Packet #17968670 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Bionicandroid 2 (DAN) to !06ca331c

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Packet Information

Database ID:	17968670
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xf9899de6` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC
From Node:	Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)
To Node:	!06ca331c (331c)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)
Channel:	MediumFast
RSSI:	Unknown
SNR:	Unknown
Hop Info:	0/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 4
Relay Node:	`e4` DAN 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: 28 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	43.783198°
Longitude:	-79.416460°
Altitude:	175 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:	28 bytes
Gateway:	!b03d10e4
Channel:	MediumFast
Payload Type:	POSITION_APP
Hop Count:	Unknown / 4

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Direct Message

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Full GPS precision shared

MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!b03d10e4` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (28 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2956792036` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`113914652` Target node ID	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`3` POSITION_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`28` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`4` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` 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`	`1774637002` 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`	`228` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1774637012.15737` 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: MediumFast
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Full GPS precision shared

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!b03d10e4`
Position Precision:	32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`1.0`
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:	28 bytes
Decoded:	Yes

Complete Payload Data (JSON):

{ "latitude": 43.783198, "longitude": -79.41646, "altitude": 175, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03d10e4", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2956792036, "to": 113914652, "id": 4186545638, "rx_time": 1774637002, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 228, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d2cc9181a158802aad018af0125cacfc66928017800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 437831980, "longitude_i": -794164600, "altitude": 175, "time": 1774637002, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)

0d2cc9181a158802aad018af0125cacfc66928017800800100b80120

Hex Analysis:

Size:	28 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
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN) Primary	0.000s Reference	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC	Current
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.895s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.590s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.536s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.431s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.404s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.348s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-1.265s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:30 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.920s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.904s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.891s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.799s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.711s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.616s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.441s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.310s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.276s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:31 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.149s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.137s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	-0.069s Before	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+0.752s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:32 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+0.918s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.090s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.113s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.126s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.150s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.186s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.428s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.450s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	MediumFast	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.558s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.683s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+1.731s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:33 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+2.068s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:34 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+2.081s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:34 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+2.280s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:34 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.034s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.146s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.193s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.207s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.306s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.317s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.330s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	LongFast	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+3.699s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortFast	2026-03-27 18:43:35 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+4.706s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:36 UTC	View
Bionicandroid 2 (DAN)	+4.983s After	Unknown	Unknown	`e4` DAN	ShortTurbo	2026-03-27 18:43:37 UTC	View

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Total Receptions

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Unique Gateways