Packet #17796352 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Storm #04 North Vancouver 🇨🇦 (S#04) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17796352
Mesh Packet ID: 0x062390f0
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC
From Node: Storm #04 North Vancouver 🇨🇦 (S#04)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -101 dBm
SNR: -4.0 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: ec S#04
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: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:49.328947°
Longitude:-123.043840°
Altitude:113 m
Precision:15 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:33 bytes
Gateway:!33687ee4
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
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !33687ee4
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3677053164
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 33 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 -101.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -4.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774604335
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 236
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774604336.4382417
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
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~729.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !33687ee4
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -101.0 dBm
SNR: -4.00 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 49.3289472, "longitude": -123.04384, "altitude": 113, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!33687ee4", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3677053164, "to": 4294967295, "id": 102994160, "rx_time": 1774604335, "rx_snr": -4.0, "rx_rssi": -101, "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": 236, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000671d150000a9b61871252d50c669280150007800800100b001bc04b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 493289472, "longitude_i": -1230438400, "altitude": 113, "time": 1774604333, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "altitude_geoidal_separation": 0, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "seq_number": 572, "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d0000671d150000a9b61871252d50c669280150007800800100b001bc04b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC Current
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.381s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.357s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.346s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.329s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.311s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.294s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.283s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.272s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.262s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.247s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.237s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.225s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.213s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.202s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.190s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.179s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.166s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.156s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.145s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.134s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.124s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.113s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.102s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.092s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.081s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.070s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.058s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.046s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.034s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.023s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.011s
Before
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.011s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.021s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.032s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.042s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.053s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.063s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.079s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.089s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.104s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.116s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.129s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.141s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.151s
After
-101.0 dBm -4.00 dB 0 ec S#04 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:38:56 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways