#APRSTHURSDAY · STATION

W4KRL

Checked in to 1 APRS Thursday net — a first-timer.

1
nets
1
streak
1
US states
1
countries
June 5, 2025
first net
June 5, 2025
most recent
last-known positionMD, US · grid FM18GU

Achievements

Check-in history — most recent first

  1. 2025-06-05MDfirst-timerhi from Northern Virginia

How W4KRL’s check-in reaches the net

When W4KRL 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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