Packet #17806146 Success

POSITION_APP packet from SandVerdun (SVer) to kwarc.org c908 (KWC)

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17806146
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xa25f0a7e` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC
From Node:	SandVerdun (SVer)
To Node:	kwarc.org c908 (KWC)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	SandVerdun (SVer)
Channel:	ShortFast
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	0/2 hops Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node:	`08` SVer 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: 27 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	45.481984°
Longitude:	-73.583821°
Altitude:	19 m
Precision:	13 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:	27 bytes
Gateway:	!e2e53c08
Channel:	ShortFast
Payload Type:	POSITION_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 2

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Direct Message

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 4 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!e2e53c08` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`ShortFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (27 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3806673928` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`3812346120` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`3` POSITION_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`27` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`2` 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`	`1774606232` Receive timestamp	fixed32
`via_mqtt`	False Direct LoRa transmission	bool
`want_ack`	False No ACK requested	bool
`priority`	`70` 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`	`8` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774606241.8195045` Unix timestamp	uint32

MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message

Privacy Features:

✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!e2e53c08`
Position Precision:	13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`2900.0`
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:	27 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "latitude": 45.481984, "longitude": -73.5838208, "altitude": 19, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!e2e53c08", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3806673928, "to": 3812346120, "id": 2724137598, "rx_time": 1774606232, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 8, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00001c1b15000024d41813259857c66928017800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 454819840, "longitude_i": -735838208, "altitude": 19, "time": 1774606232, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)

0d00001c1b15000024d41813259857c66928017800800100b8010d

Hex Analysis:

Size:	27 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	Relay	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
SandVerdun (SVer) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	Current
SandVerdun (SVer)	-1.034s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-1.001s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.990s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.959s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.949s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.903s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.850s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:40 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.712s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.702s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.691s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.681s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.667s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.633s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.565s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.524s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.482s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.453s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.424s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.410s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.217s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.203s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.155s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.142s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.127s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.114s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.101s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.087s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.073s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	-0.058s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	MediumFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.036s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.397s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.658s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortFast	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.672s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.684s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.699s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.714s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.730s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+0.849s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:42 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+1.429s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:43 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+2.692s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+2.713s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+3.219s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+3.298s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC	View
SandVerdun (SVer)	+3.481s After	Unknown	Unknown	`08` SVer	LongFast	2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways