Packet #608898 Success

POSITION_APP packet from J_s1 to EA1FTE Repetidor (📡)

1
Total Receptions
1
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
15
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 608898
Mesh Packet ID: 0x52d388c1
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-06-12 08:49:03 UTC
From Node: J_s1 (8126)
To Node: EA1FTE Repetidor (📡)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: EA1FTE Repetidor (📡)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -109 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 15 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:42.205184°
Longitude:-8.755610°
Precision:12 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:15 bytes
Gateway:!336980cc
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !336980cc
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (15 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1261863206
Source node ID 		uint32
to 862552268
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 15 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -109.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1749718142
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 1749718143.2464247
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
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~5800.0m accuracy
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !336980cc
Position Precision: 12 bits (~5800.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 5800.0
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -109.0 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:15 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 42.205184, "longitude": -8.7556096, "altitude": null, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 12 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!336980cc", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1261863206, "to": 862552268, "id": 1389594817, "rx_time": 1749718142, "rx_snr": 0.25, "rx_rssi": -109, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "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": "0d00002819150000c8fa2801b8010c", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 422051840, "longitude_i": -87556096, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "precision_bits": 12, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (15 bytes)
0d00002819150000c8fa2801b8010c
Hex Analysis:
Size:15 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
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Channel Timestamp Actions
EA1FTE Repetidor (📡) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-109.0 dBm 0.25 dB 0 LongFast 2025-06-12 08:49:03 Current
No other receptions found within ±2 seconds
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Total Receptions

1

Unique Gateways