Packet #3685299 Success

POSITION_APP packet from jaba-02 (jb-2) to !ffffffff

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Packet Information

Database ID:	3685299
Mesh Packet ID:	`0x7ca590cb` Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp:	2025-07-14 03:39:51 UTC
From Node:	jaba-02 (jb-2)
To Node:	!ffffffff (ffff)
Success:	Processed
Protocol:	POSITION_APP Port: 3

Gateway:	Mastinzgz (6bb4)
Channel:	LongFast
RSSI:	-102 dBm
SNR:	1.5 dBm
Hop Info:	2/4 hops Start: 4, Limit: 2

Payload Data

Protocol: POSITION_APP

Size: 28 bytes

Decoded: Yes

Decoded Data:

Latitude:	41.619456°
Longitude:	-0.872448°
Altitude:	300 m
Precision:	18 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:	!a0cb6bb4
Channel:	LongFast
Payload Type:	POSITION_APP
Hop Count:	2 / 4

Privacy Summary

Exposure Level:
Broadcast

Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked

Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
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MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

Field	Value
`gateway_id`	`!a0cb6bb4` 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

Field	Value	Type
`from`	`1127988208` Source node ID	uint32
`to`	`4294967295` (Broadcast) Visible to all nodes	uint32
`decoded.portnum`	`3` POSITION_APP	enum
`decoded.payload_length`	`28` bytes	size
`hop_limit`	`2` Remaining hops allowed	uint32
`hop_start`	`4` Initial hop limit	uint32
`hops_taken`	`2` Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit	derived
`rx_rssi`	`-102.0` dBm Signal strength at gateway	int32
`rx_snr`	`1.50` dB Signal quality at gateway	float
`rx_time`	`1752447511` 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`	`193` Relay node ID	uint32
`tx_after`	Not set	uint32
`timestamp`	`1752464391.4070475` 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

Exposure Risks:

⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ Full GPS precision shared
⚠ Multi-hop path visible (2 hops)
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)

MQTT-Specific Fields

Gateway ID:	`!a0cb6bb4`
Position Precision:	18 bits (~91.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters:	`91.0`
Signal Metrics:	RSSI: -102.0 dBm SNR: 1.50 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": 41.619456, "longitude": -0.872448, "altitude": 300, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 18 }

Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)

{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!a0cb6bb4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1127988208, "to": 4294967295, "id": 2091225291, "rx_time": 1752447511, "rx_snr": 1.5, "rx_rssi": -102, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 193, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00a0ce181500e07aff18ac02250e3a746828017800800100b80112", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 416194560, "longitude_i": -8724480, "altitude": 300, "time": 1752447502, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 18, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }

Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)

0d00a0ce181500e07aff18ac02250e3a746828017800800100b80112

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

Gateway	Time Offset	RSSI	SNR	Hops	Channel	Timestamp	Actions
Mastinzgz (6bb4) Primary	0.000s Reference	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:39:51	Current
jaba-02 (jb-2)	-16888.684s Before	Unknown	Unknown	0	LongFast	2025-07-13 22:58:22	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-855.405s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:25:36	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-810.386s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:26:21	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-785.384s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:26:46	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-740.368s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:27:31	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-710.354s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:28:01	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-665.342s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:28:46	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-640.325s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:29:11	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-595.301s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:29:56	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-570.294s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:30:21	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-525.281s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:31:06	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-500.227s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:31:31	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-455.207s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:32:16	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-425.171s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:32:46	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-380.169s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:33:31	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-355.161s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:33:56	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-310.150s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:34:41	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-285.132s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:35:06	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-240.124s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:35:51	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-215.107s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:36:16	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-170.079s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:37:01	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-140.054s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:37:31	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-95.048s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:38:16	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-70.033s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:38:41	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	-25.016s Before	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:39:26	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+50.013s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:40:41	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+75.025s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:41:06	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+120.042s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:41:51	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+145.052s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:42:16	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+190.084s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:43:01	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+215.099s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:43:26	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+265.095s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:44:16	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+290.109s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:44:41	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+335.120s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:45:26	View
Mastinzgz (6bb4)	+360.139s After	-102.0 dBm	1.50 dB	2	LongFast	2025-07-14 03:45:51	View

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Total Receptions

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Unique Gateways