Packet #169696 Success

POSITION_APP packet from LZ4NY🙍🇧🇬 (MIRO) to Meshtastic e40c (e40c)

4
Total Receptions
4
Unique Gateways
0
Hop Count
18
Payload Bytes
Packet Information
Database ID: 169696
Mesh Packet ID: 0x2a42ab23
Used for correlation across gateways
Timestamp: 2025-09-09 19:40:24 UTC
From Node: LZ4NY🙍🇧🇬 (MIRO)
To Node: Meshtastic e40c (e40c)
Success: Processed
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Port: 3
Gateway: Vratsa Telegram Bot 🇧🇬🤖🛰️ (VRTB)
Channel: Bulgaria
RSSI: -37 dBm
SNR: 14.25 dBm
Hop Info: 0/2 hops
Start: 2, Limit: 2
Payload Data
Protocol: POSITION_APP
Size: 18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Decoded Data:
Latitude:43.221908°
Longitude:23.544890°
Altitude:364 m
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:18 bytes
Gateway:!23d164f8
Channel:Bulgaria
Payload Type:POSITION_APP
Hop Count:Unknown / 2
Privacy Summary
Exposure Level:
Direct Message
Privacy Features:
✓ Direct LoRa transmission (not via MQTT)
✓ Targeted to specific node
+ 3 more...
Exposure Risks:
⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT ServiceEnvelope Fields

MQTT ServiceEnvelope contains the MeshPacket plus routing metadata

FieldValue
gateway_id !23d164f8
Node ID format
channel_id Bulgaria
packet MeshPacket (18 bytes)
Contains the actual mesh network packet
MeshPacket Fields

Core mesh packet with routing and payload information

FieldValueType
from 1786817921
Source node ID 		uint32
to 3665028108
Target node ID 		uint32
decoded.portnum 3
POSITION_APP 		enum
decoded.payload_length 18 bytes size
hop_limit 2
Remaining hops allowed 		uint32
hop_start 2
Initial hop limit 		uint32
hops_taken 0
Calculated: hop_start - hop_limit 		derived
rx_rssi -37.0 dBm
Signal strength at gateway 		int32
rx_snr 14.25 dB
Signal quality at gateway 		float
rx_time 1757435988
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 180
Next hop node ID 		uint32
relay_node 129
Relay node ID 		uint32
tx_after Not set uint32
timestamp 1757436024.4506497
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
  • ✓ Custom channel: Bulgaria
  • ✓ Gateway node ID tracked
  • ✓ Zero-hop: direct from source to MQTT gateway
Exposure Risks:
  • ⚠ Packet visible to MQTT subscribers
  • ⚠ RF signal metrics exposed (location inference possible)
MQTT-Specific Fields
Gateway ID: !23d164f8
Zero Hop Policy: Enabled
Direct gateway connection
Signal Metrics: RSSI: -37.0 dBm
SNR: 14.25 dB
Complete Payload Analysis

Detailed breakdown of all payload fields and decoded data

Payload Metadata:
Protocol:POSITION_APP
Size:18 bytes
Decoded: Yes
Complete Payload Data (JSON):
{ "latitude": 43.2219082, "longitude": 23.54489, "altitude": 364, "sats_in_view": null, "precision_bits": null }
Complete Protobuf Decode (JSON)
{ "service_envelope": { "gateway_id": "!23d164f8", "channel_id": "Bulgaria", "packet": "MeshPacket (see mesh_packet below)" }, "mesh_packet": { "from": 1786817921, "to": 3665028108, "id": 709012259, "rx_time": 1757435988, "rx_snr": 14.25, "rx_rssi": -37, "hop_limit": 2, "hop_start": 2, "via_mqtt": 0, "want_ack": 0, "priority": 0, "delayed": 0, "channel_index": null, "pki_encrypted": 0, "next_hop": 180, "relay_node": 129, "tx_after": 0, "decoded": { "portnum": 3, "payload": "0dca23c3191544aa080e18ec02255558c068", "want_response": null, "dest": null, "source": null, "request_id": null, "reply_id": null, "emoji": null, "parsed_payload": { "latitude_i": 432219082, "longitude_i": 235448900, "altitude": 364, "time": 1757435989, "type": "protobuf", "portnum": "POSITION_APP", "message_class": "Position" } } } }
Raw Packet Data (18 bytes)
0dca23c3191544aa080e18ec02255558c068
Hex Analysis:
Size:18 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
Vratsa Telegram Bot 🇧🇬🤖🛰️ (VRTB) Primary 0.000s
Reference 		-37.0 dBm 14.25 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 19:40:24 Current
Vratsa HWP 🇧🇬🏢🛰️ (VRWP) -0.968s
Before 		-45.0 dBm 14.00 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 19:40:23 View
TC2-BBS📬💻🇧🇬 (TBBS) -0.672s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 9.75 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 19:40:23 View
Vratsa G1 🇧🇬🌐🛰️ (VRG1) -0.511s
Before 		-65.0 dBm 14.00 dB 0 Bulgaria 2025-09-09 19:40:23 View
4

Total Receptions

4

Unique Gateways