Packet #17795888 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VC1 Joyce 🗼 (VC1) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17795888
Mesh Packet ID: 0x310aad6a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC
From Node: VC1 Joyce 🗼 (VC1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -76 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: fc VC1
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:49.238980°
Longitude:-123.031650°
Altitude:156 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:28 bytes
Gateway:!73ab1026
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:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !73ab1026
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1128196860
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 28 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 -76.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774604256
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 252
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774604257.8480973
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:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Full GPS precision shared
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !73ab1026
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -76.0 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dB
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": 49.23898, "longitude": -123.03165, "altitude": 156, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!73ab1026", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1128196860, "to": 4294967295, "id": 822783338, "rx_time": 1774604256, "rx_snr": 0.25, "rx_rssi": -76, "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": 252, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0da845591d152cdcaab6189c01254e4fc66928017800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 492389800, "longitude_i": -1230316500, "altitude": 156, "time": 1774604110, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0da845591d152cdcaab6189c01254e4fc66928017800800100b80120
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
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC Current
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.360s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.349s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.336s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.324s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.313s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.303s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.292s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.281s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.271s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.260s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.249s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.238s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.226s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.214s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.196s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.183s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.172s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.160s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.148s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.136s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.125s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.114s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.103s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.093s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.081s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.071s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.060s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.049s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.037s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.025s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) -0.012s
Before
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.012s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.024s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.035s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.047s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.059s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.069s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.080s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.091s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.102s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.113s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.124s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.135s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.147s
After
-76.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 fc VC1 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:37:37 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways