Packet #6009892 Success

POSITION_APP packet from gt8 to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	6009892
Mesh Packet ID:	`0xdd4e42f3` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2026-01-15 07:22:55 UTC
From Node:	gt8 (2fb8)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	Dragon868-1 (D1)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-123 dBm
SNR:	-14.75 dBm
Hop Info:	7/7 hops Start: 7, Limit: 0

Payload Data

Protocol: POSITION_APP

Size: 23 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	55.836672°
Longitude:	37.591450°
Altitude:	197 m
Precision:	12 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:	!9e9e3440
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
+ 1 more...

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

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!9e9e3440` 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

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`2666213304` 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`	`-123.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`-14.75` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1768450974` 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`	`220` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1768450975.147578` 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
✓ Reduced position precision: ~5800.0m accuracy

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:	`!9e9e3440`
Position Precision:	12 bits (~5800.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`5800.0`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -123.0 dBm SNR: -14.75 dB

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": 55.836672, "longitude": 37.5914496, "altitude": 197, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 12 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9e3440", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2666213304, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3712893683, "rx_time": 1768450974, "rx_snr": -14.75, "rx_rssi": -123, "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": 220, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00004821150000681618c50128017800800100b8010c", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 558366720, "longitude_i": 375914496, "altitude": 197, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 12, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (23 bytes)

0d00004821150000681618c50128017800800100b8010c

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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.

Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Dragon868-1 (D1) Primary	0.000s Reference	-123.0 dBm	-14.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:55	Current
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	-15.170s Before	-88.0 dBm	1.50 dB	1	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:39	View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	-14.884s Before	-88.0 dBm	1.50 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:40	View
Fostral (FSTR)	-6.978s Before	-83.0 dBm	-15.25 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:48	View
EGarpunov 2 868 (Base) (BAO) (EG28)	-6.944s Before	-113.0 dBm	-9.25 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:48	View
patch866 (pth8)	-5.859s Before	-68.0 dBm	2.25 dB	4	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:49	View
BBS Восток (DM📲) (BBSv)	-5.370s Before	-107.0 dBm	-13.50 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:49	View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)	-5.270s Before	-109.0 dBm	-16.25 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:49	View
hmbm (f55c)	-4.747s Before	-97.0 dBm	2.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:50	View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)	-3.724s Before	-84.0 dBm	-3.75 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:51	View
VEGA 6d78 (VEGA)	-3.450s Before	-84.0 dBm	-3.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:51	View
Dragon868-1 (D1)	-0.310s Before	-123.0 dBm	-14.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:54	View
Aster-02 (AST2)	+4.191s After	-90.0 dBm	-4.25 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:59	View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)	+4.219s After	-119.0 dBm	-9.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:59	View
Aster-02 (AST2)	+4.474s After	-90.0 dBm	-4.25 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:22:59	View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8)	+5.726s After	-67.0 dBm	6.00 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:23:00	View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)	+5.968s After	-126.0 dBm	-17.25 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:23:01	View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8)	+54.302s After	-48.0 dBm	5.75 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:23:49	View
Tsaritsyno_KB_U_868 (KBU8)	+54.523s After	-48.0 dBm	5.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 07:23:49	View
Zoͦmͫвⷡiͥeͤ [GW8] (🧟)	+4482.667s After	-94.0 dBm	-1.75 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:37	View
SYSXX YGW8 (SXY8)	+4482.709s After	-97.0 dBm	-12.00 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:37	View
Keyhost GW8 (KHS8)	+4482.732s After	-121.0 dBm	-18.50 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:37	View
SYSXX BGW8 (SXB8)	+4482.756s After	-116.0 dBm	-8.25 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:37	View
Koptevo-8-MQTT (BM8M)	+4482.911s After	-117.0 dBm	-14.25 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:38	View
RN3ABX Georgy 2 (ABX2)	+4482.959s After	-126.0 dBm	-17.25 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:38	View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8)	+4484.185s After	-75.0 dBm	6.25 dB	5	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:39	View
SYSXX OGW8 (SXG8)	+4484.451s After	-75.0 dBm	6.25 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:39	View
Medved GW8 (MED8)	+4484.879s After	-98.0 dBm	3.00 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:40	View
patch866 (pth8)	+4486.032s After	-68.0 dBm	1.25 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:41	View
Fostral (FSTR)	+4486.237s After	-84.0 dBm	-17.50 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:41	View
hmbm (f55c)	+4486.323s After	-101.0 dBm	-10.00 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:41	View
Aster-02 (AST2)	+4494.490s After	-98.0 dBm	-12.25 dB	6	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:37:49	View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8)	+4660.344s After	-102.0 dBm	-1.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:40:35	View
Butyrskaya 868 (But8)	+4660.568s After	-102.0 dBm	-1.75 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:40:35	View
ZA_MKAD_22_868_1 (8681)	+4935.943s After	-136.0 dBm	-15.25 dB	7	LongFast	2026-01-15 08:45:11	View

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19

Unique Gateways