Packet #17806422 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) to kwarc.org c908 (KWC)

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
25
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17806422
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe2184756
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC
From Node: VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC)
To Node: kwarc.org c908 (KWC)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 68 V7DC
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: 25 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:49.309286°
Longitude:-122.866893°
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:25 bytes
Gateway:!9e779d68
Channel:LongFast
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
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e779d68
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (25 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658639208
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3812346120
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 25 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 104
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774606245.408791
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e779d68
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:25 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 49.3092864, "longitude": -122.8668928, "altitude": 0, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e779d68", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658639208, "to": 3812346120, "id": 3793241942, "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": 104, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000641d150000c4b61800259857c6692801b00150b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 493092864, "longitude_i": -1228668928, "altitude": 0, "time": 1774606232, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "seq_number": 80, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (25 bytes)
0d0000641d150000c4b61800259857c6692801b00150b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:25 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
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC Current
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -3.606s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:41 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -1.238s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -1.067s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -1.045s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.920s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.887s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.536s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:44 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.406s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.337s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.315s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.218s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) -0.086s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +0.150s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +0.175s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +0.254s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:45 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +0.605s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:46 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +0.899s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:46 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +1.397s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:46 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +1.756s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.058s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.127s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.468s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.536s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.559s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:47 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +2.679s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:48 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +3.023s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:48 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +3.359s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:48 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +3.557s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:48 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +3.790s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.032s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.066s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.197s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.291s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.569s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:49 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.722s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.744s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.783s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.828s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC LongFast 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +4.980s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +5.189s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +5.299s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +5.332s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +5.354s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:50 UTC View
VE7DCX2🇺🇸🇨🇦 Port Moody (V7DC) +5.678s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 68 V7DC ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:10:51 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways