Packet #39483487 Success

POSITION_APP packet from WhiskeyJackBase (49a4) to !ffffffff

47
Total Receptions
3
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39483487
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9d156607
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC
From Node: WhiskeyJackBase (49a4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐)
Channel: MediumFast
RSSI: -94 dBm
SNR: -0.75 dBm
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
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:43.542118°
Longitude:-80.294707°
Altitude:295 m
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:28 bytes
Gateway:!a2e1bcbc
Channel:MediumFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:3 / 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 !a2e1bcbc
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 67520932
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 Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -94.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -0.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778916369
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 1778916369.7869656
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 (3 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !a2e1bcbc
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -94.0 dBm
SNR: -0.75 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": 43.5421184, "longitude": -80.2947072, "altitude": 295, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a2e1bcbc", "channel_id": "MediumFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 67520932, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2635425287, "rx_time": 1778916369, "rx_snr": -0.75, "rx_rssi": -94, "hop_limit": 0, "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": "0d0000f41915000024d018a70225da1b086a28037803800121b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 435421184, "longitude_i": -802947072, "altitude": 295, "time": 1778916314, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 3, "ground_track": 33, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d0000f41915000024d018a70225da1b086a28037803800121b8010d
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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC Current
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.235s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.206s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.194s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.182s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.169s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.151s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.133s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.116s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.099s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.080s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.060s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.039s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) -0.019s
Before
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.011s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.022s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.033s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.044s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.055s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.065s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.076s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.088s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b MediumFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.101s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.112s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.124s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.136s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.147s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.159s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.177s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.187s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.198s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.209s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:09 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.232s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortFast 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.243s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.253s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.264s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.274s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.287s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.298s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.310s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.322s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.334s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.345s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.356s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
neoSG2 https://canadaverse.org/ (🎐) +0.368s
After
-94.0 dBm -0.75 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
VA3NNW-4240 (NNW) +0.379s
After
-140.0 dBm -15.50 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
Meshtastic 7c50 (7c50) +0.390s
After
-119.0 dBm -12.50 dB 3 5b LongFast 2026-05-16 07:26:10 UTC View
47

Total Receptions

3

Unique Gateways