Packet #5873363 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 5c94 (R2Bs) to !ffffffff

16
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
23
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5873363
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa7ed4888
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 05:51:19 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 5c94 (R2Bs)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:55.803834°
Longitude:37.594822°
Altitude:172 m
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:23 bytes
Gateway:!f993a9f4
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 !f993a9f4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (23 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 113466516
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 23 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 1768359079
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 1768359079.7847564
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: !f993a9f4
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:23 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 55.8038341, "longitude": 37.5948216, "altitude": 172, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!f993a9f4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 113466516, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2817345672, "rx_time": 1768359079, "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": "0d45fd422115b883681618ac0128037800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 558038341, "longitude_i": 375948216, "altitude": 172, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)
0d45fd422115b883681618ac0128037800800100b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:23 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
ZA_MKAD_22_433_2 (4332) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:51:19 Current
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -227.652s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -14.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:32 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) -227.584s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -8.00 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:32 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -222.635s
Before 		-115.0 dBm -12.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:37 View
hmbm (f55c) -221.665s
Before 		-118.0 dBm -11.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:38 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -220.279s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -17.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:39 View
patch866 (pth8) -219.250s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 2.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:40 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -207.486s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 7.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:52 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -207.437s
Before 		Unknown 6.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:52 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -207.036s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 7.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:52 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) -204.850s
Before 		-102.0 dBm 2.00 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:54 View
PopoG SRO (c204) -200.929s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -17.75 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:47:58 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -0.560s
Before 		-102.0 dBm -15.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:51:19 View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681) -0.234s
Before 		-137.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:51:19 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) -0.189s
Before 		-104.0 dBm -11.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:51:19 View
NODE_SOLAR_868 (8682) +0.016s
After 		Unknown Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 05:51:19 View
16

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways