Packet #40288273 Success

POSITION_APP packet from MoeTD (Moe) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
45
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 40288273
Mesh Packet ID: 0xef2982bc
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC
From Node: MoeTD (Moe)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: MoeTD (Moe)
Channel: ShortFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 7
Relay Node: 1c Moe
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: 45 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:47.593792°
Longitude:-52.728997°
Altitude:101 m
Satellites:12
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:45 bytes
Gateway:!4ed3691c
Channel:ShortFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: ShortFast
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !4ed3691c
Node ID format
channel_id ShortFast
packet MeshPacket (45 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1322477852
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 45 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 1779086018
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 28
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1779086020.5593467
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: ShortFast
  • ✓ 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
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !4ed3691c
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
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:45 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 47.5937921, "longitude": -52.7289968, "altitude": 101, "sats_in_view": 12, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!4ed3691c", "channel_id": "ShortFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1322477852, "to": 4294967295, "id": 4012475068, "rx_time": 1779086018, "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": 28, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d813c5e1c15903192e0186525c2b20a6a28023d96b10a6a50126042780080019899dd0798010cb00101b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 475937921, "longitude_i": -527289968, "altitude": 101, "time": 1779086018, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "timestamp": 1779085718, "altitude_geoidal_separation": 9, "HDOP": 66, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 16207000, "sats_in_view": 12, "seq_number": 1, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (45 bytes)
0d813c5e1c15903192e0186525c2b20a6a28023d96b10a6a50126042780080019899dd0798010cb00101b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:45 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 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC Current
MoeTD (Moe) -0.378s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.366s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.351s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.338s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.326s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.315s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.300s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.288s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.276s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.265s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.254s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.243s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.231s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.218s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.205s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.192s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.179s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.167s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.155s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.143s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.130s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.118s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe MediumFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.105s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.091s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.080s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.065s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.054s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.042s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.030s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) -0.017s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.013s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.026s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.038s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.053s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.065s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.079s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.091s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.102s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.114s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.126s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.140s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.151s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.163s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe ShortTurbo 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
MoeTD (Moe) +0.174s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 1c Moe LongFast 2026-05-18 06:33:40 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways