Packet #39597126 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE3WNP-1 (WNP1) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 39597126
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc526ed61
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC
From Node: VE3WNP-1 (WNP1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: VE3WNP-11 (TGWN)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -54 dBm
SNR: 5.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 60 WNP1
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: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.383164°
Longitude:-80.305870°
Altitude:283 m
Satellites:6
Precision:32 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:32 bytes
Gateway:!da548450
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
+ 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 !da548450
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3663125600
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 32 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 -54.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 5.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1778938584
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 96
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1778938585.8612764
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !da548450
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -54.0 dBm
SNR: 5.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.3831636, "longitude": -80.3058696, "altitude": 283, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!da548450", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3663125600, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3307662689, "rx_time": 1778938584, "rx_snr": 5.5, "rx_rssi": -54, "hop_limit": 7, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 96, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0dd4bedb1915f84b22d0189b0225d672086a28028001f8b3970a980106b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 433831636, "longitude_i": -803058696, "altitude": 283, "time": 1778938582, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "ground_track": 21355000, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0dd4bedb1915f84b22d0189b0225d672086a28028001f8b3970a980106b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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
Loading...

Loading reception map...

Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC Current
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.518s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.488s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.476s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.465s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.454s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.442s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.431s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.419s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.406s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.395s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.382s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.369s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.356s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.343s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.330s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.317s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.304s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.292s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.280s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.268s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.256s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.244s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 MediumFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.232s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.220s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.207s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.196s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.184s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.171s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.158s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.145s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.133s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.120s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.106s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.093s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.082s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.071s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.058s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.047s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.035s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.022s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) -0.011s
Before
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +0.019s
After
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +0.033s
After
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 ShortTurbo 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
VE3WNP-11 (TGWN) +0.045s
After
-54.0 dBm 5.50 dB 0 60 WNP1 LongFast 2026-05-16 13:36:25 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways