Packet #39439210 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE7IOR (PAUL) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
6
Hop Count
31
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39439210
Mesh Packet ID: 0xb80c6d1e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC
From Node: VE7IOR (PAUL)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -99 dBm
SNR: -3.0 dBm
Hop Info: 6/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 1
Relay Node: a4
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:!33687ee4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:6 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
âš  Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !33687ee4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
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 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 6
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -99.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -3.00 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778906863
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 164
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778906864.286147
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: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (6 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !33687ee4
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -99.0 dBm
SNR: -3.00 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": "!33687ee4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 538663846, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3087822110, "rx_time": 1778906863, "rx_snr": -3.0, "rx_rssi": -99, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 164, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000e41c15000074b6185625aef6076a28013d0619d369b001dc07b8010d", "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": 1778906798, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "timestamp": 1775442182, "seq_number": 988, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (31 bytes)
0d0000e41c15000074b6185625aef6076a28013d0619d369b001dc07b8010d
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
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC Current
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.089s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.056s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.044s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.033s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.022s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) -0.011s
Before
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.011s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.022s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.033s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.044s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.055s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.067s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.080s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.091s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.104s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.115s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.127s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.139s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.151s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.162s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.173s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 MediumFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.184s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.195s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.205s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.216s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.227s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.238s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.250s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.262s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.274s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.286s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.298s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.309s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.321s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.333s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.353s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.363s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.373s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.384s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.395s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.406s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.417s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.429s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
Storm #02 🇨🇦 (S#02) +0.441s
After
-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 6 a4 LongFast 2026-05-16 04:47:44 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways