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Callsign: 8251N
MMSI number: 503021150
Navigational status: Under way (engine) (0)
Vessel class: Sailing (36)
Location: 33°06.18' S 151°36.19' E - locator QF56TV25JG - show map
7.5 km South bearing 166° from Rathmines, New South Wales, Australia [?]
10.2 km East bearing 104° from Dora Creek, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales, Australia
25.4 km Southwest bearing 220° from Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
92.6 km Northeast bearing 23° from Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last position: 2025-02-15 08:40:02 UTC (24d 9h40m ago)
2025-02-15 19:40:02 AEDT local time at Rathmines, Australia [?]
Course: 353° – heading 356°
Speed: 4 km/h
Dimensions: length 11 m width 4 m draught 0.0 m
Last path: 8251N>ais via VK2EHQ
Positions stored: 342
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This page shows real-time information collected from the Automatic Position Reporting System Internet network (APRS-IS). APRS is used by amateur (ham) radio operators to transmit real-time position information, weather data, telemetry and messages over the radio. A vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver, a VHF transmitter or HF transceiver and a small computer device called a tracker transmits it's location, speed and course in a small data packet, which is then received by a nearby iGate receiving site which forwards the packet on the Internet. Systems connected to the Internet can send information on the APRS-IS without a radio transmitter, or collect and display information transmitted anywhere in the world.
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