Packet #39447745 Success

POSITION_APP packet from meshy tama's very excellent mesh node (MTVE) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
34
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39447745
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5eba067e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC
From Node: meshy tama's very excellent mesh node (MTVE)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Seri Base d120 (SRB)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -56 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e5 MTVE
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: 34 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.417600°
Longitude:-80.537190°
Altitude:390 m
Satellites:8
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:34 bytes
Gateway:!16ced120
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !16ced120
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (34 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 228327141
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 34 bytes size
hop_limit 7
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -56.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778908897
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 229
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778908898.3122234
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: MediumFast
  • ✓ 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
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !16ced120
Position Precision: 15 bits (~729.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 729.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -56.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:34 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.4176, "longitude": -80.5371904, "altitude": 390, "sats_in_view": 8, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16ced120", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 228327141, "to": 4294967295, "id": 1589249662, "rx_time": 1778908897, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -56, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 229, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000e119150000ffcf188603250eff076a280258be077801800100980108b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 434176000, "longitude_i": -805371904, "altitude": 390, "time": 1778908942, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 958, "ground_speed": 1, "ground_track": 0, "sats_in_view": 8, "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (34 bytes)
0d0000e119150000ffcf188603250eff076a280258be077801800100980108b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:34 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
Seri Base d120 (SRB) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC Current
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.190s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.166s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.154s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.142s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.129s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.116s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.104s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.092s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.080s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.069s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.058s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.047s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.033s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.022s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.011s
Before
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.017s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.031s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.043s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.055s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.067s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.078s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.089s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.102s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.113s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.124s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.136s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.149s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.160s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.170s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.182s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.196s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.209s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.220s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.234s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.246s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.258s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.270s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.283s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.295s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.306s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.316s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.327s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.338s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.350s
After
-56.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 e5 MTVE LongFast 2026-05-16 05:21:38 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways