Packet #18100122 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE7IOR (PAUL) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
31
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18100122
Mesh Packet ID: 0xf6a36172
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC
From Node: VE7IOR (PAUL)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: It's So Damn Clutch (👛)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -57 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 4
Relay Node: da
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 31 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:48.470426°
Longitude:-123.391181°
Altitude:86 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:31 bytes
Gateway:!da741064
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:3 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !da741064
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (31 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 538663846
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 31 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -57.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774664881
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 218
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1774664883.3446033
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)
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da741064
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -57.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:31 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 48.4704256, "longitude": -123.3911808, "altitude": 86, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da741064", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 538663846, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4137902450, "rx_time": 1774664881, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -57, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 218, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000e41c15000074b61856257d3cc76928013d56337769b001e204b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 484704256, "longitude_i": -1233911808, "altitude": 86, "time": 1774664829, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "timestamp": 1769419606, "seq_number": 610, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (31 bytes)
0d0000e41c15000074b61856257d3cc76928013d56337769b001e204b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:31 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
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC Current
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.467s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.443s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.425s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.406s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.382s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.367s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:02 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.341s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.325s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.307s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.283s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.260s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.247s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.234s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.216s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.199s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.184s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.161s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.142s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.125s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.096s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.083s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.066s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da MediumFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.051s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.038s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.024s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) -0.012s
Before
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.011s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.024s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.036s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.050s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.067s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.080s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.093s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.105s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.117s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.130s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.143s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.155s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.167s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.179s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.192s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.205s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.217s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
It's So Damn Clutch (👛) +0.230s
After
-57.0 dBm 6.25 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
Franklin SLS (🐢) +0.242s
After
-41.0 dBm 6.50 dB 3 da LongFast 2026-03-28 02:28:03 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways