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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
Live net in progress
The active net window is 2026-06-25 00:00Z - 2026-06-26 00:00Z. Observations and analytics refresh every 60 seconds while this page remains open.
Latest observed net
Latest observed net: 2026-06-25 00:00Z - 2026-06-26 00:00Z. It ended at 2026-06-26 00:00Z.
Next net
Next net starts at 2026-07-02 00:00Z. Time remaining: 6d 14h 12m.
Live refresh
Enabled every 60 seconds for the active net and series analytics.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:45:23 | 9W8KEN-1
|
APRSPH | East Malaysia (9M6) | Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded) | 1.52067, 110.33400 | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Hashtag Location mentioned LoRa tracker |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:44:17 | EA4BMF
|
ANSRVR | Spain (EA) | Roger Barker, G4IDE: UI-View32 (software, Windows) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:39:17 | IZ1UQG-2
|
APRSPH | Italy (I) | KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | RF / radio path |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:39:17 | IZ1UQG-N2
|
APRSPH | Italy (I) | aprs.fi (app) | 45.93000, 8.43367 | Unknown | 3 kt / 3 mph | RF / radio path |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:39:16 | IZ1UQG-N2
|
ANSRVR | Italy (I) | aprs.fi (app) | 45.93000, 8.43367 | Unknown | 3 kt / 3 mph | RF / radio path |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:38:41 | TA9DBL-5
|
ANSRVR | Asiatic Turkey (TA) | Open Source: APRSdroid (app, Android) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:35:57 | F4IQP-7
|
ANSRVR | France (F) | Marcus Roskosch, DL8MRE: sdr-control (app) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:33:17 | F4IQP-7
|
APRSPH | France (F) | KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Location mentioned |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:33:16 | F4IQP-7
|
ANSRVR | France (F) | Marcus Roskosch, DL8MRE: sdr-control (app) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Location mentioned |
|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 09:31:29 | 9W2JRQ-8
|
APRSPH | West Malaysia (9M2) | Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded) | 2.93067, 101.67950 | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Hashtag Location mentioned LoRa tracker |
|
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.
2026-06-25 00:00Z - 2026-06-26 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
543
Check-ins
314
Participant callsigns
244
Participant base callsigns
239
First observed
2026-06-25 00:00:01Z
Latest observed
2026-06-25 09:45:23Z
Enrichment coverage
Shows how many observations have resolved position and device/client data.
Position
244 / 543 (44.9%)
Device
500 / 543 (92.1%)
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 (35.5%)
193
ANSRVR (64.5%)
350
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
135
5: Other networks (Dstar, Iphones, Androids, Blackberry's etc)
103
9: Primary Mobile (usually message capable)
67
10: Internet, Igates, echolink, winlink, AVRS, APRN, etc
54
7: Walkie talkies, HT's or other human portable
51
1: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
27
8: Boats, sailboats, RV's or second main mobile
26
3: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
16
4: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
14
12: APRStt, DTMF, RFID, devices, one-way trackers, etc
12
11: Balloons, aircraft, spacecraft, etc
11
2: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
10
6: Special activity, Satellite ops, camping or 6 meters, etc
6
15: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
5
13: Weather stations
2
14: Truckers or generally full time drivers
2
19: Other SSID
2
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)
138
KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows)
90
aprs.fi: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
41
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded)
30
Unknown
26
HP3ICC: Python APRS Beacon
21
AB0WV: PinPoint
17
Unknown: Experimental
15
Kenwood APRS radio
14
Roger Barker, G4IDE: UI-View32 (software, Windows)
12
Yaesu: FTM-400 (rig)
11
Chris Snell, NW5W: NW5W Graywolf (software, Multiple)
10
Brent Hildebrand, KH2Z: APRS+SA (software)
9
Kenwood: TH-D74 (ht)
7
SharkRF: openSPOT4 (gadget, embedded)
7
Yaesu APRS radio
7
Yaesu: FTM-300D (rig)
7
KA2DDO: YAAC (software)
6
Kenwood: TH-D75 (ht)
6
KN4CRD: JS8Call (software)
6
WB2OSZ: DireWolf
6
Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
5
Yaesu: FT5D (ht)
5
Damian, SQ2CPA: LoRa APRS (embedded)
4
ZL4FOX: SARTrack (software, Windows)
4
APRSlib
3
R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR
3
Wicker Made, LLC: APRS PropView (software, Windows)
3
AnyTone: AT-D878 (ht)
2
aprs.fi (app)
2
BTECH: UV-PRO (ht)
2
Giovanni, IW1CGW: LoRa IGate/Digipeater/Telemetry (digi)
2
JA7UDE: U2APRS (app, Android)
2
Marcus Roskosch, DL8MRE: sdr-control (app)
2
Open Source: Xastir (software, Linux/Unix)
2
PY5BK: Bravo Tracker (tracker)
2
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa iGate (igate, embedded)
2
Weston Bustraan, W8WJB: QTH.app (software, macOS)
2
Yaesu: FT1D (ht)
2
Yaesu: FTM-500D (rig)
2
Yaesu: FTM-510D (rig)
2
SQ9MDD Ryszard Labus: APRSBox (daemon, Linux/Unix)
1
Yaesu: FTX-1 (rig)
1
Message tags
Shows message themes detected from the text, such as greetings, locations, weather, or equipment mentions.
73 / farewell
224
Location mentioned
223
Hashtag
175
Greeting
97
LoRa tracker
36
Check-in promotion
22
Weather
7
Status / QTH / QRV
6
RF / radio path
5
Equipment mentioned
4
Test / experiment
3
Holiday / event
2
DXCC entities by callsign
Uses amateur radio prefix rules. Alaska, Hawaii, and similar entities may appear separately from political countries.
United States (K)
215
Asiatic Turkey (TA)
49
West Malaysia (9M2)
46
India (VU)
19
Colombia (HK)
17
Mexico (XE)
15
Panama (HP)
14
Spain (EA)
13
Fed. Rep. of Germany (DL)
12
Indonesia (YB)
10
Italy (I)
10
Poland (SP)
10
East Malaysia (9M6)
9
European Turkey (TA1)
9
England (G)
8
Philippines (DU)
7
France (F)
6
Greece (SV)
6
South Africa (ZS)
6
Alaska (KL)
5
Brazil (PY)
5
Ukraine (UR)
5
Wales (GW)
5
Portugal (CT)
4
Australia (VK)
3
Brunei Darussalam (V8)
3
Guantanamo Bay (KG4)
3
Ireland (EI)
3
Morocco (CN)
3
Romania (YO)
3
Switzerland (HB)
3
Belgium (ON)
2
Canada (VE)
2
Hawaii (KH6)
2
Hong Kong (VR)
2
Hungary (HA)
2
Isle of Man (GD)
2
Kyrgyzstan (EX)
2
Andorra (C3)
1
Norway (LA)
1
Thailand (HS)
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)
254
Asia (AS)
119
Europe (EU)
105
Oceania (OC)
34
South America (SA)
22
Africa (AF)
9
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
217
CQ 28
68
CQ 20
67
CQ 14
60
CQ 15
22
CQ 22
19
CQ 9
17
CQ 6
15
CQ 7
14
CQ 27
7
CQ 38
6
CQ 1
5
CQ 11
5
CQ 16
5
CQ 8
3
CQ 30
3
CQ 33
3
CQ 17
2
CQ 24
2
CQ 31
2
CQ 26
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
215
ITU 54
68
ITU 39
58
ITU 28
46
ITU 27
27
ITU 37
20
ITU 41
19
ITU 11
17
ITU 12
17
ITU 10
15
ITU 50
7
ITU 57
6
ITU 1
5
ITU 15
5
ITU 29
5
ITU 59
3
ITU 9
2
ITU 30
2
ITU 44
2
ITU 61
2
ITU 18
1
ITU 49
1
Countries by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local boundary data. This can differ from callsign/DXCC geography.
United States of America (US)
77
Malaysia (MY)
25
Turkey (TR)
25
India (IN)
14
Panama (PA)
11
United Kingdom (GB)
8
Italy (IT)
7
Colombia (CO)
6
France (FRA)
6
Germany (DE)
5
Indonesia (ID)
5
Mexico (MX)
5
Philippines (PH)
4
Poland (PL)
4
Spain (ES)
4
Australia (AU)
3
China (CN)
3
Switzerland (CH)
3
Belgium (BE)
2
Brazil (BR)
2
Greece (GR)
2
Kyrgyzstan (KG)
2
Portugal (PT)
2
Romania (RO)
2
Ukraine (UA)
2
Continents by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local boundary data to group actual observed station positions by continent.
North America (NA)
93
Asia (AS)
78
Europe (EU)
47
South America (SA)
8
Oceania (OC)
3
CQ zones by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local CQ Zone boundaries. This is observed station position geography, not callsign-prefix geography.
CQ 28
36
CQ 4
34
CQ 20
33
CQ 14
30
CQ 3
26
CQ 5
19
CQ 22
14
CQ 7
11
CQ 15
11
CQ 9
6
CQ 6
5
CQ 27
4
CQ 23
3
CQ 29
3
CQ 38
3
CQ 11
2
CQ 16
2
CQ 17
2
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
36
ITU 54
36
ITU 39
29
ITU 6
25
ITU 28
23
ITU 7
17
ITU 27
16
ITU 41
14
ITU 11
11
ITU 12
6
ITU 37
6
ITU 10
5
ITU 50
4
ITU 33
3
ITU 57
3
ITU 58
3
ITU 13
2
ITU 29
2
ITU 30
2
ITU 2
1
Grid locators by position
Calculates Maidenhead grid locators directly from enriched APRS coordinates. Four-character locators are used for aggregate analytics.
OJ03
9
DM26
8
LM09
7
MK82
7
EJ98
6
JN37
6
KM38
6
DM13
5
JN49
5
OI33
5
DM43
4
EM17
4
EM79
4
EN54
4
FJ08
4
FJ24
4
JN45
4
NJ96
4
OJ51
4
DL95
3
EM64
3
EN31
3
FN30
3
IO93
3
JN18
3
JN61
3
JO90
3
KF25
3
KN41
3
OF88
3
OJ05
3
PN16
3
DM33
2
DM37
2
DN30
2
EL04
2
EL49
2
EL98
2
EM12
2
EM27
2
EM34
2
EM59
2
EM78
2
EM83
2
EM90
2
FM07
2
FM17
2
FM18
2
FM29
2
HI06
2
IM58
2
IN63
2
IO83
2
IO91
2
JN01
2
JO21
2
KM18
2
KM69
2
KM87
2
KN30
2
KN40
2
KN49
2
KN50
2
MJ99
2
MK68
2
MK71
2
MN72
2
OJ04
2
OJ13
2
OJ15
2
PJ27
2
PK04
2
CM97
1
CN87
1
CN88
1
DM66
1
EL17
1
EM76
1
EM88
1
FJ09
1
FJ26
1
FJ35
1
FN01
1
FN11
1
IO71
1
JO83
1
KM59
1
KN25
1
KN34
1
KN61
1
KN80
1
NL06
1
OJ02
1
OJ11
1
OJ12
1
OJ52
1
OJ74
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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