Packet #39457297 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Junction_SolarBase1 (🚂) to !ffffffff

48
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39457297
Mesh Packet ID: 0x0a16dd99
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC
From Node: Junction_SolarBase1 (🚂)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Seri Base d120 (SRB)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -108 dBm
SNR: -13.5 dBm
Hop Info: 1/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 2
Relay Node: 5b
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.535565°
Longitude:-80.261939°
Altitude:331 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:28 bytes
Gateway:!16ced120
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:1 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: MediumFast
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !16ced120
Node ID format
channel_id MediumFast
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2591807324
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -108.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -13.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778911050
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 91
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778911051.1435983
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ 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
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -108.0 dBm
SNR: -13.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.5355648, "longitude": -80.2619392, "altitude": 331, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 15 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!16ced120", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2591807324, "to": 4294967295, "id": 169270681, "rx_time": 1778911050, "rx_snr": -13.5, "rx_rssi": -108, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 91, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000f31915000029d018cb02254107086a28017800800100b8010f", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 435355648, "longitude_i": -802619392, "altitude": 331, "time": 1778911041, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 15, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d0000f31915000029d018cb02254107086a28017800800100b8010f
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC Current
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.185s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:30 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.154s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:30 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.137s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.120s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.110s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.093s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.076s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.059s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.043s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.026s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) -0.017s
Before
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.011s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.022s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.034s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.046s
After
-93.0 dBm -0.25 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.066s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.078s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.090s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.102s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.114s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.125s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.136s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.147s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.158s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.169s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.180s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.191s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.201s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.213s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.226s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.238s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.251s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.263s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.274s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.287s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.299s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.310s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.321s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.332s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.343s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.354s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.365s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.376s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.387s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Seri Base d120 (SRB) +0.398s
After
-108.0 dBm -13.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.409s
After
-119.0 dBm -12.50 dB 1 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:31 UTC View
VE3WNP-12 (WNP) +2.111s
After
-74.0 dBm 5.25 dB 3 68 WNPr LongFast 2026-05-16 05:57:33 UTC View
48

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways