Denver Metro APRS Network Analysis

November 23, 2005 23:49 thru November 24, 2005 11:50 (12 Hour Run)

Here is a breakdown on packet radio activity over a 12 hour period in the Denver area. This data was collected with APRS Net Spy.

The data collection is dependant on the location of the receiving station.

All data was received over the RF network, 144.390 MHz. Any stations outside of the local area have either been repeated via HF gates or I-gates onto the local RF network.

The data includes ALL packets heard. This includes original transmissions (in some cases) of packets and each repeated copy of that packet via various digipeaters.

Here is the overall picture:

Packet Type	Total	Per Minute	Per Hour	Per Day	Last 60 Minutes
Network Analysis
Log Opened:	11/23/05 23:49
Log Closed:	11/24/05 11:50
Process Time:	012:01:29
Elapsed Seconds:	43289

All Packets	4860	7	404	9700	356
Position Fix	3655	5	304	7295	280
APRS Packets	2927	4	243	5842	193
Mike-E	706	1	59	1409	67
GPGGA	4	0	0	8	2
GPRMC	18	0	1	36	18
Cse & Speed	677	1	56	1351	83
Altitude	512	1	43	1022	59
IDs	291	0	24	581	12
Beacons	179	0	15	357	20
Wx	1558	2	130	3110	87
PHG	1465	2	122	2924	74
Messages	65	0	5	130	0
Objects	0	0	0	0	0
Items	0	0	0	0	0
Status	362	1	30	723	30
Telemetry	24	0	2	48	2
3rd Party	2	0	0	4	0
User Defined	0	0	0	0	0
Invalid-Test	0	0	0	0	0

Stations Reporting
Total Stations	77
APRS	59
Mike-E	13
GPS	2
IDs	5
Beacons	8
Weather	10
PHG	32
Messages	2
Objects	0
Items	0
Status	21
Telemetry	3
3rd Party Traffic	1
User Defined Packets	0
Invalid or Test Packets	0

Software Used
unrecognized	28
APRS/CE, Windows CE	0
Linux aprsd server	0
PIC - Encoder	0
Icom radios	0
ICQ messaging	0
Kenwood Radio	6
MacAPRS	0
Pocket APRS	0
APRS-DOS	0
Old Ver of APRSdos	8
Old Ver of MacAPRS	0
Old Ver of WinAPRS	2
APRS + SA	4
WinAPRS	3
X - APRS	0
Yaesu radios (future)	0
Experimental	1
GPS	0
APRS Net Spy	1
Wide	7
Trace	0
UI-View	12

Digis Heard Direct	Repeated Stations	Repeated Packets	Range	Bearing	Altitude	Latitude	Longitude
K0ANI	37	134	25.4	287.2	0	39.634	-105.0475
K0UT-5	59	524	68.1	334.9	0	40.41766667	-105.1416667
N0KKZ-1	0	1	0	0	6230	39.52639	-104.59167
N0KZ-5	33	7	62.9	212.4	10400	38.756	-105.2178333
N0LP	4	9	30.2	276.2	0	39.57216667	-105.155
N0WBW-4	64	1796	50.7	300.3	10511	39.89366667	-105.419
RELAY	6	45	0	0	0	0	0
W0CBH-2	1	11	535.9	181.1	5958.005249	31.76666667	-104.7588333
WIDE1	11	228	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE1-1	7	3	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE2	23	430	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE2-1	3	79	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE3	22	79	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE4	7	129	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE5	3	12	0	0	0	0	0

Digi Stations Seen	Repeated Stations	Repeated Packets	Range	Bearing	Altitude	Latitude	Longitude
ANGFIR	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
APRS	0	47	0	0	0	0	0
COALMT	2	31	203.6	189.8	0	36.61883333	-105.2183333
CREST	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
DUMAS	2	12	291	149.7	3642	35.85783333	-101.9691667
ELKMTN	1	1	264.9	191.8	0	35.76666667	-105.5545
K0ANI	37	547	25.4	287.2	0	39.634	-105.0475
K0UT	1	1	76	341.5	0	40.57	-105.0505
K0UT-5	59	1414	68.1	334.9	0	40.41766667	-105.1416667
KG0HM	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
LAMOSC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
N0KKZ	2	160	0.1	179.9	6230	39.525	-104.5916667
N0KKZ-1	0	1	0	0	6230	39.52639	-104.59167
N0KZ-5	33	1051	62.9	212.4	10400	38.756	-105.2178333
N0LP	4	12	30.2	276.2	0	39.57216667	-105.155
N0WBW-4	64	2137	50.7	300.3	10511	39.89366667	-105.419
RELAY	6	369	0	0	0	0	0
SAR	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
SGATE	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
TAOSKI	2	4	209	193.2	0	36.57566667	-105.4516667
TCPXX	0	426	0	0	0	0	0
TRACE4-4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
W0CBH-2	1	17	535.9	181.1	5958.005249	31.76666667	-104.7588333
W0QEY-5	2	23	77.3	340	0	40.5775	-105.0948333
W5UGQ-7	9	110	333	152.4	3642	35.219	-101.8598333
WA5ETK-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
WHDE1-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE	0	199	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE1	11	811	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE1-1	7	600	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE2	23	722	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE2-1	3	951	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE2-2	0	895	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE3	22	154	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE3-1	0	164	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE3-2	0	228	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE3-3	0	52	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE4	7	265	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE4-1	0	40	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE4-2	0	108	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE4-3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE5	3	21	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE5-1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE7-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
WIDE7-2	0	7	0	0	0	0	0

Connected to:	Comm Port:1 at 4800 baud

notes:
The per minute, hour and day figures above are estimates only and are continuously calculated by APRS Net Spy. They are not really needed here, however they do come in handy when you only run the program on the network for an hour or two and wish to get an estimation on what activity looks like for a particular day.

Charts

Here are some graphs of this data:

Above graph shows the number of Stations transmitting each type.

This graph shows how many packets of each type were received at my station. Stations often transmit multiple types.

Above, the type of transmitting station. If properly configured, the unproto address indicates which type of software is being used to generate the APRS activity. It is hard to distinguish between Mike-E and Kenwood, so I've just lumped them together under Kenwood Radio. Also, I haven't updated the software to recognize UI-View. Guess I'll have to do that now because that system has garnered so much support.

Above, the detailed packets per minute chart. This chart must be made in Excel (or any spreadsheet) from the data accumulated in the packets per minute data file.

Maps

All stations listed below

Those stations whose ID designates them WIDEn-n digipeaters

Here is the digipeater cross reference:

Digipeater/Station Summary
24/Nov/2005 11:50:53
Program Run: 012:01:29

Connected to: Comm Port:1 at 4800 baud

Digipeaters Seen: 45
Digipeaters Heard: 15

Stations Seen: 77
Stations Heard: 15

Asterisks (*) indicate stations/digis heard direct
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      [Digipeater Cross Reference]
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ANGFIR digipeated 1 station
   W0WHE-4                          

COALMT digipeated 2 stations
   W0WHE-4     WB5EZO-7             

CREST digipeated 1 station
   WB5EZO-7                         

DUMAS digipeated 2 stations
   N5DFQ-2     WA5ETK               

ELKMTN digipeated 1 station
   W0WHE-4                          

K0ANI* digipeated 37 stations
   GRND        K0FCM-5     K0TKM-9* 
   K0UT        K0UT-5      KA0VNB   
   KB0TVJ      KB0TVJ-5    KB0VBZ   
   KC0CAT-2    KC0FNE      KC0OGY-5 
   KC0OZ-10*   KC0RVL-14   KC5EZO-5 
   KC5JIF      KC7SBS-15   KD7AN-2  
   KI4GYZ*     KI4GYZ-7    KN6VV-9  
   N0KKZ       N0KZ-5      N0LNE*   
   N0LP*       N0LP-9      N0WBW-4* 
   N0WPS-2     N0XGA       N5DFQ-2  
   N5LPZ-9     N7NBC-9*    W0AH     
   W0DVM       W0QEY-5     WA5VRL   
   WB0JRG-7                         

K0UT digipeated 1 station
   WA5VRL                           

K0UT-5* digipeated 59 stations
   AB0MY-2     CANCTY      COALMT   
   DUMAS       ELKMTN      GRND     
   K0ANI*      K0FCM-5     K0TKM-9* 
   K0UT        KA0VNB      KB0TVJ   
   KB0TVJ-5    KB0VBZ      KC0CAT-2 
   KC0FNE      KC0ITF      KC0LNO-7 
   KC0OGY-5    KC0RVL-14   KC5EVE-11
   KC5EZO-5    KC5JIF      KD5DYP-10
   KD5ROK-7    KD7AN-2     KE0VH    
   KI4GYZ*     KI4GYZ-7    KN6VV-9  
   METHOD      MRICA       N0EPA    
   N0KKZ       N0KZ-5      N0LNE*   
   N0LP*       N0NDM-7*    N0WBW-4* 
   N0WPS       N0XGA       N5DFQ-2  
   N7NBC-9*    RRSKI       SAMTNM   
   TAOSKI      TESQUE      TUCARI   
   W0AH        W0DLE-1     W0DVM    
   W0QEY-5     W0WHE-4     W5UGQ-7  
   WA5ETK      WA5ETK-5    WA5VRL   
   WB0BLV      WB0JRG-7             

KG0HM digipeated 1 station
   WA5VRL                           

LAMOSC digipeated 1 station
   WB5EZO-7                         

N0KKZ digipeated 2 stations
   KC0CAT-2    N7NBC-9*             

N0KZ-5* digipeated 33 stations
   CANCTY      COALMT      DUMAS    
   ELKMTN      GRND        K0NR     
   KC0ITF      KC0LNO-1*   KC0LNO-7 
   KC5EVE-11   KC5EZO-5    KC5JIF   
   KD5DYP-10   KD5ROK-7    METHOD   
   MRICA       N5DFQ-2     N5IMJ-1  
   RRSKI       SAMTNM      TAOSKI   
   TESQUE      TSARG-2     TUCARI   
   W0DLE-1     W0DVM       W0WHE-4  
   W5UGQ-7     WA5ETK      WA5ETK-5 
   WB0BLV      WB0JRG-7    WB5EZO-7 

N0LP* digipeated 4 stations
   KC0CAT-2    N0LNE*      N0WPS    
   W0CBH-2*                         

N0WBW-4* digipeated 64 stations
   CANCTY      COALMT      DUMAS    
   ELKMTN      GRND        K0ANI*   
   K0FCM-5     K0NR        K0TKM-9* 
   K0UT        K0UT-5      KA0VNB   
   KB0TVJ      KB0TVJ-5    KB0VBZ   
   KC0CAT-2    KC0FNE      KC0ITF   
   KC0LNO-7    KC0OZ-10*   KC0RVL-14
   KC5EVE-11   KC5EZO-5    KC5JIF   
   KC7SBS-15   KD5DYP-10   KD5ROK-7 
   KD7AN-2     KE0VH       KI4GYZ*  
   KI4GYZ-7    KN6VV-9     METHOD   
   N0HEQ       N0KKZ       N0KZ-5   
   N0LNE*      N0LP*       N0NDM-7* 
   N0WPS       N0WPS-2     N0XGA    
   N5DFQ-2     N5LPZ-9     N7NBC-9* 
   RRSKI       SAMTNM      TAOSKI   
   TESQUE      TSARG-2     TUCARI   
   W0AH        W0CBH-2*    W0DLE-1  
   W0DVM       W0QEY-5     W0WHE-4  
   W5UGQ-7     WA5ETK      WA5ETK-5 
   WA5VRL      WB0BLV      WB0JRG-7 
   WERNER                           

RELAY* digipeated 6 stations
   K0TKM-9*    KC0RVL-14   KC5JIF   
   N0EPA       N0NDM-7*    N0WPS    

TAOSKI digipeated 2 stations
   KC5EVE-11   W0WHE-4              

W0CBH-2* digipeated 1 station
   N7NBC-9*                         

W0QEY-5 digipeated 2 stations
   KN6VV-9     WA5VRL               

W5UGQ-7 digipeated 9 stations
   KC5EZO-5    KC5JIF      KD5DYP-10
   KD5ROK-7    N5DFQ-2     N5IMJ-1  
   TSARG-2     WA5ETK      WA5ETK-5 

WA5ETK-7 digipeated 2 stations
   N5DFQ-2     TSARG-2              

WIDE1* digipeated 11 stations
   K0UT        KB0TVJ-5    KC0CAT-2 
   KC0RVL-14   KE0VH       KI4GYZ-7 
   N0LNE*      N0WPS-2     W0AH     
   W0DVM       WA5VRL               

WIDE1-1* digipeated 7 stations
   KC0CAT-2    KC0OGY-5    KC0RVL-14
   KI4GYZ-7    N0LP-9      W0CBH-2* 
   W0DVM                            

WIDE2* digipeated 23 stations
   K0ANI*      K0FCM-5     K0NR     
   K0UT        K0UT-5      KB0TVJ   
   KB0TVJ-5    KB0VBZ      KC0CAT-2 
   KC0LNO-1*   KC0LNO-7    KC0OGY-5 
   KC0RVL-14   KC7SBS-15   KI4GYZ*  
   KN6VV-9     METHOD      N0KKZ    
   N0LNE*      N0WBW-4*    N5LPZ-9  
   N7NBC-9*    W0DVM                

WIDE2-1* digipeated 3 stations
   K0ANI*      K0UT-5      N0WBW-4* 

WIDE3* digipeated 22 stations
   CANCTY      COALMT      DUMAS    
   ELKMTN      GRND        KA0VNB   
   KC0FNE      KC0ITF      KC0RVL-14
   KD7AN-2     MRICA       N0KZ-5   
   N0XGA       N5IMJ-1     RRSKI    
   SAMTNM      TAOSKI      TESQUE   
   TUCARI      W0QEY-5     W5UGQ-7  
   WB0BLV                           

WIDE4* digipeated 7 stations
   KD5DYP-10   KD5ROK-7    W0WHE-4  
   WA5ETK      WA5ETK-5    WB0JRG-7 
   WB5EZO-7                         

WIDE5* digipeated 3 stations
   KC5EVE-11   KC5EZO-5    KC5JIF   

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            [Node Stations]
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             No Nodes Found

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       [Station Cross Reference]
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AB0MY-2   digipeated by: K0UT-5
CANCTY    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
COALMT    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
DUMAS     digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
ELKMTN    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
GRND      digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE3, K0UT-5
K0AEM-1*  digipeated by: No digis, heard direct
K0ANI*    digipeated by: WIDE2-1, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2
K0FCM-5   digipeated by: K0UT-5, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2
K0NR      digipeated by: N0WBW-4, N0KZ-5, WIDE2
K0TKM-9*  digipeated by: RELAY, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, K0UT-5
K0UT      digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE1, K0ANI, WIDE2
K0UT-5    digipeated by: WIDE2-1, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2
KA0DRN-9* digipeated by: No digis, heard direct
KA0VNB    digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE3
KB0TVJ    digipeated by: K0UT-5, WIDE2, N0WBW-4, K0ANI
KB0TVJ-5  digipeated by: K0UT-5, WIDE1, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2
KB0VBZ    digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2, K0UT-5
KC0CAT-2  digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE1, WIDE1-1, K0UT-5, WIDE2, N0KKZ, N0LP
KC0FNE    digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE3
KC0ITF    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
KC0LNO-1* digipeated by: N0KZ-5, WIDE2
KC0LNO-7  digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2
KC0OGY-5  digipeated by: WIDE1-1, K0ANI, WIDE2, K0UT-5
KC0OZ-10* digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI
KC0RVL-14 digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE1, WIDE1-1, RELAY, K0UT-5, WIDE2, WIDE3
KC5EVE-11 digipeated by: TAOSKI, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE5
KC5EZO-5  digipeated by: W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE5
KC5JIF    digipeated by: RELAY, W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, K0UT-5, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE5
KC7SBS-15 digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2
KD5DYP-10 digipeated by: W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, K0UT-5, WIDE4, N0WBW-4
KD5ROK-7  digipeated by: W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE4
KD7AN-2   digipeated by: K0UT-5, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE3
KE0VH     digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE1
KI0LA*    digipeated by: No digis, heard direct
KI4GYZ*   digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2, K0ANI
KI4GYZ-7  digipeated by: WIDE1-1, K0ANI, N0WBW-4, WIDE1, K0UT-5
KN6VV-9   digipeated by: K0UT-5, N0WBW-4, W0QEY-5, K0ANI, WIDE2
METHOD    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2
MRICA     digipeated by: N0KZ-5, K0UT-5, WIDE3
N0EPA     digipeated by: RELAY, K0UT-5
N0HEQ     digipeated by: N0WBW-4
N0KKZ     digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE2, K0UT-5
N0KZ-5    digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, K0UT-5, WIDE3
N0LNE*    digipeated by: K0ANI, WIDE1, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2, N0LP
N0LP*     digipeated by: K0ANI, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5
N0LP-9    digipeated by: WIDE1-1, K0ANI
N0NDM-7*  digipeated by: RELAY, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5
N0WBW-4*  digipeated by: WIDE2-1, K0UT-5, WIDE2, K0ANI
N0WPS     digipeated by: RELAY, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, N0LP
N0WPS-2   digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0ANI, WIDE1
N0XGA     digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE3
N5DFQ-2   digipeated by: DUMAS, W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0ANI, K0UT-5, WA5ETK-7
N5IMJ-1   digipeated by: W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, WIDE3
N5LPZ-9   digipeated by: K0ANI, N0WBW-4, WIDE2
N7NBC-9*  digipeated by: N0KKZ, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE2, W0CBH-2, K0ANI
PCSAT-11* digipeated by: No digis, heard direct
RRSKI     digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
SAMTNM    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
TAOSKI    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
TESQUE    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
TSARG-2   digipeated by: WA5ETK-7, W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4
TUCARI    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
W0AH      digipeated by: K0ANI, WIDE1, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5
W0CBH-2*  digipeated by: N0WBW-4, WIDE1-1, N0LP
W0DLE-1   digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5
W0DVM     digipeated by: N0KZ-5, WIDE1, K0UT-5, N0WBW-4, WIDE1-1, K0ANI, WIDE2
W0QEY-5   digipeated by: N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE3
W0WHE-4   digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE4, COALMT, ANGFIR, TAOSKI, ELKMTN
W5UGQ-7   digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
WA5ETK    digipeated by: DUMAS, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE4, W5UGQ-7
WA5ETK-5  digipeated by: W5UGQ-7, N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE4
WA5VRL    digipeated by: W0QEY-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE1, K0UT, K0ANI, KG0HM
WB0BLV    digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, WIDE3
WB0JRG-7  digipeated by: N0KZ-5, N0WBW-4, K0UT-5, K0ANI, WIDE4
WB5EZO-7  digipeated by: LAMOSC, N0KZ-5, WIDE4, CREST, COALMT
WERNER    digipeated by: N0WBW-4

Here are three ASCII delimited text files that should import straight into any spread sheet program that will allow you to view this data any way you choose. The first file contains the overall network data (exactly what is shown at the top of this page). The second contains summary data about each of the individual stations heard on the network during the 12 hour period. The third is the packets per minute file.

Network_Log_05_11_24_11_50.csv - Contains overall network activity

Stations_Log_05_11_24_11_50.csv - Contains station detail. Individual packets or data shown are usually from the last packet received. Range and Bearing are computed from my QTH.

PacketPerMinute_Log_05_11_23.csv - Packets per minute for the 20 categories of packet types ANS keeps track of.

webmaster: Rick von Glahn, NØKKZ

Last Edit: 04 Apr 2011