Packet #6000094 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic dea4 (dea4) to SDAfT 1 (SDA1)

19
Total Receptions
19
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 6000094
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc0b71c73
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-01-15 05:25:18 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic dea4 (dea4)
To Node: SDAfT 1 (SDA1)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -94 dBm
SNR: -16.25 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:55.638426°
Longitude:37.616026°
Altitude:205 m
Precision:17 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:!04c66d78
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:4 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !04c66d78
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 2896813732
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1770354048
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -94.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -16.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1768443917
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 143
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1768443918.5433984
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !04c66d78
Position Precision: 17 bits (~182.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 182.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -94.0 dBm
SNR: -16.25 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": 55.6384256, "longitude": 37.6160256, "altitude": 205, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 17 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!04c66d78", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2896813732, "to": 1770354048, "id": 3233225843, "rx_time": 1768443917, "rx_snr": -16.25, "rx_rssi": -94, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 143, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00c029211500c06b1618cd0125d74f686928017800800100b80111", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 556384256, "longitude_i": 376160256, "altitude": 205, "time": 1768443863, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 17, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d00c029211500c06b1618cd0125d74f686928017800800100b80111
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
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-94.0 dBm -16.25 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:18 Current
Fostral (FSTR) -3.612s
Before 		-84.0 dBm -14.50 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:14 View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8) -3.277s
Before 		-108.0 dBm 2.25 dB 1 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:15 View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28) -2.667s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -6.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:15 View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv) -2.590s
Before 		-48.0 dBm 6.25 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:15 View
patch866 (pth8) -1.386s
Before 		-68.0 dBm 4.00 dB 2 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:17 View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8) +0.747s
After 		-125.0 dBm -17.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:19 View
Medved GW8 (MED8) +1.447s
After 		-104.0 dBm -0.50 dB 3 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:19 View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟) +3.114s
After 		-106.0 dBm -14.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:21 View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8) +3.160s
After 		-102.0 dBm -2.00 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:21 View
Korolyok h0use (K8k*) +5.519s
After 		-128.0 dBm -19.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:24 View
hmbm (f55c) +5.788s
After 		-99.0 dBm 2.50 dB 4 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:24 View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8) +6.074s
After 		Unknown 3.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:24 View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8) +6.192s
After 		-61.0 dBm 3.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:24 View
Dragon868-1 (D1) +7.486s
After 		-120.0 dBm -17.50 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:26 View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2) +7.542s
After 		-117.0 dBm -13.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:26 View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8) +7.722s
After 		-111.0 dBm -4.00 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:26 View
Aster-02 (AST2) +28.382s
After 		-90.0 dBm -3.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:46 View
Zamkad8 (zmkd) +38.500s
After 		-114.0 dBm -2.75 dB 5 LongFast 2026-01-15 05:25:57 View
19

Total Receptions

19

Unique Gateways