Packet #17973923 Success

POSITION_APP packet from YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500) to !ffffffff

48
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
18
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 17973923
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa628fce8
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC
From Node: YKF_Beaverdale_Base (b500)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: neotracker (ntrc)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -110 dBm
SNR: -15.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 6
Relay Node: ff
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.443814°
Longitude:-80.327475°
Altitude:321 m
Precision:15 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:18 bytes
Gateway:!6ff93ba5
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 6
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !6ff93ba5
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (18 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658579712
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 18 bytes size
hop_limit 6
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -110.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -15.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774637666
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 255
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774637667.9419613
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: ~729.0m accuracy
  • ✓ 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
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !6ff93ba5
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -110.0 dBm
SNR: -15.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.4438144, "longitude": -80.3274752, "altitude": 321, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6ff93ba5", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658579712, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2787704040, "rx_time": 1774637666, "rx_snr": -15.25, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_limit": 6, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 255, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000e5191500001fd018c1022801b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434438144, "longitude_i": -803274752, "altitude": 321, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (18 bytes)
0d0000e5191500001fd018c1022801b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:18 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
neotracker (ntrc) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC Current
neotracker (ntrc) -0.129s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.097s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.086s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.069s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.051s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.042s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.024s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) -0.012s
Before
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.012s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.025s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.037s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.049s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:27 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.061s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.072s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.083s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.094s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.105s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.116s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.127s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.138s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.149s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff MediumFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.167s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.179s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.192s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.204s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.221s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.233s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.245s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.257s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.268s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.279s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.290s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.301s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.312s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.323s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.334s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.345s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.357s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.369s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.382s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.394s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.406s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.417s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff ShortTurbo 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neotracker (ntrc) +0.429s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
LogyG2 (LgyG) +0.441s
After
-99.0 dBm -12.25 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +1.057s
After
-98.0 dBm -5.25 dB 0 ff LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:28 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +1.445s
After
-74.0 dBm 6.00 dB 2 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-03-27 18:54:29 UTC View
48

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways