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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.
Note: #APRSThursday is a unique and separate net from the APRSPH net. These logs below are a collaboration between Michael KC8OWL (net manager of #APRSThursday) and Angelo DU2XXR/N2RAC (net manager of APRSPH) to ensure easy access to information and traffic. DU2XXR also partcipates in #APRSThursday.
This website started logging #APRSThursday beginning Thursday, December 8, 2022, #APRSThursday checkins are automatically logged by the APRSPH bot as long as it is subscribed to HOTG. These are tagged with [#APRSThursday]. You will also get an auto-reply that your checkin and message were logged during the #APRSThursday net. Messages sent to the HOTG group on ANSRVR will also be logged here during the rest of the week, but without the tag and without the auto-response.
The APRSPH bot resides on a phyiscal digipeater and logs whatever it receives from ANSRVR either via its own igate or through other igates/digipeaters in the area. It's possible that some messages might be missed in the event that the digipeater goes offline or the APRSPH bot has its regular auto-restarts.
If you are part of #APRSThursday, I am also inviting you to check out our APRSPH net, too. Instructions for joining the APRSPH net and other bot commands are on the home page: aprsph.net.
How to join #APRSThursday
#APRSThursday is held every Thursday from 0000Z to 2359Z.
To join, send an APRS message to ANSRVR in the following format:
CQ [space] HOTG [space] Your message
Your message will then be sent to all callsigns currently joined to the ANSRVR group called HOTG (which stands for "hams on the gram"). You will also then receive any subsequent messages sent to the group within a 12-hour period.
When you are no longer monitoring the net, please unsubscribe, in order to free up your local APRS RF network from traffic (you will no longer receive subequent messages). Send the following to ANSRVR:
U HOTG
If you wish to keep subscribed without alerting and sending a message to everyone in the group (this can be done at any time, before and will subscribe you for another 12 hours). Keep in mind that this will mean that messages will be routed and gated to your area's RF network if you are using RF:
K HOTG
For any questions, feel free to email Michael at [email protected] or message kc8owl-7 (FT5 hand held) / kc8owl-9 (FTM400 mobile)
Updates
Starting July 13, 2023, you can find a visual representation of net checkins on the N2RWE's APRS.to website.
Starting January 11, 2024, #APRSThursday has an alternative logging mechanism. You can get logged directly on this page by sending a message to APRSPH (not ANSRVR) as follows:
HOTG [space] Your message here
Your message will be directly logged on this page, but it will not be re-transmitted to everyone on the ANSRVR HOTG group. You will receive a confirmation with the timestamp of your message and this page's URL. Your checkin will still be included in APRSThursday logs. It is for users who prefer not to have their message re-transmitted to everyone on the net, to help reduce the load on the APRS RF network during #APRSThursday.
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#APRSThursday logs for September 2025
View previous months' archives here. View the 2024 logs here. View 2022 to 2023 archives here.
Items with [APRSThursday] were received during APRSThursday nets. Items with * are logged directly without being relayed by ANSRVR.
2025-08-31 16:30:28 UTC DU2XXR-7:Net logging has resumed 2025-09-01. Sorry for inconvenience. *
2025-08-31 20:05:20 UTC KA6ZDM-7:Happy #APRSThursday from LoRa Tracker 73! *
2025-08-31 21:36:21 UTC KA6ZDM-7:Happy #APRSThursday from LoRa Tracker 73!
2025-09-01 01:46:22 UTC KA6ZDM-7:Happy #APRSThursday from LoRa Tracker 73! *
2025-09-01 11:54:45 UTC XE3JCL:73 from Mexico