Packet #39401852 Success

POSITION_APP packet from !b29f6e90 to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39401852
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdbf500fb
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC
From Node: !b29f6e90 (6e90)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -117 dBm
SNR: -8.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
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:43.626086°
Longitude:-79.504589°
Altitude:112 m
Precision:19 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:4 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 4 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 2996792976
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 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -117.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -8.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778898390
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 1778898392.1634583
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !433a6358
Position Precision: 19 bits (~45.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 45.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -117.0 dBm
SNR: -8.25 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": 43.6260864, "longitude": -79.5045888, "altitude": 112, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 19 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!433a6358", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2996792976, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3690266875, "rx_time": 1778898390, "rx_snr": -8.25, "rx_rssi": -117, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "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": "0d00d0001a1500909cd0187025ccd5076a28017800800100b80113", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 436260864, "longitude_i": -795045888, "altitude": 112, "time": 1778898380, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 19, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d00d0001a1500909cd0187025ccd5076a28017800800100b80113
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
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC Current
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.115s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.067s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.051s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.034s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.022s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -0.010s
Before
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.011s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.028s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.039s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.049s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.060s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.070s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.085s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.097s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.109s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.128s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.140s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.151s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.164s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.176s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.187s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.199s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.211s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.222s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.232s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.243s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.254s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.264s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.276s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.289s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.301s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.313s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.328s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.339s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.351s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.363s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.373s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.384s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.395s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.407s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.417s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.428s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.447s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) +0.458s
After
-117.0 dBm -8.25 dB 4 f1 LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) +0.469s
After
Unknown Unknown 5 58 TINK LongFast 2026-05-16 02:26:32 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways