Packet #39474197 Success

POSITION_APP packet from TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO) to not a toaster (daw)

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
36
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39474197
Mesh Packet ID: 0x7b9cae3d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC
From Node: TACO WAVE L20/US/TO mt.gt e0a8 (TACO)
To Node: not a toaster (daw)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: a8 TACO
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: 36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.686298°
Longitude:-79.311667°
Altitude:75 m
Satellites:3
Precision:14 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:36 bytes
Gateway:!849a5234
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 4 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !849a5234
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (36 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1127932072
Source node ID 		uint32
to 2571147703
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 36 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
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 1778914075
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
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 168
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778914108.7022994
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~1500.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !849a5234
Position Precision: 14 bits (~1500.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1500.0
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:36 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.6862976, "longitude": -79.3116672, "altitude": 75, "sats_in_view": 3, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!849a5234", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1127932072, "to": 2571147703, "id": 2073865789, "rx_time": 1778914075, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 168, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00000a1a150000bad0184b251913086a280258c30378078001f8f9df06980103b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 436862976, "longitude_i": -793116672, "altitude": 75, "time": 1778914073, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 451, "ground_speed": 7, "ground_track": 14155000, "sats_in_view": 3, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (36 bytes)
0d00000a1a150000bad0184b251913086a280258c30378078001f8f9df06980103b8010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:36 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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC Current
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -7.374s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:21 UTC View
TINKERBELL L20/USON mt.gt 6358 (TINK) -4.453s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:24 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.609s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.595s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.574s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.550s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.524s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.511s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.483s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.382s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.357s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.290s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.189s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -1.021s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.915s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.780s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.722s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.710s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:27 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.673s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.660s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.546s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.488s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.469s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.432s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.396s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.350s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.339s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.327s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.264s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO MediumFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.252s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.239s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.227s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.215s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.203s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.192s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.180s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.169s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.135s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO LongFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.122s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.109s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.096s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.083s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.034s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.023s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
LAMBSAUCE L20/US/ON/wood mt.gt 5234 (LAMB) -0.012s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 a8 TACO ShortFast 2026-05-16 06:48:28 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways