Packet #39468608 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39468608
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7f10c932
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: e0 4ce0
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: 27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:45.504922°
Longitude:-73.560883°
Altitude:27 m
Precision:16 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:!db294ce0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
+ 1 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 !db294ce0
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 3676916960
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 7
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1778913652
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 10
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 224
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778913652.9178023
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
  • ✓ 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
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !db294ce0
Position Precision: 16 bits (~364.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 364.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
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": 45.5049216, "longitude": -73.5608832, "altitude": 27, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 16 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db294ce0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3676916960, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2131806514, "rx_time": 1778913652, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 10, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 224, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00801f1b15008027d4181b257411086a28017800800100b80110", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 455049216, "longitude_i": -735608832, "altitude": 27, "time": 1778913652, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 16, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d00801f1b15008027d4181b257411086a28017800800100b80110
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC Current
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) -0.078s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) -0.051s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) -0.036s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) -0.020s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.010s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.028s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.045s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.064s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.075s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:52 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.086s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.097s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.107s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.118s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.128s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.140s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.150s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.161s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.172s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.184s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.196s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.209s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.220s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.232s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.244s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.255s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.265s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.280s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.290s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.301s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.314s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.324s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.335s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.346s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.358s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.370s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.382s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.393s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.405s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.417s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.429s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.440s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.451s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.462s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) +0.473s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 e0 4ce0 LongFast 2026-05-16 06:40:53 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways