Packet #17766239 Success

POSITION_APP packet from eLoRaMesh Base (ELR2) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17766239
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa45f4b69
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC
From Node: eLoRaMesh Base (ELR2)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Seri Base d120 (SRB)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -95 dBm
SNR: -0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 48
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.689306°
Longitude:-80.439402°
Altitude:412 m
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:23 bytes
Gateway:!16ced120
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
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 !16ced120
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (23 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 861939080
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 23 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -95.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774598981
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 72
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774598981.5893188
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: !16ced120
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -95.0 dBm
SNR: -0.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.689306, "longitude": -80.439402, "altitude": 412, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16ced120", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 861939080, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2757708649, "rx_time": 1774598981, "rx_snr": -0.25, "rx_rssi": -95, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 72, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d84750a1a15dceb0dd0189c0328017800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 436893060, "longitude_i": -804394020, "altitude": 412, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0d84750a1a15dceb0dd0189c0328017800800100b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:23 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
Seri Base d120 (SRB) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC Current
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.036s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.011s
Before
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.017s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.032s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.061s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.081s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.093s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.106s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.117s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.129s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.140s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.151s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Eco-Monkey LLP (mnky) +0.169s
After
-93.0 dBm -9.75 dB 2 48 mnky LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.180s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.191s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.201s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.212s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.225s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.237s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.249s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.262s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.274s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 MediumFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.286s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.298s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.311s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.322s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.335s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.347s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.358s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.369s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.380s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.390s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.402s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortFast 2026-03-27 08:09:41 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.414s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.428s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.440s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.452s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.464s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.476s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.487s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.499s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.510s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.520s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.531s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.542s
After
-95.0 dBm -0.25 dB 2 48 LongFast 2026-03-27 08:09:42 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways