Packet #39482036 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) to !ffffffff

46
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39482036
Mesh Packet ID: 0xd217eed6
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC
From Node: Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: b4 $CTP
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:51.104973°
Longitude:-114.176819°
Altitude:1147 m
Satellites:5
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:37 bytes
Gateway:!84888db4
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortTurbo
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !84888db4
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2223541684
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 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 1778915880
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 180
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778915881.5033014
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: ShortTurbo
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~1500.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !84888db4
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:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 51.1049728, "longitude": -114.1768192, "altitude": 1147, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!84888db4", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2223541684, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3524783830, "rx_time": 1778915880, "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": 180, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000761e150000f2bb18fb0825281a086a280258e0027800800180f7ea07980105b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 511049728, "longitude_i": -1141768192, "altitude": 1147, "time": 1778915880, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 352, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 16432000, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d0000761e150000f2bb18fb0825281a086a280258e0027800800180f7ea07980105b8010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC Current
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.842s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.813s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.802s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.790s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.778s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.766s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.754s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.742s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.730s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.718s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.706s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.695s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.684s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.673s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.662s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.652s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.641s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.630s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.619s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.607s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.595s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.583s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.570s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.558s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.546s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.535s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.523s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:00 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.198s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.185s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.172s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.157s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.143s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.127s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.116s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.100s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.086s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.073s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.060s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.046s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.030s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) -0.015s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.015s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.041s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Concerned Third Party SECONDARY ($CTP) +0.054s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
Jitterbug BEAM [ConcernedThirdParty] (@JB) +0.068s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 b4 $CTP LongFast 2026-05-16 07:18:01 UTC View
46

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways