Packet #17802283 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17802283
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0b48245f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC
From Node: Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e4 S#02
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:49.322394°
Longitude:-123.037286°
Altitude:117 m
Precision:14 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:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Default channel - no encryption
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

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

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 862486244
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 Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1774605489
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
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 228
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774605489.3512614
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
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~1500.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !33687ee4
Position Precision: 14 bits (~1500.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1500.0
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:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 49.3223936, "longitude": -123.0372864, "altitude": 117, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!33687ee4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862486244, "to": 4294967295, "id": 189277279, "rx_time": 1774605489, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 228, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000661d150000aab6187525b154c669280150007800800100b0019503b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 493223936, "longitude_i": -1230372864, "altitude": 117, "time": 1774605489, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "altitude_geoidal_separation": 0, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "seq_number": 405, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d0000661d150000aab6187525b154c669280150007800800100b0019503b8010e
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC Current
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.019s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.017s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.036s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.054s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.065s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.076s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.087s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.097s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.108s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.119s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.131s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.143s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.155s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.167s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.179s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.190s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.202s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.214s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.224s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.235s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.246s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 MediumFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.257s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.267s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.278s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.289s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.299s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.311s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.324s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.336s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.348s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.365s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.377s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.389s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.400s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.411s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.422s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.432s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.443s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.454s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.464s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.475s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.486s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.498s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.510s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e4 S#02 LongFast 2026-03-27 09:58:09 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways