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#APRSThursday Check-In
How to participate in the weekly #APRSThursday net and send a check-in.

How to Check-In?

The #APRSThursday net is held every Thursday from 0000Z to 2359Z.

To join, send an APRS message to ANSRVR in the following format:

CQ HOTG Your message

Your message will be sent to all callsigns currently joined to the ANSRVR group called HOTG ("hams on the gram"). You will also receive subsequent messages sent to the group within a 12-hour period.

How to Unsubscribe?

If you are already checked in but wish to unsubscribe from subsequent messages, you can send the following to ANSRVR:

U HOTG

This will stop you from receiving further messages from the HOTG group during this session.

About #APRSThursday

#APRSThursday is a net managed by Michael KC8OWL. It is held every Thursday with the aim of growing message activity on APRS across the world.

Check-ins are automatically logged by the APRSPH bot (as long as it is subscribed to HOTG) and are tagged with [#APRSThursday].

Contact

For any questions, feel free to contact Michael (KC8OWL):

  • Email: [email protected]
  • APRS Message: KC8OWL-7 (FT5 hand held)
  • APRS Message: KC8OWL-9 (FTM400 mobile)