Packet #39293876 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Komodo Base (KomB) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39293876
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5fc20f93
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC
From Node: Komodo Base (KomB)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -118 dBm
SNR: -8.0 dBm
Hop Info: 1/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 3
Relay Node: f1
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.653530°
Longitude:-79.383757°
Altitude:60 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:27 bytes
Gateway:!433a6358
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:1 / 4
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 !433a6358
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 2733365960
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 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -118.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -8.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778874781
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 241
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778874783.5862403
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !433a6358
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -118.0 dBm
SNR: -8.00 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": 43.6535296, "longitude": -79.3837568, "altitude": 60, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433a6358", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2733365960, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1606553491, "rx_time": 1778874781, "rx_snr": -8.0, "rx_rssi": -118, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 241, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000051a150000afd0183c259879076a28017800800100b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 436535296, "longitude_i": -793837568, "altitude": 60, "time": 1778874776, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d0000051a150000afd0183c259879076a28017800800100b8010f
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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC Current
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.064s
Before
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.033s
Before
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.023s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.040s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.053s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.065s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.076s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.087s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.098s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.112s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.124s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.135s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.154s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.176s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.191s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.203s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.215s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.229s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.240s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.252s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.275s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.288s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.304s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.328s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.358s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.369s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.381s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.394s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.413s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:03 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.426s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.438s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.448s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.469s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.483s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.494s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.504s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.515s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.526s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.538s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.550s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.563s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.574s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.587s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.601s
After
-118.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 f1 LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) +0.613s
After
Unknown Unknown 2 58 TINK LongFast 2026-05-15 19:53:04 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways