Packet #17786649 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) to kwarc.org c908 (KWC)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17786649
Mesh Packet ID: 0x190742a9
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic Fant (MFQ)
To Node: kwarc.org c908 (KWC)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic Fant (MFQ)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: f8 MFQ
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:45.953843°
Longitude:-74.108109°
Altitude:248 m
Precision:13 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:!b03de4f8
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !b03de4f8
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 2956846328
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3812346120
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
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 1774602675
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
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 248
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774602724.5542753
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03de4f8
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
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": 45.9538432, "longitude": -74.1081088, "altitude": 248, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03de4f8", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2956846328, "to": 3812346120, "id": 419906217, "rx_time": 1774602675, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 248, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000641b150000d4d318f80125b349c66928037800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 459538432, "longitude_i": -741081088, "altitude": 248, "time": 1774602675, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d0000641b150000d4d318f80125b349c66928037800800100b8010d
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC Current
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -4.310s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:00 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -2.528s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -2.517s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -2.454s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -2.204s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.946s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.757s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.669s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.588s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:02 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.553s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:03 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -1.478s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:03 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.917s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:03 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.683s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:03 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.504s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.442s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.371s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.230s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.072s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) -0.025s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.061s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.072s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.177s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.285s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.380s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:04 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.775s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.800s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.871s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.894s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.905s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +0.942s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.073s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.133s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.208s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.298s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.382s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.435s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:05 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.446s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.527s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.627s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.778s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.849s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +1.955s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +2.072s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
Meshtastic Fant (MFQ) +2.226s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 f8 MFQ LongFast 2026-03-27 09:12:06 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways