Packet #10625320 Success

POSITION_APP packet from ๐ŸŒCharly Unid Movil๐Ÿ›ฐ (C181) to !ffffffff

18
Total Receptions
18
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
33
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 10625320
Mesh Packet ID: 0xc7044620
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-14 22:36:40 UTC
From Node: ๐ŸŒCharly Unid Movil๐Ÿ›ฐ (C181)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Venturada base๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (Vb)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: -89 dBm
SNR: 8.25 dBm
Hop Info: 3/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 1
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:40.343142ยฐ
Longitude:-3.706880ยฐ
Altitude:661 m
Precision:18 bits
Raw Packet Analysis
Complete field breakdown and MQTT privacy/exposure analysis
Packet Structure
MQTT Packet Flow:
ServiceEnvelope (MQTT layer) โ†’ MeshPacket (Mesh layer) โ†’ Decoded Payload (Application data)
Total Size:33 bytes
Gateway:!2f72ec6c
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:3 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
โœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
โš  Visible to all nodes on channel
โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !2f72ec6c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (33 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 2956846908
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 33 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -89.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 8.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1757889400
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 8
Relay node ID
uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757889400.7806063
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:
  • โœ“ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • โœ“ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • โœ“ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • โš  Visible to all nodes on channel
  • โš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • โš  Full GPS precision shared
  • โš  Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
  • โš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !2f72ec6c
Position Precision: 18 bits (~91.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 91.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -89.0 dBm
SNR: 8.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:33 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 40.3431424, "longitude": -3.70688, "altitude": 661, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 18 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!2f72ec6c", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 2956846908, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3338946080, "rx_time": 1757889400, "rx_snr": 8.25, "rx_rssi": -89, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 8, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00e00b18150060cafd189505258343c768280258926e78008001c89046b80112", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 403431424, "longitude_i": -37068800, "altitude": 661, "time": 1757889411, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 14098, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 1149000, "precision_bits": 18, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (33 bytes)
0d00e00b18150060cafd189505258343c768280258926e78008001c89046b80112
Hex Analysis:
Size:33 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
Venturada base๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (Vb) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-89.0 dBm 8.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 Current
Venturada2๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒโ˜€๏ธ (Vb2) -1.003s
Before
-111.0 dBm -13.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:39 View
Meshtastic c498๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ (C498) -0.687s
Before
-115.0 dBm -10.75 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Will - Azuqueca (WAzq) -0.327s
Before
-111.0 dBm -11.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.003s
Before
-129.0 dBm -11.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
@lazynoda cocidito ๐Ÿฅต ๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (LNCM) +0.012s
After
-111.0 dBm 0.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
GRN1-Base๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (GRN1) +0.026s
After
-98.0 dBm 6.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Tlgo ๐Ÿ“ก๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”‹๐Ÿ”Œ (TLG0) +0.033s
After
-114.0 dBm -6.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Meshtastic fbec (fbec) +0.035s
After
-127.0 dBm -6.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) +0.218s
After
-115.0 dBm -6.75 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:40 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) +0.259s
After
Unknown Unknown 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:41 View
Ocumare_Base_๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (CATA) +0.602s
After
-113.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:41 View
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) +0.682s
After
-102.0 dBm 0.50 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:41 View
Raor๐ŸŸ (PMI) +0.985s
After
-110.0 dBm -15.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:41 View
Perseo ๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (nvm1) +1.110s
After
-107.0 dBm -9.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:41 View
Meshtastic 7960 (7960) +1.308s
After
-62.0 dBm 8.75 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:42 View
MeshPrepper (MP) +1.424s
After
-122.0 dBm -14.25 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:42 View
SkG@Home ๐Ÿ—ผ๐ŸŒ (SkGH) +1.480s
After
-123.0 dBm -16.00 dB 4 MediumSlow 2025-09-14 22:36:42 View
18

Total Receptions

18

Unique Gateways