Packet #2373928 Success

POSITION_APP packet from JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1) to !ffffffff

20
Total Receptions
20
Unique Gateways
5
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2373928
Mesh Packet ID: 0xdc9bda0e
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-11-18 22:20:48 UTC
From Node: JLO1 - 299 Park (JLO1)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: csbot (dmbb)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: Unknown
SNR: Unknown
Hop Info: 5/5 hops
Start: 5, Limit: 0
Relay Node: ed dmbp
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:40.756011°
Longitude:-73.974216°
Precision:32 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:!6c73fe84
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:5 / 5
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Gateway node ID tracked
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 !6c73fe84
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 3121390740
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 Not set uint32
hop_start 5
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 5
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi Not set int32
rx_snr Not set float
rx_time 1763504539
Receive timestamp 		fixed32
via_mqtt False
Direct LoRa transmission 		bool
want_ack False
No ACK requested 		bool
priority 64
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 237
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1763504448.908212
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
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (5 hops)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !6c73fe84
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
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": 40.7560112, "longitude": -73.9742163, "altitude": 0, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!6c73fe84", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 3121390740, "to": 4294967295, "id": 3701201422, "rx_time": 1763504539, "rx_snr": 0.0, "rx_rssi": 0, "hop_limit": 0, "hop_start": 5, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 64, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 0, "relay_node": 237, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0db0df4a18152d6ee8d318002588f01c6928017800800100b80120", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 407560112, "longitude_i": -739742163, "altitude": 0, "time": 1763504264, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0db0df4a18152d6ee8d318002588f01c6928017800800100b80120
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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Map shows gateway locations that received this packet. Hop counts are displayed if available.
Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
csbot (dmbb) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		Unknown Unknown 5 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:48 UTC Current
MeshM0xie (M0x) -266.167s
Before 		-113.0 dBm -18.25 dB 2 b4 PARK LongFast 2025-11-18 22:16:22 UTC View
K2YYD MQTT Gateway 0b0b (MBMQ) -166.157s
Before 		-69.0 dBm Unknown 5 6c LongFast 2025-11-18 22:18:02 UTC View
https://nyme.sh | Xoder (MERB) -166.075s
Before 		-121.0 dBm -14.50 dB 3 68 JLO6 LongFast 2025-11-18 22:18:02 UTC View
dkTowerBot (dkTB) -164.073s
Before 		-98.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 4c JLY3 , SST LongFast 2025-11-18 22:18:04 UTC View
Meshtastic 631c (631c) -164.015s
Before 		-110.0 dBm -19.00 dB 4 31 a031 , ν LongFast 2025-11-18 22:18:04 UTC View
Steiner Studios Tower (SST) -88.668s
Before 		-112.0 dBm -6.00 dB 5 1e 351e LongFast 2025-11-18 22:19:20 UTC View
YMH 2 @ Your Mom’s House (YMH2) -3.703s
Before 		-70.0 dBm -7.50 dB 3 90 NLG1 LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:45 UTC View
!ebb328a2 (28a2) -2.708s
Before 		-96.0 dBm -7.50 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
ClaremontWx.net (CmWx) -2.700s
Before 		-79.0 dBm 5.00 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
K2XAP V4 MS (XAP4) -2.692s
Before 		-66.0 dBm 4.00 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
CBZ0 🚕 mobile (CBZ0) -2.338s
Before 		-80.0 dBm 5.75 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
DRP1 Chelsea (DRP1) -2.305s
Before 		-76.0 dBm 5.50 dB 3 c9 Penn , JLX3 LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
Meshtastic e41a (GRBT) -2.301s
Before 		-119.0 dBm -11.25 dB 3 c9 Penn LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:46 UTC View
🦨 corruptedstack🦨 meshtoad 🐸 (dmbp) -0.288s
Before 		-108.0 dBm -18.25 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:48 UTC View
corruptedstack Weather (cswx) -0.241s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 5 ed dmbp LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:48 UTC View
Claudiopolis-440c (440c) -0.233s
Before 		-100.0 dBm -10.75 dB 4 01 LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:48 UTC View
Gowanus Soda (p1p) +1.924s
After 		-110.0 dBm -8.75 dB 5 - LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:50 UTC View
Fried Fish 1 | nyme.sh (FF1) +2.836s
After 		-101.0 dBm -14.00 dB 4 - LongFast 2025-11-18 22:20:51 UTC View
Pads GO Node (PaDD) +24096.038s
After 		-99.0 dBm 5.00 dB 5 e4 23e4 LongFast 2025-11-19 05:02:24 UTC View
20

Total Receptions

20

Unique Gateways