Packet #17811820 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VC2 to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17811820
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9309d1cb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC
From Node: VC2 (3438)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -74 dBm
SNR: 2.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 38 VC2
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:49.238890°
Longitude:-123.031840°
Altitude:126 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:27 bytes
Gateway:!73ab1026
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
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !73ab1026
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (27 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 862598200
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 27 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 -74.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 2.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774606586
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 56
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774606587.620026
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ 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: -74.0 dBm
SNR: 2.50 dB
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": 49.23889, "longitude": -123.03184, "altitude": 126, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!73ab1026", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 862598200, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2466894283, "rx_time": 1774606586, "rx_snr": 2.5, "rx_rssi": -74, "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": 56, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d2442591d15c0d4aab6187e25ba58c66928017800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 492388900, "longitude_i": -1230318400, "altitude": 126, "time": 1774606522, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d2442591d15c0d4aab6187e25ba58c66928017800800100b80120
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 Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC Current
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.030s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.049s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.068s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.084s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.095s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.106s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.116s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.127s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.138s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.149s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.160s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.172s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.184s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.196s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.208s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.220s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.231s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.248s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.259s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.270s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.281s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 MediumFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.291s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.302s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.313s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.324s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.334s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.345s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.357s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.369s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:27 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.381s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.393s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.405s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortFast 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.416s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.429s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.441s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.451s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.462s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.473s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.484s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.494s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.505s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.516s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.526s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
lizfort joyce-collingwood (lfjc) +0.538s
After
-74.0 dBm 2.50 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
FourSisters (4sis) +0.548s
After
-105.0 dBm -2.00 dB 0 38 VC2 LongFast 2026-03-27 10:16:28 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways