Packet #17731328 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17731328
Mesh Packet ID: 0xccfa24eb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 50 7c50
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:43.529011°
Longitude:-80.386458°
Altitude:337 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:!33677c50
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 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 !33677c50
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 862420048
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 1774592413
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 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774592416.5594237
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
  • ✓ 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: !33677c50
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": 43.5290112, "longitude": -80.3864576, "altitude": 337, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!33677c50", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862420048, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3438945515, "rx_time": 1774592413, "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": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000f21915000016d018d102259d21c66928017800800100b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 435290112, "longitude_i": -803864576, "altitude": 337, "time": 1774592413, "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)
0d0000f21915000016d018d102259d21c66928017800800100b8010e
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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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 7c50 (7c50) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC Current
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.505s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.479s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.466s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.448s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.429s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.419s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.401s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.390s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.380s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.369s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.358s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.347s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.337s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.325s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.313s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.301s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.288s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.274s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.263s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.251s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.240s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.229s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.218s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.208s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.197s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.186s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.176s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.165s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.154s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.142s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.130s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.109s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.094s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.081s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.069s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.053s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.033s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.022s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) -0.011s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.011s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.022s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.035s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.048s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.061s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 50 7c50 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:20:16 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways