Packet #40590685 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VE3EPN - T1000E (ab8c) to !ffffffff

45
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 40590685
Mesh Packet ID: 0x9c065143
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC
From Node: VE3EPN - T1000E (ab8c)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: VE3EPN-Roof (c685)
Channel: ShortTurbo
RSSI: -47 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 3
Relay Node: 8c ab8c
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: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:44.643123°
Longitude:-79.508275°
Altitude:270 m
Satellites:15
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:33 bytes
Gateway:!4737c685
Channel:ShortTurbo
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 3
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
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !4737c685
Node ID format
channel_id ShortTurbo
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4273843084
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 33 bytes size
hop_limit 3
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -47.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 6.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1779152726
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 140
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1779154385.7269256
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !4737c685
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -47.0 dBm
SNR: 6.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 44.6431232, "longitude": -79.5082752, "altitude": 270, "sats_in_view": 15, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!4737c685", "channel_id": "ShortTurbo", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4273843084, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2617659715, "rx_time": 1779152726, "rx_snr": 6.25, "rx_rssi": -47, "hop_limit": 3, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": false, "want_ack": false, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": false, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 140, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00009c1a1500009cd0188e022557b70b6a28025868780080010098010fb8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 446431232, "longitude_i": -795082752, "altitude": 270, "time": 1779152727, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 104, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "sats_in_view": 15, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d00009c1a1500009cd0188e022557b70b6a28025868780080010098010fb8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC Current
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.632s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.605s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.577s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.543s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.521s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.496s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.480s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.464s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.449s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.434s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.419s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.407s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.382s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.359s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.330s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.306s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.274s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.251s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.236s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.218s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.205s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.193s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c MediumFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.180s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.161s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.143s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.126s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.113s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.099s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.080s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.066s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.053s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.039s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.026s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortFast 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) -0.013s
Before
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.022s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.041s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.057s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.070s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.124s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.218s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.239s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.256s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:05 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.605s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c ShortTurbo 2026-05-19 01:33:06 UTC View
VE3EPN-Roof (c685) +0.626s
After
-47.0 dBm 6.25 dB 0 8c ab8c LongFast 2026-05-19 01:33:06 UTC View
45

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways