Packet #17791412 Success

POSITION_APP packet from neotracker (ntrc) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17791412
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x9d520b2c` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC
From Node:	neotracker (ntrc)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel:	ShortFast
RSSI:	-47 dBm
SNR:	6.25 dBm
Hop Info:	0/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node:	`a5` ntrc 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: 37 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	43.427972°
Longitude:	-80.316448°
Altitude:	224 m
Satellites:	7
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:	!a2e1bcbc
Channel:	ShortFast
Payload Type:	POSITION_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 7

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a2e1bcbc` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (37 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`1878604709` 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`	`7` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`0` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-47.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`6.25` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1774559696` 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`	`165` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774603174.2089622` 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
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Full GPS precision shared
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!a2e1bcbc`
Position Precision:	32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`1.0`
Zero Hop Policy:	Enabled Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -47.0 dBm SNR: 6.25 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": 43.4279716, "longitude": -80.3164483, "altitude": 224, "sats_in_view": 7, "precision_bits": 32 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1878604709, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2639399724, "rx_time": 1774559696, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -47, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 165, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d2495e21915bdae20d018e00125a44bc669280258d00178008001f0c0f102980107b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434279716, "longitude_i": -803164483, "altitude": 224, "time": 1774603172, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 208, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 6054000, "sats_in_view": 7, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)

0d2495e21915bdae20d018e00125a44bc669280258d00178008001f0c0f102980107b80120

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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.

Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary	0.000s Reference	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.075s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.043s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.031s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-1.009s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.966s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.946s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.921s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.555s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.540s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.529s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.512s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.501s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.489s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.474s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:33 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.117s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.094s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.081s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.068s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.056s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.040s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.027s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	-0.017s Before	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	MediumFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.016s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.029s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.041s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.052s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.063s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.085s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.096s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.111s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.122s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.467s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.478s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.493s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.505s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.522s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.534s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.547s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.559s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.571s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.583s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.595s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.607s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)	+0.618s After	-47.0 dBm	6.25 dB	0	`a5` ntrc	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP)	+0.630s After	-73.0 dBm	5.75 dB	2	`68` WNPr	LongFast	2026-03-27 09:19:34 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

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