Packet #39429629 Success

POSITION_APP packet from DIR Hochelaga (DIR2) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
22
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39429629
Mesh Packet ID: 0xfdea6556
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC
From Node: DIR Hochelaga (DIR2)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: DIR Rooftop (DIR)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -62 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 5
Relay Node: e1 DIR2
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 22 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:45.554074°
Longitude:-73.551053°
Altitude:25 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:22 bytes
Gateway:!6985083c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 5
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 !6985083c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (22 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3959922657
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 22 bytes size
hop_limit 5
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -62.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 4.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778904684
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 225
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778904684.9122798
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: !6985083c
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -62.0 dBm
SNR: 4.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:22 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 45.5540736, "longitude": -73.5510528, "altitude": 25, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6985083c", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3959922657, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4259997014, "rx_time": 1778904684, "rx_snr": 4.25, "rx_rssi": -62, "hop_limit": 5, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 225, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000271b15000029d4181928037800800100b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 455540736, "longitude_i": -735510528, "altitude": 25, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (22 bytes)
0d0000271b15000029d4181928037800800100b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:22 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
Loading...

Loading reception map...

Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
DIR Rooftop (DIR) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC Current
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.512s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.500s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.488s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.475s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.463s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.451s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.440s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.429s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.418s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.407s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.396s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.385s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.373s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.361s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.349s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.336s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.324s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.312s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.300s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.288s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.276s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.264s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.253s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.242s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.231s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.220s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.208s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.197s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.186s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.174s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.162s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.150s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.137s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.125s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.113s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.101s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.089s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.078s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.067s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.056s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.044s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.034s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.023s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
DIR Rooftop (DIR) -0.012s
Before
-62.0 dBm 4.25 dB 0 e1 DIR2 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:11:24 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways