Packet #5845960 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Chudik home (mch) to Sunshine (SUN)

8
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
2
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5845960
Mesh Packet ID: 0x27e60805
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 02:03:00 UTC
From Node: Chudik home (mch)
To Node: Sunshine (SUN)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -4 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 2/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:55.758029°
Longitude:37.460378°
Altitude:168 m
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:!efffff01
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:2 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !efffff01
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2661342672
Source node ID 		uint32
to 313538432
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 33 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 -4.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768345379
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 2
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768345380.4962323
Unix timestamp 		uint32
MQTT Privacy & Exposure Analysis

Analysis of privacy features and exposure risks when packet is shared via MQTT

Exposure Level: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !efffff01
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -4.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 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": 55.7580288, "longitude": 37.4603776, "altitude": 168, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!efffff01", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2661342672, "to": 313538432, "id": 669386757, "rx_time": 1768345379, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -4, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 2, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00003c21150000541618a80125dbcd666928013d01ccfb687800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 557580288, "longitude_i": 374603776, "altitude": 168, "time": 1768345051, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "timestamp": 1761332225, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d00003c21150000541618a80125dbcd666928013d01ccfb687800800100b8010d
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 Channel Timestamp Actions
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-4.0 dBm 5.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:03:00 Current
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -44.941s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:02:15 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) -44.599s
Before 		-101.0 dBm 0.75 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:02:15 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -44.473s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:02:16 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -0.029s
Before 		-52.0 dBm 5.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:03:00 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +0.576s
After 		-52.0 dBm 5.25 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:03:01 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +411.224s
After 		-89.0 dBm -7.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:09:51 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +412.254s
After 		-89.0 dBm -7.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:09:52 View
8

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways