Packet #1888700 Success

POSITION_APP packet from JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4) to !ffffffff

15
Total Receptions
15
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 1888700
Mesh Packet ID: 0x34ef0cfa
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-11 14:04:08 UTC
From Node: JLY4 - Roosevelt Solar (JLY4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: K2CAT/Home (K2CT)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -103 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dBm
Hop Info: 5/6 hops
Start: 6, Limit: 1
Relay Node: 2f KCAT
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: 27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:40.750285°
Longitude:-73.885286°
Altitude:24 m
Precision:14 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:27 bytes
Gateway:!33697bf4
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:5 / 6
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

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !33697bf4
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (27 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 4035396792
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 27 bytes size
hop_limit 1
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 6
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -103.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 0.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1762869923
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 47
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1762869848.21536
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
  • ✓ Reduced position precision: ~1500.0m 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: !33697bf4
Position Precision: 14 bits (~1500.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1500.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -103.0 dBm
SNR: 0.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:27 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 40.7502848, "longitude": -73.8852864, "altitude": 24, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 14 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!33697bf4", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4035396792, "to": 4294967295, "id": 888081658, "rx_time": 1762869923, "rx_snr": 0.25, "rx_rssi": -103, "hop_limit": 1, "hop_start": 6, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 47, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0d00004a18150000f6d31818252640136928017800800100b8010e", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 407502848, "longitude_i": -738852864, "altitude": 24, "time": 1762869286, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 14, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d00004a18150000f6d31818252640136928017800800100b8010e
Hex Analysis:
Size:27 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 Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
K2CAT/Home (K2CT) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-103.0 dBm 0.25 dB 5 2f KCAT LongFast 2025-11-11 14:04:08 UTC Current
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -612.883s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -6.75 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:55 UTC View
Blue Soda (p0p) -612.538s
Before 		-106.0 dBm -9.00 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:55 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -612.452s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 5.75 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:55 UTC View
1 MW 1 West Side | https://nyme.sh (1MW1) -612.237s
Before 		-98.0 dBm 3.50 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:55 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) -611.060s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -18.25 dB 6 - LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:57 UTC View
aurelia (🧚) -611.010s
Before 		-109.0 dBm -2.75 dB 5 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-11 13:53:57 UTC View
bit0fun | nyme.sh (🟠) -601.895s
Before 		-111.0 dBm -13.50 dB 6 10 WA2J LongFast 2025-11-11 13:54:06 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -601.854s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -12.75 dB 6 10 WA2J , 8a10 LongFast 2025-11-11 13:54:06 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -543.482s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -6.75 dB 5 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-11 13:55:04 UTC View
Lv4 - Heltec V4 Green (Lv4) -15.769s
Before 		-85.0 dBm -15.00 dB 1 d5 ETNA , 🟠 LongFast 2025-11-11 14:03:52 UTC View
Meshtastic b808 (b808) -15.050s
Before 		-107.0 dBm -4.25 dB 1 d5 ETNA LongFast 2025-11-11 14:03:53 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -7.044s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -10.50 dB 2 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-11 14:04:01 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -0.305s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -10.25 dB 5 - LongFast 2025-11-11 14:04:07 UTC View
BeMoreSQUIP 1 (VPP1) +48.690s
After 		-126.0 dBm -18.00 dB 4 b1 LongFast 2025-11-11 14:04:56 UTC View
15

Total Receptions

15

Unique Gateways