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Subj: APRS WEEKLY STATISTIC CENTRAL AMERICA
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## Central America APRS Weekly Operation Report
Period: August 31, 2026 – September 7, 2026
The Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) network across Central America remained stable over the last 7 days. Activity is p
rimarily driven by centralized iGates, mountainous backbone digipeaters, and automated Weather Stations (WX). VHF tracking on 1
44.390 MHz (standard North American frequency used in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica) and 144.930 MHz (Panama's local n
ational standard), alongside LoRa APRS (433.775 / 434.855 MHz), provided the bulk of the regional telemetry. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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## 1. Country-by-Country Operational Activity## 🇵🇦 Panama (Highly Active)
Panama continues to boast the highest relative packet density in the region, split between traditional VHF and a thriving exper
imental LoRa APRS ecosystem.
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* Core Infrastructure: HP1CDW-3 (Cerro Ancón Digipeater) and HP2NIC-10 (Altos del Country iGate) maintained near-continuous up
time, capturing metropolitan transit data. HP2DFA-19 acted as a critical solar-powered digipeater bridge from Rio Rita to the i
nterior. [5]
* Telemetry & WX: Continuous data injection from automated weather setups including HP1CDW-13 (Metro Park) and HP1CDW-10 (Costa
del Este). [6]
* Routing: Heavy reliance on the international T2PANAMA server cluster to funnel local RF packets into the global APRS-IS backb
one. [2, 7]
*
## 🇬🇹 Guatemala (Moderately Active)
Guatemalaâ€Ös network relies heavily on high-altitude digipeaters to clear the country's volcanic and mountainous topography.
*
* Core Infrastructure: The TG9SRP infrastructure (Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala) acted as the primary gateway for the c
ountry.
* Telemetry & WX: Fixed stations like TG9SRP-22 provided continuous localized weather updates directly via the Citizen Weather
Observer Program (CWOP). Remote gateways like TG8ARP-6 successfully routed automated Python-based APRS scripts via internet-lin
ked servers.
* Frequency: 144.390 MHz VHF. [1, 6, 7]
*
## 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (Stable)
Costa Ricaâ€Ös network is highly organized around emergency communications preparedness and high-altitude infrastructure.
*
* Core Infrastructure: TI2RCA (Radio Club de Costa Rica) assets provided continuous backbones. Volcán Irazú and other high-el
evation locations host core automated nodes that capture mobile tracking frames from the Central Valley.
* Tracking: Mobile trackers (-7 and -9 SSIDs) were actively logged along the Inter-American Highway (Route 1). [5, 8]
*
## 🇸🇻 El Salvador & ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ Honduras (Low to Moderate)
Activity here remains sparse but critical, often tying into regional disaster relief nets via Winlink or cross-platform DMR-to-
APRS bridging. [9]
*
* YS (El Salvador): Handful of fixed iGates operational in San Salvador. Most packets captured are from international maritime
mobile stations (-14 or -11) traversing the Pacific coast. [5, 8]
* HR (Honduras): Minimal native terrestrial APRS RF infrastructure. Most data points logged this week occurred via internet inj
ection or gateway cross-patching during emergency coordination routines.
*
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## 2. Network Statistics & Path Performance
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* Average Regional Packet Success Rate: ~94Ÿor fixed iGates; ~78Ÿor mobile trackers (due to terrain blocking).
* Dominant Path Trajectories: The standard WIDE1-1, WIDE2-1 configuration remains the mandatory path setting for mobile tracker
s. Fixed telemetry stations utilized WIDE2-2 via local high-level mountaintop digipeaters.
* APRS-IS Gating: The overall global network ingress sat at a steady 106.4 packets per second, with Central American nodes rout
ing primarily through the qAC and qAO server-verified logon paths. [7, 10, 11, 12]
*
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## 3. Satellite & Space Tracking (ARISS / ISS)
The International Space Station (ISS) digipeater (RS0ISS / NA1SS-5) on 144.825 MHz uplink was monitored during several optimal
daytime passes over Central America. While no major regional activations were recorded, the satellite gateway path remains a vi
tal secondary link for remote grid squares in the region. [13, 14, 15]
73 de Omar HP2DFA from Colon Panama.
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