#APRSTHURSDAY · STATION

W1DNS

Checked in to 2 APRS Thursday nets.

2
nets
1
streak
1
US states
1
countries
March 9, 2023
first net
February 22, 2024
most recent
last-known positionCT, US · grid FN31HL

Achievements

Check-in history — most recent first

  1. 2024-02-22CTfirst-timerHappy #APRSThursday from a PowerShell script!
  2. 2023-03-09first-timer#APRSThursday again!

How W1DNS’s check-in reaches the net

When W1DNS sends CQ HOTG from the radio, the packet doesn’t reach the net directly — it hops across the amateur radio network to a digipeater and an iGate, rides APRS-IS worldwide, and any reply retraces the path back down to the radio.

packet out →← replies backYour radioCQ HOTGDigipeaterRF relayiGateRF → internetAPRS-ISthe backboneThe netHOTG worldwide
your check-in leaving the radio messages routing back
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