Packet #489972 Success

POSITION_APP packet from Meshtastic 48f4 (48f4) to !ffffffff

9
Total Receptions
9
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
37
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 489972
Mesh Packet ID: 0xe8546f56
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-06 23:39:57 UTC
From Node: Meshtastic 48f4 (48f4)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: NCHK brsk (brs1)
Channel: chat.cap.ru
RSSI: -128 dBm
SNR: -18.25 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: cc 2acc
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:56.122172°
Longitude:47.281795°
Altitude:303 m
Satellites:24
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:37 bytes
Gateway:!7cbd853d
Channel:chat.cap.ru
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:7 / 7
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Broadcast
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Custom channel: chat.cap.ru
+ 1 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
+ 3 more...
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

FieldValue
gateway_id !7cbd853d
Node ID format
channel_id chat.cap.ru
packet MeshPacket (37 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 609896692
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 Not set uint32
hop_start 7
Initial hop limit
uint32
hops_taken 7
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit
derived
rx_rssi -128.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway
int32
rx_snr -18.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway
float
rx_time 1772840394
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 105
Channel index
uint32
pki_encrypted False
Standard encryption
bool
next_hop Not set uint32
relay_node 204
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)
  • ✓ Custom channel: chat.cap.ru
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Visible to all nodes on channel
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ Full GPS precision shared
  • ⚠ Multi-hop path visible (7 hops)
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !7cbd853d
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -128.0 dBm
SNR: -18.25 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": 56.1221718, "longitude": 47.2817946, "altitude": 303, "sats_in_view": 24, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 609896692, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DVaQcyEVGqEuHBivAiW3ZatpKAJYYniWAYABoOmLApgBGLgBIA==", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 3897847638, "rx_time": 1772840394, "rx_snr": -18.25, "rx_rssi": -128, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 204, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "chat.cap.ru", "gateway_id": "!7cbd853d" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 609896692, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DVaQcyEVGqEuHBivAiW3ZatpKAJYYniWAYABoOmLApgBGLgBIA==", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 561221718, "longitude_i": 472817946, "altitude": 303, "time": 1772840375, "location_source": "LOC_INTERNAL", "PDOP": 98, "ground_speed": 150, "ground_track": 4388000, "sats_in_view": 24, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } }, "id": 3897847638, "rx_time": 1772840394, "rx_snr": -18.25, "rx_rssi": -128, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 204, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (37 bytes)
0d56907321151aa12e1c18af0225b765ab69280258627896018001a0e98b02980118b80120
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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Gateway Time Offset RSSI SNR Hops Relay Channel Timestamp Actions
NCHK brsk (brs1) Primary 0.000s
Reference
-128.0 dBm -18.25 dB 7 cc 2acc chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:57 UTC Current
7 hops Gateways that received this packet after 7 hops
Meshtastic 842c work (nm01) -16.365s
Before
-118.0 dBm -14.25 dB 7 f4 48f4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:40 UTC View
Poughkeepsie (pkps) -16.503s
Before
-104.0 dBm -10.00 dB 7 f4 48f4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:40 UTC View
Meshtastic 6f70 (6f70) -6.457s
Before
Unknown Unknown 7 c0 a5c0 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:50 UTC View
Meshtastic a5c0 (a5c0) -6.710s
Before
-142.0 dBm -14.50 dB 7 e4 vaya chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:50 UTC View
Meshtastic 8170 (8170) -3.925s
Before
-16.0 dBm 8.75 dB 7 70 6f70 , 8170 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:53 UTC View
Meshtastic 8097 (8097) -6.722s
Before
-121.0 dBm -17.00 dB 7 e4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:50 UTC View
SADOVYI (sad) -16.066s
Before
-102.0 dBm 5.25 dB 7 f4 48f4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:41 UTC View
GunWest (Pepe) -10.292s
Before
-104.0 dBm -10.00 dB 7 c0 AFed chat.cap.ru 2026-03-06 23:39:47 UTC View
9

Total Receptions

9

Unique Gateways