Packet #17731867 Success

POSITION_APP packet from YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500) to !ffffffff

47
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
18
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17731867
Mesh Packet ID: 0x16a0c889
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC
From Node: YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -90 dBm
SNR: 0.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node: ff
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.443814°
Longitude:-80.327475°
Altitude:321 m
Precision:15 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:18 bytes
Gateway:!a2e1bcbc
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 6
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 !a2e1bcbc
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (18 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658579712
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 18 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -90.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 0.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774549359
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 255
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774592591.7266335
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: ~729.0m 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: !a2e1bcbc
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -90.0 dBm
SNR: 0.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.4438144, "longitude": -80.3274752, "altitude": 321, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658579712, "to": 4294967295, "id": 379635849, "rx_time": 1774549359, "rx_snr": 0.5, "rx_rssi": -90, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 255, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000e5191500001fd018c1022801b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434438144, "longitude_i": -803274752, "altitude": 321, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (18 bytes)
0d0000e5191500001fd018c1022801b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:18 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
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.270s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.251s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.240s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.232s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.216s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.198s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.177s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.164s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.153s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.142s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.130s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.119s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.107s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.097s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.086s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.076s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.065s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.055s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.045s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.034s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.024s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.012s
Before 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.012s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.023s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.035s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.046s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.058s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.069s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.080s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.091s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.101s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.112s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.123s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.133s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.144s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.155s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.166s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.179s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.190s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.202s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.213s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.225s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.236s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.248s
After 		-90.0 dBm 0.50 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:11 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +0.503s
After 		-74.0 dBm 6.00 dB 2 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:12 UTC View
Tagtastic (ld01) +1.146s
After 		-43.0 dBm 6.50 dB 2 99 PI01 LongFast 2026-03-27 06:23:12 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways