Packet #5328984 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0) to !ffffffff

17
Total Receptions
17
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
20
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5328984
Mesh Packet ID: 0x8b9d9d4d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-10 03:45:41 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 4ce0 (4ce0)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 20 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:55.725519°
Longitude:37.673466°
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:20 bytes
Gateway:!9e9fbbf0
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9fbbf0
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (20 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2658487520
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 20 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1768005940
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 64
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 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768005941.2267299
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)
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e9fbbf0
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:20 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 55.725519, "longitude": 37.673466, "altitude": null, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9fbbf0", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2658487520, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2342362445, "rx_time": 1768005940, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 64, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 80, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d160a372115c48374162514a061692801b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 557255190, "longitude_i": 376734660, "time": 1768005652, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (20 bytes)
0d160a372115c48374162514a061692801b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:20 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:41 Current
Fostral (FSTR) -276.601s
Before 		-89.0 dBm -19.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:04 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -275.678s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -4.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:05 View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) -275.593s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -18.50 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:05 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -275.565s
Before 		-48.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:05 View
hmbm (f55c) -273.454s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -8.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:07 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) -272.528s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -12.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:08 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -254.297s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -3.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:26 View
Medved GW8 (MED8) -245.946s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 2.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:41:35 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -19.918s
Before 		-97.0 dBm -9.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:21 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) -5.054s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -7.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:36 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.211s
Before 		-137.0 dBm -14.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:41 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +2.953s
After 		-108.0 dBm 0.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:44 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +18.127s
After 		-100.0 dBm -11.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:59 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +18.414s
After 		-123.0 dBm -17.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:45:59 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +208.036s
After 		-128.0 dBm -17.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:49:09 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +208.058s
After 		-118.0 dBm -11.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-10 03:49:09 View
17

Total Receptions

17

Unique Gateways