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#APRSThursday
A public, independent view of #APRSThursday activity observed by a passive APRS-IS listener. The page focuses on packets actually received by this observer, then turns those observations into searchable messages and lightweight analytics for the selected net or the observed in-net series.
About this data
Observed-only data
The numbers on this page are calculated only from packets received by this APRS-IS listener. External APRSFI, APRSTO, and APRSPH exports are not merged into the public counts.
Messages
Messages are packet-level observations addressed to tracked #APRSThursday destinations, currently ANSRVR and APRSPH. Repeated transmissions from the same station are counted separately.
Check-ins
Check-ins are observed messages that match the enabled participation rules. The default rules count CQ HOTG messages sent to ANSRVR and HOTG messages sent directly to APRSPH.
Participants
Participants are unique base callsigns derived from counted check-ins. SSIDs are removed, so KJ5LOX-5 and KJ5LOX-7 count as one participant: KJ5LOX.
UTC net window
Net analytics use the selected Thursday UTC window, from 0000Z through 2359Z. Packets outside that window are not counted for that net.
External roster differences
External summaries may use a different method, such as merging APRSFI, APRSTO, and APRSPH data, removing SSIDs, sorting, and de-duplicating base callsigns. Those rosters are useful for comparison, but they are not the same metric as this listener's observed messages, check-ins, or participants.
Derived metadata
Countries, devices, tags, altitude, and speed are derived from APRS packets and reference data, so some values can be incomplete or inferred.
Current Net status
No active net
The current UTC time is outside the observed Thursday net window, so live refresh is paused.
Latest observed net
Latest observed net: 2026-08-20 00:00Z - 2026-08-21 00:00Z. It ended at 2026-08-21 00:00Z.
Next net
Next net starts at 2026-08-27 00:00Z. Time remaining: 1d 4h 11m.
Live refresh
Paused until a net is active.
Observed data
Browse the raw observations behind the analytics. Use column filters to narrow the data, including off-net records when you want to inspect the full observed audit trail.
| Net | UTC time | Callsign | Destination | Country | Device | Coordinates | Altitude | Speed | Message | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 19:45:01 | 9W3FAB-6
|
APRSPH | West Malaysia (9M2) | Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded) | 1.53333, 110.39533 | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Greeting Location mentioned |
|
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 19:45:01 | 9W3FAB-6
|
ANSRVR | West Malaysia (9M2) | Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded) | 1.53333, 110.39533 | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Greeting Location mentioned |
|
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 17:50:12 | TA6DBB
|
ANSRVR | Asiatic Turkey (TA) | R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR | 41.37967, 33.77783 | 0 ft / 0 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | ||
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 17:49:41 | TA6DBB
|
APRSPH | Asiatic Turkey (TA) | R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR | 41.37967, 33.77783 | 0 ft / 0 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | 73 / farewell |
|
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 17:49:41 | TA6DBB
|
ANSRVR | Asiatic Turkey (TA) | R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR | 41.37967, 33.77783 | 0 ft / 0 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | 73 / farewell |
|
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 16:35:33 | CT7AQH-7
|
ANSRVR | Portugal (CT) | AnyTone: AT-D578 (rig) | 38.46867, -9.17667 | 301 ft / 92 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | ||
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 16:34:16 | CT7AQH-7
|
APRSPH | Portugal (CT) | AnyTone: AT-D578 (rig) | 38.46883, -9.17683 | 285 ft / 87 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | ||
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 16:34:15 | CT7AQH-7
|
ANSRVR | Portugal (CT) | AnyTone: AT-D578 (rig) | 38.46883, -9.17683 | 285 ft / 87 m | 0 kt / 0 mph | ||
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 16:33:51 | YO3FVR-2
|
ANSRVR | Romania (YO) | KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows) | 45.78683, 24.56600 | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-08-25 16:12:02 | APRSPH
|
ANSRVR | Pakistan (AP) | J. Angelo Racoma DU2XXR/N2RAC: APRSPH net bot based on Ioreth (service, Linux) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Analytics from observed packets
The analytics below are calculated only from packets observed by this listener. Each card can compare the selected net with the observed in-net series where that comparison makes sense.
2026-08-20 00:00Z - 2026-08-21 00:00Z
Activity
Separates HOTG message traffic from participation check-ins and unique participants. Series scope includes only observations inside known net windows.
Messages observed
2,079
Check-ins
1,067
Participant callsigns
665
Participant base callsigns
640
First observed
2026-08-20 00:00:01Z
Latest observed
2026-08-20 23:58:44Z
Enrichment coverage
Shows how many observations have resolved position and device/client data.
Position
1,356 / 2,079 (65.2%)
Device
1,854 / 2,079 (89.2%)
HOTG destination split
Compares how HOTG traffic reaches the net through APRSPH and ANSRVR. Series scope shows the share trend across observed net windows only.
APRSPH (42.3%)
879
ANSRVR (57.7%)
1,200
Activity by UTC hour
Shows selected net traffic as an hourly UTC time series. Series scope is intentionally not used here because hour-of-day aggregation is not a true timeline.
SSID distribution
Groups observed stations by APRS SSID convention. Treat this as an operating hint, not a guaranteed station type.
none: Primary station usually fixed and message capable
495
7: Walkie talkies, HT's or other human portable
376
5: Other networks (Dstar, Iphones, Androids, Blackberry's etc)
341
9: Primary Mobile (usually message capable)
227
10: Internet, Igates, echolink, winlink, AVRS, APRN, etc
144
1: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
97
8: Boats, sailboats, RV's or second main mobile
67
2: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
60
4: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
55
11: Balloons, aircraft, spacecraft, etc
42
3: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
41
6: Special activity, Satellite ops, camping or 6 meters, etc
33
12: APRStt, DTMF, RFID, devices, one-way trackers, etc
28
15: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
27
13: Weather stations
21
14: Truckers or generally full time drivers
16
19: Other SSID
9
Devices / clients
Detected from APRS packet signatures and TOCALL/device rules; unknown values mean the packet did not provide enough context.
Open Source: APRSdroid (app, Android)
458
KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows)
342
Unknown
151
aprs.fi: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
120
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded)
93
Yaesu: FT5D (ht)
61
Unknown: Experimental
56
Kenwood APRS radio
45
Yaesu APRS radio
42
Kenwood: TM-D700 (rig)
41
AnyTone: AT-D878 (ht)
39
Kenwood: TH-D75 (ht)
39
AB0WV: PinPoint
37
Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
36
KN4CRD: JS8Call (software)
33
KA2DDO: YAAC (software)
32
Kenwood: TH-D74 (ht)
30
Yaesu: FTM-500D (rig)
30
R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR
29
Yaesu: FTM-300D (rig)
26
HP3ICC: Python APRS Beacon
24
WB2OSZ: DireWolf
22
Roger Barker, G4IDE: UI-View32 (software, Windows)
21
Chris Snell, NW5W: NW5W Graywolf (software, Multiple)
20
Brent Hildebrand, KH2Z: APRS+SA (software)
19
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa iGate (igate, embedded)
19
ModernHam: APRStac (software, Multiple)
18
SharkRF: openSPOT4 (gadget, embedded)
16
Yaesu: FTM-400 (rig)
15
Yaesu: FT2D (ht)
14
Yaesu: FTX-1 (rig)
14
Open Source: Xastir (software, Linux/Unix)
13
AnyTone: AT-D890UV (ht)
10
BTECH: UV-PRO (ht)
9
CSN Technologies Inc.: iGateMini (embedded)
9
John Wiseman, G8BPQ: BPQ32 (software, Windows)
9
Yaesu: FT1D (ht)
8
Microsat: WX3in1 Plus 2.0 (embedded)
6
J. Angelo Racoma DU2XXR/N2RAC: APRSPH net bot based on Ioreth (service, Linux)
5
Open Source: HaMDR (tracker, embedded)
5
SQ9MDD: LoRa KISS TNC/Tracker (tracker)
5
Kenneth W. Finnegan, W6KWF: Aprx (igate, Linux/Unix)
4
Yaesu: FTM-510D (rig)
4
ZL4FOX: SARTrack (software, Windows)
4
AnyTone: AT-D578 (rig)
3
Rob Wittner, KZ5RW: APRS/CE (app)
3
SharkRF: M1KE (gadget, embedded)
3
Weston Bustraan, W8WJB: QTH.app (software, macOS)
3
Giovanni, IW1CGW: LoRa IGate/Digipeater/Telemetry (digi)
2
Marcus Roskosch, DL8MRE: sdr-control (app)
2
OH2GVE: aprsg (software, Linux/Unix)
2
SQ9MDD Ryszard Labus: APRSBox (daemon, Linux/Unix)
2
Telemetry devices
2
Yaesu: FTM-310D (rig)
2
aprs.fi: Android app (app, Android)
1
APRSlib
1
Retevis: Ailunce HA2 (ht)
1
Yaesu: FTM-200D (rig)
1
Message tags
Shows message themes detected from the text, such as greetings, locations, weather, or equipment mentions.
Location mentioned
847
73 / farewell
811
Hashtag
502
Greeting
329
LoRa tracker
79
Check-in promotion
59
RF / radio path
33
Test / experiment
24
Equipment mentioned
14
Weather
14
Status / QTH / QRV
4
Humor / emoticon
3
DXCC entities by callsign
Uses amateur radio prefix rules. Alaska, Hawaii, and similar entities may appear separately from political countries.
United States (K)
978
Asiatic Turkey (TA)
158
West Malaysia (9M2)
99
Brazil (PY)
92
Fed. Rep. of Germany (DL)
80
Canada (VE)
43
Colombia (HK)
43
England (G)
40
European Turkey (TA1)
40
Costa Rica (TI)
30
India (VU)
29
Poland (SP)
27
Spain (EA)
26
Finland (OH)
25
Mexico (XE)
25
Alaska (KL)
20
Dominican Republic (HI)
20
Panama (HP)
20
Australia (VK)
19
Italy (I)
19
Philippines (DU)
18
Portugal (CT)
17
Norway (LA)
16
East Malaysia (9M6)
14
France (F)
14
Indonesia (YB)
13
Puerto Rico (KP4)
11
Romania (YO)
11
Morocco (CN)
9
China (BY)
8
Lithuania (LY)
8
European Russia (UA)
7
Scotland (GM)
7
Wales (GW)
7
Estonia (ES)
6
Hong Kong (VR)
6
Ireland (EI)
6
Argentina (LU)
5
Austria (OE)
5
Greece (SV)
5
Hungary (HA)
5
Pakistan (AP)
5
Sweden (SM)
4
Brunei Darussalam (V8)
3
Guantanamo Bay (KG4)
3
Kyrgyzstan (EX)
3
Netherlands (PA)
3
New Zealand (ZL)
3
Sicily (IT9)
3
Belgium (ON)
2
Dominica (J7)
2
Guatemala (TG)
2
Hawaii (KH6)
2
South Africa (ZS)
2
Thailand (HS)
2
Ukraine (UR)
2
Uruguay (CX)
2
Venezuela (YV)
2
Andorra (C3)
1
Bulgaria (LZ)
1
Chile (CE)
1
Continents by DXCC entity
Groups observations by the continent assigned to the callsign prefix entity, not by the station's reported position.
North America (NA)
1,154
Europe (EU)
387
Asia (AS)
310
South America (SA)
145
Oceania (OC)
72
Africa (AF)
11
CQ zones by DXCC entity
Groups observations by CQ zone resolved from the callsign prefix entity. This is license geography, not GPS position.
CQ 5
1,021
CQ 14
223
CQ 20
215
CQ 28
129
CQ 15
98
CQ 11
92
CQ 7
52
CQ 9
45
CQ 8
36
CQ 22
29
CQ 6
25
CQ 1
20
CQ 30
19
CQ 27
18
CQ 24
14
CQ 16
9
CQ 33
9
CQ 13
7
CQ 21
5
CQ 17
3
CQ 32
3
CQ 26
2
CQ 31
2
CQ 38
2
CQ 12
1
ITU zones by DXCC entity
Groups observations by ITU zone resolved from the callsign prefix entity. This is license geography, not GPS position.
ITU 8
978
ITU 39
198
ITU 28
156
ITU 54
129
ITU 15
92
ITU 11
88
ITU 27
80
ITU 37
52
ITU 12
45
ITU 18
45
ITU 9
43
ITU 41
34
ITU 10
25
ITU 29
23
ITU 1
20
ITU 59
19
ITU 50
18
ITU 44
14
ITU 14
8
ITU 30
3
ITU 60
3
ITU 49
2
ITU 57
2
ITU 61
2
Countries by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local boundary data. This can differ from callsign/DXCC geography.
United States of America (US)
634
Turkey (TR)
89
Malaysia (MY)
87
Brazil (BR)
63
Germany (DE)
34
Canada (CA)
33
Colombia (CO)
32
United Kingdom (GB)
29
India (IN)
25
Italy (IT)
24
Poland (PL)
23
Dominican Republic (DO)
20
Australia (AU)
19
Mexico (MX)
18
France (FRA)
16
Finland (FI)
14
Panama (PA)
13
Costa Rica (CR)
12
Portugal (PT)
12
Spain (ES)
12
Philippines (PH)
11
Romania (RO)
11
Morocco (MA)
9
Puerto Rico (PR)
9
Russia (RU)
7
Hungary (HU)
5
Argentina (AR)
4
Austria (AT)
3
China (CN)
3
Greece (GR)
3
Kyrgyzstan (KG)
3
Denmark (DK)
2
Guatemala (GT)
2
Indonesia (ID)
2
Lithuania (LT)
2
South Africa (ZA)
2
Sweden (SE)
2
Thailand (TH)
2
Ukraine (UA)
2
Venezuela (VE)
2
Bulgaria (BG)
1
Chile (CL)
1
Netherlands (NL)
1
Continents by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local boundary data to group actual observed station positions by continent.
North America (NA)
741
Asia (AS)
222
Europe (EU)
203
South America (SA)
102
Oceania (OC)
19
Africa (AF)
11
CQ zones by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local CQ Zone boundaries. This is observed station position geography, not callsign-prefix geography.
CQ 4
293
CQ 5
224
CQ 3
154
CQ 20
138
CQ 14
113
CQ 28
89
CQ 15
74
CQ 11
68
CQ 9
34
CQ 8
31
CQ 7
27
CQ 22
25
CQ 6
18
CQ 30
16
CQ 27
11
CQ 16
9
CQ 33
9
CQ 13
5
CQ 38
4
CQ 17
3
CQ 24
3
CQ 29
3
CQ 26
2
CQ 12
1
CQ 31
1
CQ 35
1
ITU zones by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local ITU Zone boundaries. This is observed station position geography, not callsign-prefix geography.
ITU 8
353
ITU 6
148
ITU 7
134
ITU 39
123
ITU 28
107
ITU 54
89
ITU 15
61
ITU 11
58
ITU 27
46
ITU 12
37
ITU 37
35
ITU 41
25
ITU 18
21
ITU 10
18
ITU 4
15
ITU 29
11
ITU 50
11
ITU 59
11
ITU 2
9
ITU 3
7
ITU 14
6
ITU 9
5
ITU 55
5
ITU 13
4
ITU 57
4
ITU 31
3
ITU 43
3
ITU 58
3
ITU 49
2
ITU 46
1
ITU 61
1
Grid locators by position
Calculates Maidenhead grid locators directly from enriched APRS coordinates. Four-character locators are used for aggregate analytics.
KN41
32
FN20
29
OJ03
22
FK49
20
KM69
20
DM33
19
EM12
19
DM13
18
FN42
18
EM78
17
GG88
17
EN91
16
KM38
16
OJ51
16
KN40
15
FM18
13
FM19
13
OJ04
13
EL99
12
EN62
12
FJ24
12
IO92
12
CN85
11
CN96
11
EM67
11
LM09
11
EL98
10
EM64
10
EM73
10
EM95
10
FM16
10
KO13
10
CN73
9
EM34
9
EM79
9
EN52
9
FK68
9
IM64
9
JO43
9
KP12
9
MK68
9
OJ05
9
PK10
9
DM03
8
DM65
8
EJ79
8
EM26
8
EM40
8
EM97
8
FJ09
8
JN61
8
JO90
8
OJ15
8
QF56
8
CM98
7
EN19
7
FJ35
7
GG54
7
IM58
7
JO52
7
KO85
7
OJ11
7
DM26
6
DM43
6
DO00
6
EL09
6
EM30
6
EM76
6
EN20
6
EN98
6
FJ25
6
FM29
6
FN11
6
FN15
6
FN41
6
KN34
6
KN61
6
CM87
5
CM97
5
DM67
5
EL29
5
EL97
5
EM10
5
EM17
5
EM85
5
EN35
5
EN72
5
FM17
5
FN13
5
FN31
5
GG40
5
GG66
5
GG99
5
IM69
5
IN94
5
JN13
5
JN65
5
JO83
5
KN44
5
KP13
5
QG62
5
DM79
4
DN40
4
EJ89
4
EL03
4
EM16
4
EM68
4
EM69
4
EN50
4
EN54
4
FN30
4
FN43
4
GF05
4
GH80
4
IO81
4
JN37
4
JN39
4
JN45
4
JN55
4
JN97
4
JO30
4
KN50
4
MJ99
4
MK82
4
OJ02
4
CN87
3
CN88
3
CN90
3
CN92
3
DL80
3
DM08
3
DM66
3
DN17
3
DN26
3
DN41
3
EL04
3
EL06
3
EL49
3
EM11
3
EM22
3
EM27
3
EM36
3
EM54
3
EM60
3
EM63
3
EM82
3
EM84
3
EM98
3
EN60
3
EN82
3
EN90
3
FI96
3
FJ08
3
FJ38
3
FM05
3
FN44
3
FN53
3
FN73
3
GF36
3
GG45
3
GG46
3
GG53
3
IN50
3
IO71
3
IO83
3
IO93
3
JM68
3
JN11
3
JN77
3
JN80
3
JO48
3
KM17
3
KN70
3
MK72
3
MK83
3
MN82
3
OF77
3
OJ12
3
OM44
3
QF33
3
CM88
2
CM96
2
DL95
2
DM05
2
DM09
2
DM34
2
DN15
2
DN30
2
EJ98
2
EK09
2
EK45
2
EM13
2
EM65
2
EM74
2
EM88
2
EM93
2
EN10
2
EN11
2
EN32
2
EN73
2
EN81
2
EN83
2
FJ26
2
FK21
2
FK60
2
FK95
2
FM07
2
FN21
2
FN22
2
FN46
2
FN84
2
GG35
2
GG52
2
GG55
2
GH95
2
HI21
2
IN61
2
IN80
2
IN83
2
IN93
2
IO85
2
IO86
2
JF96
2
JN48
2
JN49
2
JO02
2
JO40
2
JO42
2
JO50
2
JO65
2
JP62
2
KF25
2
KM36
2
KM47
2
KM59
2
KN31
2
KN51
2
KN80
2
KN81
2
KN90
2
KO24
2
KO50
2
NL06
2
OI33
2
OJ06
2
OJ13
2
PK04
2
BL11
1
CN84
1
DL74
1
DM25
1
DM37
1
DN06
1
EL17
1
EM03
1
EM18
1
EM90
1
EN23
1
EN45
1
FF46
1
FN01
1
FN03
1
GF11
1
JJ00
1
JN86
1
JO21
1
KN12
1
NJ98
1
OJ52
1
OK14
1
Top 10 callsigns by highest altitude
Highlights stations with the highest reported altitude when APRS position packets include altitude data.
Top 10 callsigns by lowest altitude
Highlights stations with the lowest reported altitude when APRS position packets include altitude data.
Top 10 callsigns by speed
Highlights stations that appeared to be moving fastest when APRS position packets include speed.
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