Packet #2721752 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Ghost04-CL8 (GH04) to Foros Arrão☀🇵🇹-GT-8 (FAS)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
32
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 2721752
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe76992d4
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-02 15:45:45 UTC
From Node: Ghost04-CL8 (GH04)
To Node: Foros Arrão☀🇵🇹-GT-8 (FAS)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: 🪪 CS7ATL#001-8 🇵🇹 (ATL1)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -110 dBm
SNR: -15.5 dBm
Hop Info: 0/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 4
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:38.972949°
Longitude:-9.103994°
Altitude:390 m
Satellites:4
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:32 bytes
Gateway:!cf54ec86
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 2 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Default channel - no encryption
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 1 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !cf54ec86
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (32 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 861688732
Source node ID 		uint32
to 352215881
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 32 bytes size
hop_limit 4
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -110.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -15.50 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1772466346
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 86
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 156
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1772466345.4157476
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
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Default channel - no encryption
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !cf54ec86
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -110.0 dBm
SNR: -15.50 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:32 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 38.9729487, "longitude": -9.1039938, "altitude": 390, "sats_in_view": 4, "precision_bits": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!cf54ec86", "channel_id": "LongFast", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 861688732, "to": 352215881, "id": 3882455764, "rx_time": 1772466346, "rx_snr": -15.5, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_limit": 4, "hop_start": 4, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 86, "relay_node": 156, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0dcfcc3a17153ed792fa18860325a2aea56928033da2aea5698001db01980104", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 389729487, "longitude_i": -91039938, "altitude": 390, "time": 1772465826, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "timestamp": 1772465826, "ground_track": 219, "sats_in_view": 4, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (32 bytes)
0dcfcc3a17153ed792fa18860325a2aea56928033da2aea5698001db01980104
Hex Analysis:
Size:32 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 Channel Timestamp Actions
🪪 CS7ATL#001-8 🇵🇹 (ATL1) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-110.0 dBm -15.50 dB 0 LongFast 2026-03-02 15:45:45 Current
STechHome 🇵🇹📡-GW-8 (STH) +1.055s
After 		-122.0 dBm -11.50 dB 1 LongFast 2026-03-02 15:45:46 View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways