Packet #13964652 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Venturada móvil🚗 (Vbm) to Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)

11
Total Receptions
11
Unique Gateways
3
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 13964652
Mesh Packet ID: 0xa1dfbd5b
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-10-07 06:29:39 UTC
From Node: Venturada móvil🚗 (Vbm)
To Node: Sierra norte Madrid ⛰️🗼🌞 (SNM)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Quass001 ☄️ (Q001)
Channel: MediumSlow
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 3/3 hops
Start: 3, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:40.815821°
Longitude:-3.591373°
Altitude:915 m
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:28 bytes
Gateway:!9e9a932c
Channel:MediumSlow
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:3 / 3
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !9e9a932c
Node ID format
channel_id MediumSlow
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 744026032
Source node ID 		uint32
to 1129719940
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 3
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 3
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1759818579
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 80
Packet priority level 		enum
delayed Not set enum
channel Not set uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 48
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1759818579.9485633
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: MediumSlow
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~2900.0m accuracy
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (3 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !9e9a932c
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
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": 40.8158208, "longitude": -3.5913728, "altitude": 915, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!9e9a932c", "channel_id": "MediumSlow", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 744026032, "to": 1129719940, "id": 2715794779, "rx_time": 1759818579, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 3, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 80, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 48, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00005418150000dcfd1893072514b3e46828037800800100b8010d", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 408158208, "longitude_i": -35913728, "altitude": 915, "time": 1759818516, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0d00005418150000dcfd1893072514b3e46828037800800100b8010d
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
Quass001 ☄️ (Q001) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 Current
Mec Rocket Meco (MRM) -1.894s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -8.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:38 View
Venturada2🗼🌐☀️ (Vb2) -1.889s
Before 		-89.0 dBm 4.50 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:38 View
Machu Pichu (MaPi) -1.610s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -13.75 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:38 View
GRN1-Base🗼🌐 (GRN1) -1.564s
Before 		-99.0 dBm -3.00 dB 1 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:38 View
Monolito (MoN) -0.716s
Before 		-71.0 dBm 8.00 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
Oxygen EA4HKU (O) -0.424s
Before 		-116.0 dBm -10.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
Quass002 ☄️ (Q002) -0.256s
Before 		-126.0 dBm -16.00 dB 2 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
Carbon EA4HKU (C) -0.207s
Before 		-109.0 dBm 1.50 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
Meshtastic 18a4 (18a4) -0.192s
Before 		-122.0 dBm -12.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
Meshtastic 1760 (1760) -0.189s
Before 		-117.0 dBm -2.25 dB 3 MediumSlow 2025-10-07 06:29:39 View
11

Total Receptions

11

Unique Gateways