Packet #5958309 Failed

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 2e50 (2e50) to !ffffffff

25
Total Receptions
14
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 5958309
Mesh Packet ID: 0xcaacdc51
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-14 21:15:15 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 2e50 (2e50)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Failed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -36 dBm
SNR: 6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 37 bytes
Decoded: No
Position decode error: Error parsing message with type 'meshtastic.protobuf.Position'
Text Content:
0d008053211500807e1618ce012503dd6769280298980f7e6f2c059463460758c92d7c0d90
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:37 bytes
Gateway:!efffff01
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 !efffff01
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1770270288
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 37 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 -36.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768414515
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 126
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768414515.6842008
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
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !efffff01
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -36.0 dBm
SNR: 6.50 dB
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!efffff01", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770270288, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3400326225, "rx_time": 1768414515, "rx_snr": 6.5, "rx_rssi": -36, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 7, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 126, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d008053211500807e1618ce012503dd6769280298980f7e6f2c059463460758c92d7c0d90", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "raw_bytes": "0d008053211500807e1618ce012503dd6769280298980f7e6f2c059463460758c92d7c0d90", "type": "decode_error", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "decode_error": "Position decode error: Error parsing message with type 'meshtastic.protobuf.Position'" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d008053211500807e1618ce012503dd6769280298980f7e6f2c059463460758c92d7c0d90
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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 		-36.0 dBm 6.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:15 Current
Medved GW8 (MED8) -15.903s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 4.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:14:59 View
Medved GW8 (MED8) -15.547s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 4.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:00 View
patch866 (pth8) -14.574s
Before 		-69.0 dBm 2.75 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:01 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) -14.493s
Before 		-91.0 dBm 2.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:01 View
Aster-02 (AST2) -11.233s
Before 		-101.0 dBm -14.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:04 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) -10.908s
Before 		-123.0 dBm -13.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:04 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) -0.111s
Before 		Unknown 6.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:15 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) -0.067s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 6.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:15 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +0.087s
After 		-128.0 dBm -18.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:15 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +27.743s
After 		-119.0 dBm -12.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:43 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +28.134s
After 		-119.0 dBm -12.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:43 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +36.545s
After 		-117.0 dBm -12.25 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:52 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) +36.917s
After 		-117.0 dBm -12.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:15:52 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +715.456s
After 		-115.0 dBm -11.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:27:11 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) +715.806s
After 		-115.0 dBm -11.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:27:11 View
patch866 (pth8) +1564.899s
After 		-67.0 dBm 0.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:41:20 View
hmbm (f55c) +1565.846s
After 		-107.0 dBm -5.75 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:41:21 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) +1565.995s
After 		-89.0 dBm -0.25 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:41:21 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +1567.155s
After 		-106.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:41:22 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +1567.545s
After 		-106.0 dBm -13.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:41:23 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +1618.647s
After 		-121.0 dBm -12.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:42:14 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +1618.929s
After 		-106.0 dBm Unknown 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:42:14 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +1618.966s
After 		-121.0 dBm -12.50 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:42:14 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +1620.281s
After 		-67.0 dBm 6.25 dB 7 LongFast 2026-01-14 21:42:15 View
25

Total Receptions

14

Unique Gateways