Message 29076 in APRS.WW
From: HP2DFA
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 26 00:07:00 Z
Newsgroups: APRS.WW
Subject: APRS WEEKLY ACTIVITY CENTRAL AMERICA AUG30
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R:260831/0035Z 36355@N2MH4.#SENC.NC.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
R:260831/0034Z 110@VE3KPG.#ECON.ON.CAN.NOAM BPQ6.0.25
R:260831/0032Z 6886@VA2RIZ.#LAN.QC.CAN.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.25
R:260831/0007Z 1251@HP2DFA.#COL.PAN.CEAM BPQ6.0.24
The weekly summary of APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) activity in Central America, corresponding to the week of August 24 to 30, 2026, shows a consolidation in the use of hybrid gateways (RF to the Internet) and a remarkable expansion of the LoRa subnet in urban areas.
At the regional level, the activity was structured through two different trunk frequencies and a constant volume of telemetry and beacon exchange.
📊 Frequency and Traffic Distribution by Zone
Unlike North America (which unifies everything at 144.390 MHz), Central America operates in a segmented manner according to its regulations and technical influences:
South Zone (Panama): All VHF activity was concentrated on the official frequency of 144.930 MHz. It recorded the largest traffic of fixed and mobile ground position frames in the region.
North and Central Zone (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador): They operated mostly on the frequency of 144.390 MHz, aligned with the IARU Region 2 standard (North America and the Caribbean).
📡 Activity Highlighted by Countries (Weekly Metrics)
🇵🇦 Panama (High Density in Data Channels)
Floating Telemetry: The LoRa HP2PCN-15 (Gatun Locks) node served as the most efficient digital repeater in the Atlantic sector, reporting stable voltage variations (3.83V to 3.87V) in its autonomous solar power systems.
🇨🇷 Costa Rica (Automated Meteorological Network)
Base Stations: The Radio Club of Costa Rica maintained active monitoring through its reference node TI0RC in San José, serving as a link for the perimeter iGates.
Climatological Data: Automatic weather stations (WX) integrated into the APRS network doubled their transmissions of wind, humidity and barometric pressure frames due to Pacific climate instability, injecting data directly into aprs.fi servers.
🇬🇹 Guatemala and ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ Honduras (Tactical Tracking and Messaging)
Tactical Use: Stations coordinated by the Guatemalan Amateur Radio Club (CRAG) maintained active position beacons in perimeters close to areas vulnerable to rain.
📉 Regional Network Metrics (Consolidated Weekly)
Network Metric Percentage / Average Network Status
Message Exchange (SMS) Average 45 daily messages via RF-IS Moderate messaging
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