Packet #17790783 Success

POSITION_APP packet from !7a653a55 to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17790783
Mesh Packet ID: 0x21bfed81
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:17:47 UTC
From Node: !7a653a55 (3a55)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -96 dBm
SNR: 10.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: None
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.435146°
Longitude:-80.532790°
Altitude:368 m
Satellites:5
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:37 bytes
Gateway:!a3fb5ff0
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 !a3fb5ff0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2053454421
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 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 -96.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 10.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1774603067
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774603067.9998415
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: !a3fb5ff0
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -96.0 dBm
SNR: 10.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.4351463, "longitude": -80.5327896, "altitude": 368, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a3fb5ff0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2053454421, "to": 4294967295, "id": 566226305, "rx_time": 1774603067, "rx_snr": 10.5, "rx_rssi": -96, "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": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d67ade31915e8abffcf18f00225374bc669280258a00978008001f897bb0f980105b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434351463, "longitude_i": -805327896, "altitude": 368, "time": 1774603063, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 1184, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 32427000, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d67ade31915e8abffcf18f00225374bc669280258a00978008001f897bb0f980105b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:47 UTC Current
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.057s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:47 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.032s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:47 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) -0.021s
Before 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:47 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.023s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.046s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.059s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.073s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.086s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.098s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.111s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.130s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.554s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.577s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.592s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.606s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.618s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.631s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.648s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.663s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.679s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.692s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.704s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.716s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.728s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.742s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.755s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.769s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.785s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.800s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.812s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.826s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.840s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.857s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.872s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.890s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.905s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.919s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.932s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.944s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.956s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.972s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.986s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +0.999s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:17:48 UTC View
kwarc.org 5ff0 (KW5) +1.011s
After 		-96.0 dBm 10.50 dB 2 - LongFast 2026-03-27 09:17:49 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways