Packet #862632 Success

POSITION_APP packet from SOLAR-01 (SOL1) to !ffffffff

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 862632
Mesh Packet ID: 0xba66e130
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-25 03:42:11 UTC
From Node: SOLAR-01 (SOL1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Lv5 Card (CRD5)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -59 dBm
SNR: 10.75 dBm
Hop Info: 5/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 2
Relay Node: f5 MQT0
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: 37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:41.654682°
Longitude:-81.395712°
Altitude:187 m
Satellites:8
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:37 bytes
Gateway:!6bed71e6
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:5 / 7
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 !6bed71e6
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 4044684886
Source node ID
uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes
uint32
decoded.portnum POSITION_APP
POSITION_APP
enum
decoded.payload_length 37 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed
uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -59.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr 10.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1779680530
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 245
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 (5 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !6bed71e6
Position Precision: 13 bits (~2900.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 2900.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -59.0 dBm
SNR: 10.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:37 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 41.6546816, "longitude": -81.395712, "altitude": 187, "sats_in_view": 8, "precision_bits": 13 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 4044684886, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DQAA1BgVAAB8zxi7ASX+xBNqKAJYjwF4AIABgNztCZgBCLgBDQ==", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 3127304496, "rx_time": 1779680530, "rx_snr": 10.75, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -59, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 245, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!6bed71e6" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4044684886, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DQAA1BgVAAB8zxi7ASX+xBNqKAJYjwF4AIABgNztCZgBCLgBDQ==", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 416546816, "longitude_i": -813957120, "altitude": 187, "time": 1779680510, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 143, "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 20672000, "sats_in_view": 8, "precision_bits": 13, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } }, "id": 3127304496, "rx_time": 1779680530, "rx_snr": 10.75, "hop_limit": 2, "rx_rssi": -59, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 245, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d0000d4181500007ccf18bb0125fec4136a2802588f017800800180dced09980108b8010d
Hex Analysis:
Size:37 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
Lv5 Card (CRD5) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-59.0 dBm 10.75 dB 5 f5 MQT0 LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:11 UTC Current
3 hops Gateways that received this packet after 3 hops
136F S1 (16c7) -3.072s
Before
-30.0 dBm 9.75 dB 3 50 136B LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:08 UTC View
5 hops Gateways that received this packet after 5 hops
AD8G MQTT Gateway (1574) -1.716s
Before
-58.0 dBm 6.50 dB 5 4e 2986 LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:09 UTC View
Bender (7750) +0.368s
After
-33.0 dBm 5.50 dB 5 d0 RPRK LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:11 UTC View
6 hops Gateways that received this packet after 6 hops
W8VFD MQTT Gateway (neomesh.org) (MQTT) +2.317s
After
-34.0 dBm 6.75 dB 6 5e 🌅 LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:13 UTC View
Meshtastic 295c (295c) +2.674s
After
-63.0 dBm 5.25 dB 6 7d MIJS LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:14 UTC View
Meshtastic 0480 (0480) +2.359s
After
-106.0 dBm 2.50 dB 6 36 LongFast 2026-05-25 03:42:13 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways