Packet #39477793 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Happy Eric (:)) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	39477793
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x876148ce` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC
From Node:	Happy Eric (:))
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	Meshtastic b018 (b018)
Channel:	MediumFast
RSSI:	-123 dBm
SNR:	-12.25 dBm
Hop Info:	4/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 3
Relay Node:	`a8` Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet

Payload Data

Protocol: POSITION_APP

Size: 36 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	46.163558°
Longitude:	-72.482816°
Altitude:	53 m
Satellites:	12
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:	36 bytes
Gateway:	!db51b018
Channel:	MediumFast
Payload Type:	POSITION_APP
Hop Count:	4 / 7

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!db51b018` Node ID format
`channel_id`	`MediumFast`
`packet`	`MeshPacket` (36 bytes) Contains the actual mesh network packet

MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`3682167912` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`3` POSITION_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`36` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`3` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`7` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`4` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-123.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-12.25` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1778914856` 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`	`168` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1778914857.5686188` 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: ~2900.0m accuracy

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!db51b018`
Position Precision:	13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`2900.0`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -123.0 dBm SNR: -12.25 dB

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": 46.1635584, "longitude": -72.482816, "altitude": 53, "sats_in_view": 12, "precision_bits": 13 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!db51b018", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3682167912, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2271299790, "rx_time": 1778914856, "rx_snr": -12.25, "rx_rssi": -123, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 168, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000841b150000ccd41835252116086a280258960178008001c0e1ee0f98010cb8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 461635584, "longitude_i": -724828160, "altitude": 53, "time": 1778914849, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 150, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 33272000, "sats_in_view": 12, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (36 bytes)

0d0000841b150000ccd41835252116086a280258960178008001c0e1ee0f98010cb8010d

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
Meshtastic b018 (b018) Primary	0.000s Reference	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	Current
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.315s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.283s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.273s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.262s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.246s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.229s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.212s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.195s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.170s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.159s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.141s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.124s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.108s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.097s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.088s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.079s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.070s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.061s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.044s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.036s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	-0.021s Before	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	MediumFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.013s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.025s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.037s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.049s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.061s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.073s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.084s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.096s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.106s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.117s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.128s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.139s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.150s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.161s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.172s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.184s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.195s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.208s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.220s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.231s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.243s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.255s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	ShortTurbo	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View
Meshtastic b018 (b018)	+0.267s After	-123.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	4	`a8`	LongFast	2026-05-16 07:00:57 UTC	View

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