Packet #208400 Success

POSITION_APP packet from BIF1-BASE (BIF1) to !ffffffff

5
Total Receptions
5
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
34
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 208400
Mesh Packet ID: 0x4a230707
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-04-01 13:51:18 UTC
From Node: BIF1-BASE (BIF1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: 136FA UPL (136U)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -27 dBm
SNR: 6.5 dBm
Hop Info: 4/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 50 136B
Last byte of the last hop that relayed this packet - Candidate source node(s) based on 0-hop direct receptions
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 34 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:41.497395°
Longitude:-81.605427°
Altitude:261 m
Satellites:6
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:34 bytes
Gateway:!acaad57c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:4 / 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

FieldValue
gateway_id !acaad57c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (34 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 1770320340
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum POSITION_APP
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 34 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -27.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 6.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1775051477
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 8
Channel index 		uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption 		bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 80
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp Not set 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 (4 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !acaad57c
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -27.0 dBm
SNR: 6.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:34 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 41.4973952, "longitude": -81.6054272, "altitude": 261, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 1770320340, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DQAAvBgVAABczxiFAiXHIs1pKAJY0wF4AIABAJgBBrgBDQ==", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 1243809543, "rx_time": 1775051477, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 1, "rx_rssi": -27, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 80, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!acaad57c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1770320340, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DQAAvBgVAABczxiFAiXHIs1pKAJY0wF4AIABAJgBBrgBDQ==", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 414973952, "longitude_i": -816054272, "altitude": 261, "time": 1775051463, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 211, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "sats_in_view": 6, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } }, "id": 1243809543, "rx_time": 1775051477, "rx_snr": 6.5, "hop_limit": 1, "rx_rssi": -27, "hop_start": 5, "relay_node": 80, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (34 bytes)
0d0000bc181500005ccf18850225c722cd69280258d3017800800100980106b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:34 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
136FA UPL (136U) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-27.0 dBm 6.50 dB 4 50 136B LongFast 2026-04-01 13:51:18 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
NU8H-1 (U8H1) -7.303s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -9.25 dB 1 - LongFast 2026-04-01 13:51:11 UTC View
4 hops Gateways that received this packet after 4 hops
Painesville-1-Skynet-1 (PVL1) -1.179s
Before 		-68.0 dBm 4.50 dB 4 58 KIRT LongFast 2026-04-01 13:51:17 UTC View
5 hops Gateways that received this packet after 5 hops
KA8OAD-3 (OAD3) +0.849s
After 		-46.0 dBm 10.75 dB 5 - LongFast 2026-04-01 13:51:19 UTC View
Nick-N1TVI-Portable-2 (TVI2) +1.963s
After 		-117.0 dBm -12.75 dB 5 20 PVL1 LongFast 2026-04-01 13:51:20 UTC View
5

Total Receptions

5

Unique Gateways