Packet #40227111 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Zap South b734 (ZapS) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 40227111
Mesh Packet ID: 0x1dc4422a
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC
From Node: Zap South b734 (ZapS)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: MoeTD (Moe)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -127 dBm
SNR: -18.5 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Relay Node: ef crxb
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:47.631565°
Longitude:-52.664730°
Altitude:77 m
Satellites:21
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:32 bytes
Gateway:!4ed3691c
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
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 !4ed3691c
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 14137140
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 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 2
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -127.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -18.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1779072172
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 239
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1779072172.7443752
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: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !4ed3691c
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -127.0 dBm
SNR: -18.50 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": 47.6315648, "longitude": -52.6647296, "altitude": 77, "sats_in_view": 21, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!4ed3691c", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 14137140, "to": 4294967295, "id": 499401258, "rx_time": 1779072172, "rx_snr": -18.5, "rx_rssi": -127, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 239, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d0000641c1500009ce0184d25aa7c0a6a28023d607c0a6a603c980115b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 476315648, "longitude_i": -526647296, "altitude": 77, "time": 1779072170, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "timestamp": 1779072096, "HDOP": 60, "sats_in_view": 21, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0d0000641c1500009ce0184d25aa7c0a6a28023d607c0a6a603c980115b8010d
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

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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
MoeTD (Moe) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC Current
MoeTD (Moe) -0.517s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.501s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.488s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.468s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.456s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.441s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.426s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.414s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.402s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.390s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.376s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.360s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.346s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.329s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.313s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.298s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.285s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.270s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.256s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.245s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.231s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.221s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb MediumFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.207s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.193s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.179s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.165s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.148s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.132s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.118s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.101s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.086s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.073s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.059s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.042s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.028s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.013s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.012s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.025s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.040s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.055s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.089s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.118s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.161s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.188s
After 		-127.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 ef crxb LongFast 2026-05-18 02:42:52 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways