Packet #680259 Success

POSITION_APP packet from ArticFox-GW-8 (fox1) to BLTSLEPOY-QC-C8 (LPOY)

2
Total Receptions
2
Unique Gateways
4
Hop Count
27
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 680259
Mesh Packet ID: 0x5b25db2c
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-05-16 20:28:25 UTC
From Node: ArticFox-GW-8 (fox1)
To Node: BLTSLEPOY-QC-C8 (LPOY)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: AFSC-8 🇵🇹 (AFSC)
Channel: LongFast
RSSI: -110 dBm
SNR: -20.75 dBm
Hop Info: 4/4 hops
Start: 4, Limit: 0
Relay Node: 8f 6e8f
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:38.466703°
Longitude:-9.170215°
Satellites:2
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:!b6d69d8c
Channel:LongFast
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:4 / 4
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
âš  Default channel - no encryption
âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 2 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !b6d69d8c
Node ID format
channel_id LongFast
Default public channel
packet MeshPacket (27 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 4133636588
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3221048016
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum POSITION_APP
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 27 bytes size
hop_limit Not set uint32
hop_start 4
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 4
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -110.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr -20.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1778962854
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 143
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: Direct Message
Privacy Features:
  • ✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
  • ✓ Targeted to specific node
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • âš  Default channel - no encryption
  • âš  Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • âš  Multi-hop path visible (4 hops)
  • âš  RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !b6d69d8c
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -110.0 dBm
SNR: -20.75 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": 38.4667034, "longitude": -9.1702146, "altitude": 0, "sats_in_view": 2, "precision_bits": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 4133636588, "to": 3221048016, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DZqN7RYVfryI+hgAJRDRCGooAz0Q0QhqmAEC", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3 }, "id": 1529207596, "rx_time": 1778962854, "rx_snr": -20.75, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 143, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "LongFast", "gateway_id": "!b6d69d8c" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 4133636588, "to": 3221048016, "channel": 8, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DZqN7RYVfryI+hgAJRDRCGooAz0Q0QhqmAEC", "want_response": true, "bitfield": 3, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 384667034, "longitude_i": -91702146, "altitude": 0, "time": 1778962704, "location_source": "LOC_EXTERNAL", "timestamp": 1778962704, "sats_in_view": 2, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } }, "id": 1529207596, "rx_time": 1778962854, "rx_snr": -20.75, "rx_rssi": -110, "hop_start": 4, "relay_node": 143, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (27 bytes)
0d9a8ded16157ebc88fa18002510d1086a28033d10d1086a980102
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
AFSC-8 🇵🇹 (AFSC) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-110.0 dBm -20.75 dB 4 8f 6e8f LongFast 2026-05-16 20:28:25 UTC Current
1 hop Gateways that received this packet after 1 hop
CR7BZU-Casa-8 (CP01) -462.347s
Before 		-58.0 dBm 5.75 dB 1 c1 CP02 LongFast 2026-05-16 20:20:43 UTC View
2

Total Receptions

2

Unique Gateways