Packet #494442 Success

POSITION_APP packet from VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya) to !ffffffff

7
Total Receptions
7
Unique Gateways
7
Hop Count
28
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 494442
Mesh Packet ID: 0xeb84854f
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2026-03-07 08:16:12 UTC
From Node: VA7YA Meshtastic Home (vaya)
To Node: !ffffffff (ffff)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Meshtastic ed2f (ed2f)
Channel: chat.cap.ru
RSSI: -104 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dBm
Hop Info: 7/7 hops
Start: 7, Limit: 0
Relay Node: c0 a5c0
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: 28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:56.129786°
Longitude:47.343328°
Altitude:160 m
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:28 bytes
Gateway:!6745ed2f
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 !6745ed2f
Node ID format
channel_id chat.cap.ru
packet MeshPacket (28 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Canonical MeshPacket view reconstructed from stored protobuf bytes.

FieldValueType
from 80064740
Source node ID 		uint32
to 4294967295 (Broadcast)
Visible to all nodes 		uint32
decoded.portnum POSITION_APP
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 28 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 -104.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 5.75 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1772871371
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 192
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: !6745ed2f
Position Precision: 32 bits (~1.0m accuracy)
Position precision meters: 1.0
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -104.0 dBm
SNR: 5.75 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:28 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 56.1297861, "longitude": 47.3433278, "altitude": 160, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": 32 }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "packet": { "from": 80064740, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DcW5dCEVvgQ4HBigASXE3qtpKAF4AIABALgBIA==", "bitfield": 1 }, "id": 3951330639, "rx_time": 1772871371, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -104, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 192, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" }, "channel_id": "chat.cap.ru", "gateway_id": "!6745ed2f" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 80064740, "to": 4294967295, "channel": 105, "decoded": { "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "payload": "DcW5dCEVvgQ4HBigASXE3qtpKAF4AIABALgBIA==", "bitfield": 1, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 561297861, "longitude_i": 473433278, "altitude": 160, "time": 1772871364, "location_source": "LOC_MANUAL", "ground_speed": 0, "ground_track": 0, "precision_bits": 32, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } }, "id": 3951330639, "rx_time": 1772871371, "rx_snr": 5.75, "rx_rssi": -104, "hop_start": 7, "relay_node": 192, "transport_mechanism": "TRANSPORT_LORA" } }
Raw Packet Data (28 bytes)
0dc5b9742115be04381c18a00125c4deab6928017800800100b80120
Hex Analysis:
Size:28 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
Meshtastic ed2f (ed2f) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-104.0 dBm 5.75 dB 7 c0 a5c0 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:12 UTC Current
7 hops Gateways that received this packet after 7 hops
Poughkeepsie (pkps) +16.572s
After 		-107.0 dBm -14.00 dB 7 f4 48f4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:28 UTC View
Meshtastic 6f70 (6f70) -3.008s
Before 		-144.0 dBm -17.25 dB 7 e4 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:09 UTC View
Meshtastic a5c0 (a5c0) -2.724s
Before 		Unknown Unknown 7 70 6f70 , 8170 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:09 UTC View
Meshtastic 8170 (8170) -0.366s
Before 		-28.0 dBm 7.50 dB 7 c0 a5c0 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:11 UTC View
SADOVYI (sad) +0.981s
After 		-117.0 dBm -1.50 dB 7 e7 grlm chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:13 UTC View
crane 2 (cra2) -0.122s
Before 		-95.0 dBm -0.50 dB 7 20 9b20 chat.cap.ru 2026-03-07 08:16:12 UTC View
7

Total Receptions

7

Unique Gateways