Packet #1364851 Success

POSITION_APP packet from EA4HGT Tracker (FerT) to !ffffffff

8
Total Receptions
8
Unique Gateways
1
Hop Count
35
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1364851
Mesh Packet ID: 0x147ed89d
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-20 21:50:06 UTC
From Node: EA4HGT Tracker (FerT)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: test🗼🌐🌞 (test)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -119 dBm
SNR: -11.75 dBm
Hop Info: 1/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 35 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:40.606106°
Longitude:-3.696230°
Altitude:721 m
Satellites:5
Precision:13 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:35 bytes
Gateway:!b03bea60
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:1 / 5
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

FieldValue
gateway_id !b03bea60
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (35 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1907037144
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 35 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 1
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -119.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -11.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1750456206
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 Not set uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1750456206.974671
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: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (1 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b03bea60
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -119.0 dBm
SNR: -11.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:35 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 40.6061056, "longitude": -3.6962304, "altitude": 721, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!b03bea60", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1907037144, "to": 4294967295, "id": 343857309, "rx_time": 1750456206, "rx_snr": -11.75, "rx_rssi": -119, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 0, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00003418150000ccfd18d1052589d7556858bd0478008001908c9002980105b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 406061056, "longitude_i": -36962304, "altitude": 721, "time": 1750456201, "PDOP": 573, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 4458000, "sats_in_view": 5, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (35 bytes)
0d00003418150000ccfd18d1052589d7556858bd0478008001908c9002980105b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:35 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
test🗼🌐🌞 (test) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-119.0 dBm -11.75 dB 1 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:06 Current
EA4HGT 28/T170📡 (Fer) -2.888s
Before 		-16.0 dBm 6.00 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:04 View
[TLGO] Base 📡🌐 (TLG0) +5.741s
After 		-124.0 dBm -18.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:12 View
GRN1-Base📡🌐 (GRN1) +5.760s
After 		-115.0 dBm -5.25 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:12 View
Villalbilla02 (VBV2) +5.997s
After 		-127.0 dBm -17.75 dB 2 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:12 View
SkG@Home 🗼🌐 (SkGH) +8.391s
After 		-126.0 dBm -17.50 dB 3 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:15 View
Zion 🗼 (Zion) +14.291s
After 		-105.0 dBm -15.50 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:50:21 View
Meshtastic 56cc (56cc) +547.521s
After 		-58.0 dBm 7.75 dB 5 LongFast 2025-06-20 21:59:14 View
8

Total Receptions

8

Unique Gateways