Packet #5846512 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Laoshu Ren (2520) to Sunshine (SUN)

13
Total Receptions
10
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5846512
Mesh Packet ID: 0xbb8add0c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 02:07:57 UTC
From Node: Laoshu Ren (2520)
To Node: Sunshine (SUN)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: HOPS GW (ZER0)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -81 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:55.967744°
Longitude:37.407949°
Altitude:977 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:28 bytes
Gateway:!698376e8
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
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 !698376e8
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2697708860
Source node ID 		uint32
to 313538432
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -81.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768345676
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 4
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768345677.9426768
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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !698376e8
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -81.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 55.967744, "longitude": 37.4079488, "altitude": 977, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!698376e8", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2697708860, "to": 313538432, "id": 3146439948, "rx_time": 1768345676, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -81, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 4, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00005c211500004c1618d10725afcd666928037800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 559677440, "longitude_i": 374079488, "altitude": 977, "time": 1768345007, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d00005c211500004c1618d10725afcd666928037800800100b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
HOPS GW (ZER0) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-81.0 dBm 5.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:57 Current
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -10.378s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:47 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) -10.354s
Before 		-125.0 dBm -17.00 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:47 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -10.029s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -9.75 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:47 View
PopoG VKO 6a54 (6a54) -9.633s
Before 		-127.0 dBm -19.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:48 View
PopoG SRO (c204) -8.440s
Before 		-34.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:49 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -8.027s
Before 		-103.0 dBm -18.75 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:49 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) -7.282s
Before 		-100.0 dBm 2.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:50 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) -7.011s
Before 		-100.0 dBm 2.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:50 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -5.784s
Before 		-105.0 dBm -10.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:52 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) -4.214s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -18.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:53 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) -3.824s
Before 		-120.0 dBm -18.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:54 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -1.684s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -11.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 02:07:56 View
13

Total Receptions

10

Unique Gateways