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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: 2026-10-08 00:00Z - 2026-10-09 00:00Z. It ended at 2026-10-09 00:00Z.
Next net
Next net starts at 2026-10-15 00:00Z. Time remaining: 4d 2h 20m.
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 | 2026-10-10 21:33:42 | AK9RT
|
APRSPH | United States (K) | R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Status / QTH / QRV |
|
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 20:12:02 | APRSPH
|
ANSRVR | Pakistan (AP) | J. Angelo Racoma DU2XXR/N2RAC: APRSPH net bot based on Ioreth (service, Linux) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 19:23:23 | LW2EDM-7
|
APRSPH | Argentina (LU) | KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Hashtag Location mentioned LoRa tracker |
|
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 19:23:23 | LW2EDM-7
|
ANSRVR | Argentina (LU) | Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 73 / farewell Hashtag Location mentioned LoRa tracker |
|
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 19:15:13 | K7DLD-5
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 19:14:41 | K7DLD-5
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 19:14:09 | K7DLD-5
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 18:50:37 | K7DLD-5
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 18:50:05 | K7DLD-5
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Off-net | 2026-10-10 18:06:21 | KB3KBR-2
|
ANSRVR | United States (K) | KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows) | 41.44933, -79.67800 | 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.
2026-10-08 00:00Z - 2026-10-09 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
2,274
Check-ins
1,145
Participant callsigns
715
Participant base callsigns
689
First observed
2026-10-08 00:00:01Z
Latest observed
2026-10-08 23:59:51Z
Enrichment coverage
Shows how many observations have resolved position and device/client data.
Position
1,511 / 2,274 (66.4%)
Device
2,035 / 2,274 (89.5%)
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 (41.5%)
943
ANSRVR (58.5%)
1,331
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
576
7: Walkie talkies, HT's or other human portable
348
5: Other networks (Dstar, Iphones, Androids, Blackberry's etc)
312
9: Primary Mobile (usually message capable)
295
10: Internet, Igates, echolink, winlink, AVRS, APRN, etc
182
1: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
150
13: Weather stations
63
2: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
57
4: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
54
8: Boats, sailboats, RV's or second main mobile
49
15: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
47
6: Special activity, Satellite ops, camping or 6 meters, etc
42
11: Balloons, aircraft, spacecraft, etc
37
3: Generic additional station, digi, mobile, wx, etc
25
14: Truckers or generally full time drivers
16
12: APRStt, DTMF, RFID, devices, one-way trackers, etc
11
19: Other SSID
9
0: Your primary station usually fixed and message capable
1
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)
456
KJ4ERJ: APRSIS32 (software, Windows)
363
Unknown
184
aprs.fi: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
136
Brent Hildebrand, KH2Z: APRS+SA (software)
105
AB0WV: PinPoint
85
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa Tracker (tracker, embedded)
68
Yaesu: FTM-400 (rig)
63
Kenwood APRS radio
57
Kenwood: TM-D700 (rig)
48
Yaesu: FT5D (ht)
48
Yaesu APRS radio
46
Kenwood: TH-D75 (ht)
39
Unknown: Experimental
39
Roger Barker, G4IDE: UI-View32 (software, Windows)
37
AnyTone: AT-D878 (ht)
35
Chris Snell, NW5W: NW5W Graywolf (software, Multiple)
31
KA2DDO: YAAC (software)
30
HP3ICC: Python APRS Beacon
29
Open Source: Xastir (software, Linux/Unix)
26
Yaesu: FTM-500D (rig)
26
KN4CRD: JS8Call (software)
25
Kenwood: TH-D74 (ht)
22
R3ABM: BrandMeister DMR
22
Island Magic Co.: iPhone/iPad app (app, ios)
21
John Wiseman, G8BPQ: BPQ32 (software, Windows)
19
Yaesu: FTX-1 (rig)
19
WB2OSZ: DireWolf
16
Yaesu: FTM-300D (rig)
13
AnyTone: AT-D578 (rig)
12
CSN Technologies Inc.: iGateMini (embedded)
11
SharkRF: openSPOT4 (gadget, embedded)
11
BTECH: UV-PRO (ht)
10
Ricardo, CA2RXU: ESP32 LoRa iGate (igate, embedded)
10
Wicker Made, LLC: APRS PropView (software, Windows)
10
SQ9MDD Ryszard Labus: APRSBox (daemon, Linux/Unix)
9
Yaesu: FTM-510D (rig)
9
AnyTone: AT-D890UV (ht)
8
Yaesu: FTM-310D (rig)
6
J. Angelo Racoma DU2XXR/N2RAC: APRSPH net bot based on Ioreth (service, Linux)
5
Greg, K0GDI: APRScope (software, Windows)
4
Kenneth W. Finnegan, W6KWF: Aprx (igate, Linux/Unix)
4
ModernHam: APRStac (software, Multiple)
4
Open Source: HaMDR (tracker, embedded)
4
SharkRF: openSPOT3 (gadget, embedded)
4
Yaesu: FT1D (ht)
4
ZL4FOX: SARTrack (software, Windows)
4
MFJ: TNC
3
Microsat (embedded)
3
OH2GVE: aprsg (software, Linux/Unix)
3
Rob Wittner, KZ5RW: APRS/CE (app)
3
JA7UDE: U2APRS (app, Android)
2
PY5BK: Bravo Tracker (tracker)
2
SharkRF: M1KE (gadget, embedded)
2
DB1NTO: PicoAPRS (tracker)
1
Kenwood: TH-D72 (ht)
1
Yaesu: FT2D (ht)
1
Message tags
Shows message themes detected from the text, such as greetings, locations, weather, or equipment mentions.
Location mentioned
927
73 / farewell
863
Hashtag
484
Greeting
402
Check-in promotion
47
RF / radio path
41
LoRa tracker
38
Weather
28
Status / QTH / QRV
18
Test / experiment
14
Equipment mentioned
8
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)
1,029
Asiatic Turkey (TA)
189
Costa Rica (TI)
141
Brazil (PY)
122
West Malaysia (9M2)
75
Spain (EA)
53
European Turkey (TA1)
47
India (VU)
46
England (G)
38
Colombia (HK)
37
Canada (VE)
33
Portugal (CT)
31
Puerto Rico (KP4)
30
Fed. Rep. of Germany (DL)
29
Mexico (XE)
28
Finland (OH)
22
Netherlands (PA)
22
East Malaysia (9M6)
20
Hungary (HA)
20
Poland (SP)
20
Indonesia (YB)
18
Panama (HP)
17
Lithuania (LY)
14
Romania (YO)
14
France (F)
11
Philippines (DU)
9
Norway (LA)
8
Sweden (SM)
8
Ukraine (UR)
8
Wales (GW)
8
Alaska (KL)
7
Australia (VK)
7
Balearic Islands (EA6)
7
Greece (SV)
7
Hong Kong (VR)
7
Scotland (GM)
7
Austria (OE)
6
Japan (JA)
6
Argentina (LU)
5
Belgium (ON)
5
China (BY)
5
Guantanamo Bay (KG4)
5
Morocco (CN)
5
Pakistan (AP)
5
South Africa (ZS)
5
Brunei Darussalam (V8)
4
Dominican Republic (HI)
4
Italy (I)
4
Barbados (8P)
3
Guatemala (TG)
3
Kyrgyzstan (EX)
3
Thailand (HS)
3
Andorra (C3)
2
Canary Islands (EA8)
2
Dominica (J7)
2
European Russia (UA)
2
Hawaii (KH6)
2
Uruguay (CX)
2
Bulgaria (LZ)
1
Czech Republic (OK)
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)
1,302
Europe (EU)
395
Asia (AS)
339
South America (SA)
166
Oceania (OC)
60
Africa (AF)
12
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
1,062
CQ 20
258
CQ 14
229
CQ 7
161
CQ 11
122
CQ 28
117
CQ 15
87
CQ 22
46
CQ 8
44
CQ 9
37
CQ 6
28
CQ 24
12
CQ 16
10
CQ 27
9
CQ 1
7
CQ 13
7
CQ 30
7
CQ 33
7
CQ 25
6
CQ 21
5
CQ 38
5
CQ 17
3
CQ 26
3
CQ 31
2
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
1,029
ITU 39
236
ITU 11
205
ITU 15
122
ITU 54
117
ITU 28
102
ITU 37
96
ITU 27
93
ITU 41
51
ITU 18
38
ITU 12
37
ITU 9
33
ITU 10
28
ITU 29
24
ITU 44
12
ITU 50
9
ITU 1
7
ITU 14
7
ITU 59
7
ITU 45
6
ITU 57
5
ITU 30
3
ITU 49
3
ITU 36
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)
682
Turkey (TR)
115
Brazil (BR)
96
Malaysia (MY)
78
Costa Rica (CR)
64
India (IN)
40
Spain (ES)
33
Canada (CA)
31
United Kingdom (GB)
28
Mexico (MX)
24
Colombia (CO)
20
Hungary (HU)
20
Puerto Rico (PR)
19
Germany (DE)
18
Poland (PL)
16
China (CN)
12
Finland (FI)
12
Portugal (PT)
12
Romania (RO)
12
Panama (PA)
11
France (FRA)
9
Indonesia (ID)
9
Netherlands (NL)
9
Sweden (SE)
8
Australia (AU)
7
Japan (JP)
6
Greece (GR)
5
Morocco (MA)
5
Dominican Republic (DO)
4
Italy (IT)
4
Paraguay (PY)
4
Belgium (BE)
3
Brunei (BN)
3
Guatemala (GT)
3
Kyrgyzstan (KG)
3
Lithuania (LT)
3
Peru (PE)
3
Thailand (TH)
3
Argentina (AR)
2
Russia (RU)
2
Bulgaria (BG)
1
Czechia (CZ)
1
Norway (NOR)
1
Continents by position
Uses enriched APRS coordinates and local boundary data to group actual observed station positions by continent.
North America (NA)
838
Asia (AS)
269
Europe (EU)
197
South America (SA)
125
Oceania (OC)
7
Africa (AF)
5
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
278
CQ 5
278
CQ 20
169
CQ 3
157
CQ 14
133
CQ 11
100
CQ 28
95
CQ 7
78
CQ 15
56
CQ 22
40
CQ 8
28
CQ 6
24
CQ 9
20
CQ 24
12
CQ 33
7
CQ 25
6
CQ 13
5
CQ 38
5
CQ 30
4
CQ 10
3
CQ 17
3
CQ 26
3
CQ 29
3
CQ 16
2
CQ 35
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
386
ITU 6
154
ITU 39
151
ITU 7
142
ITU 11
106
ITU 15
100
ITU 54
95
ITU 28
77
ITU 37
62
ITU 27
49
ITU 41
40
ITU 10
24
ITU 12
23
ITU 18
21
ITU 9
18
ITU 44
12
ITU 4
7
ITU 2
6
ITU 45
6
ITU 14
5
ITU 29
5
ITU 57
5
ITU 30
3
ITU 49
3
ITU 58
3
ITU 59
3
ITU 36
2
ITU 46
2
ITU 55
1
Grid locators by position
Calculates Maidenhead grid locators directly from enriched APRS coordinates. Four-character locators are used for aggregate analytics.
EJ79
42
EM12
34
GG53
30
KN41
28
FN20
26
OJ51
26
FN42
23
KN40
23
FM17
21
MK68
21
DM13
20
OJ03
20
EN52
19
FK68
19
FM29
18
JN97
17
DM33
16
GG88
16
DM43
15
FM18
15
FM19
15
NK02
15
FN31
14
EK70
13
EM78
13
EN82
13
EM22
12
EM95
12
IM98
12
LM09
12
OJ11
12
EL99
11
GN37
11
KN31
11
KN81
11
DM26
10
DM38
10
EM36
10
IN80
10
JO21
10
KM76
10
DM04
9
EM34
9
EM83
9
EN91
9
FJ09
9
FM16
9
GG66
9
KN70
9
KP12
9
CN84
8
EK09
8
EM26
8
FM07
8
FN30
8
GG40
8
GG87
8
KM69
8
CM97
7
EJ89
7
EM62
7
EN54
7
EN83
7
FN21
7
IO83
7
JN39
7
KN51
7
OL72
7
CN87
6
DM79
6
DN40
6
EM16
6
EM63
6
EM76
6
EM85
6
EM97
6
EM98
6
EN20
6
GG24
6
IM58
6
IO93
6
JM19
6
JO67
6
JO93
6
KM67
6
KN37
6
OJ12
6
OJ15
6
PM97
6
CN85
5
EL03
5
EM17
5
EM73
5
EN35
5
EN53
5
FJ26
5
FN00
5
IM64
5
IM69
5
IO81
5
JN18
5
JO83
5
KF25
5
KM17
5
KM38
5
OI33
5
OL63
5
CM96
4
CN73
4
DL80
4
DN17
4
EL49
4
EL51
4
EM48
4
EM82
4
EN10
4
EN72
4
FJ24
4
FK49
4
FN03
4
FN41
4
FN73
4
GG54
4
GG67
4
GH80
4
JN00
4
KM66
4
KM78
4
KN61
4
NJ91
4
NJ96
4
OJ74
4
CM87
3
DM06
3
DM12
3
DM45
3
DN41
3
DO00
3
DO21
3
EK45
3
EL06
3
EL98
3
EM10
3
EM11
3
EM13
3
EM27
3
EM30
3
EM54
3
EM60
3
EM67
3
EM69
3
EM79
3
EN31
3
EN51
3
EN71
3
EN90
3
EN96
3
FH17
3
FM05
3
FN01
3
FN13
3
FN54
3
FN84
3
GF11
3
GG45
3
GK03
3
IM76
3
IN50
3
IN51
3
IN83
3
IO71
3
IO92
3
JN80
3
JN96
3
JO43
3
JO90
3
KN34
3
KN44
3
KO06
3
KP13
3
MN72
3
OF77
3
OJ02
3
QF33
3
DM03
2
DM09
2
DM42
2
DN08
2
DN15
2
EJ98
2
EK71
2
EL09
2
EL28
2
EL95
2
EM18
2
EM64
2
EM74
2
EM93
2
EN11
2
EN63
2
EN66
2
EN81
2
FF78
2
FJ13
2
FJ25
2
FJ34
2
FJ35
2
FK21
2
FK95
2
GG33
2
GG46
2
GG52
2
GG55
2
HK85
2
IL27
2
IN93
2
IO85
2
JN37
2
JN48
2
JO00
2
JO02
2
JO11
2
JO32
2
JO52
2
JO69
2
JO94
2
KM59
2
KN30
2
KN50
2
KO85
2
LN01
2
NJ98
2
NK03
2
NL06
2
OJ06
2
OJ16
2
CM98
1
DM14
1
DM25
1
DM37
1
DN06
1
EM31
1
EM56
1
EM86
1
EM90
1
EN23
1
EN25
1
FJ38
1
FM06
1
FN11
1
JN55
1
JO30
1
JO31
1
JO49
1
JO70
1
KM49
1
KN12
1
OJ05
1
OK14
1
QG62
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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