Packet #4029729 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Mango 📱 (dd0a) to Tango-CL-868📱 (40bc)

15
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 4029729
Mesh Packet ID: 0x69e6593c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-07-18 06:59:47 UTC
From Node: Mango 📱 (dd0a)
To Node: Tango-CL-868📱 (40bc)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Mango 📱 (dd0a)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 0/0 hops
Start: 0, Limit: 0
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:41.377034°
Longitude:2.089338°
Altitude:95 m
Satellites:9
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:32 bytes
Gateway:!c934dd0a
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / Unknown
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !c934dd0a
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 3375684874
Source node ID 		uint32
to 861946044
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start Not set uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1752821481
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 70
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 10
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1752821987.1046457
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
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !c934dd0a
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 41.3770341, "longitude": 2.0893381, "altitude": 95, "sats_in_view": 9, "precision_bits": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!c934dd0a", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3375684874, "to": 861946044, "id": 1776703804, "rx_time": 1752821481, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 0, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 70, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 10, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d65a2a91815c5ce3e01185f25e7ee796828033de7ee7968780580012f980109", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 413770341, "longitude_i": 20893381, "altitude": 95, "time": 1752821479, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "timestamp": 1752821479, "ground_speed": 5, "ground_track": 47, "sats_in_view": 9, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0d65a2a91815c5ce3e01185f25e7ee796828033de7ee7968780580012f980109
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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
Mango 📱 (dd0a) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:59:47 Current
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -265.571s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:55:21 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -232.527s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:55:54 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -211.496s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:56:15 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -190.501s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:56:36 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -169.376s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:56:57 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -148.357s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:57:18 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -127.334s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:57:39 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -105.165s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:58:01 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -84.132s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:58:22 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -63.091s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:58:44 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -42.048s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:59:05 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) -21.025s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 06:59:26 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) +22.022s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 07:00:09 View
Mango 📱 (dd0a) +43.056s
After 		Unknown Unknown 0 LongFast 2025-07-18 07:00:30 View
15

Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways