27 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
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) Primary 0.000s
Reference
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC Current
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.573s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.554s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.544s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.528s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.511s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.502s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.485s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.475s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.454s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.442s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.430s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.418s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.406s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.394s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.377s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.365s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.354s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.343s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.326s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.309s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.293s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.275s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.262s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.248s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.236s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.223s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.211s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.199s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.187s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.174s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.162s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.138s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.114s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.102s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.089s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.078s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.068s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.056s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.046s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.035s
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Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.024s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) -0.012s
Before
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) +0.013s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
Storm #06 Tofino 🇨🇦 (S#06) +0.024s
After
Unknown Unknown 0 0c S#06 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:19:16 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways