Packet #18159812 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE3LJU2_base (LJU2) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 18159812
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4eed019b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC
From Node: VE3LJU2_base (LJU2)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: AH001 (0d74)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: -123 dBm
SNR: -14.25 dBm
Hop Info: 2/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 38
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.227546°
Longitude:-79.875277°
Altitude:120 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:27 bytes
Gateway:!b03d0d74
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:2 / 5
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 !b03d0d74
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (27 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 181004372
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 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -123.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -14.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1774676593
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 1774676594.6521533
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 (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03d0d74
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -123.0 dBm
SNR: -14.25 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": 43.2275456, "longitude": -79.8752768, "altitude": 120, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03d0d74", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 181004372, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1324155291, "rx_time": 1774676593, "rx_snr": -14.25, "rx_rssi": -123, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0d0000c41915000064d01878255e6ac76928017800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 432275456, "longitude_i": -798752768, "altitude": 120, "time": 1774676574, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d0000c41915000064d01878255e6ac76928017800800100b8010d
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
AH001 (0d74) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC Current
AH001 (0d74) -0.391s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.359s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.347s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.334s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.320s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.308s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.297s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.285s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.274s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.262s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.250s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.236s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.224s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.212s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.200s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.188s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.173s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.162s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.150s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.138s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.123s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.110s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 MediumFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.100s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.089s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.077s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.066s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.055s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.044s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.033s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.022s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) -0.011s
Before
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.016s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.034s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.046s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.060s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.072s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.085s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.100s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.111s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.124s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.136s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.148s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.160s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 ShortTurbo 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
AH001 (0d74) +0.172s
After
-123.0 dBm -14.25 dB 2 38 LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:14 UTC View
FLAN-F208 (FLAN) +3.148s
After
-43.0 dBm 6.25 dB 4 96 FLAM LongFast 2026-03-28 05:43:17 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways