HOST

Use the HOST command to host an op and go on the air. If you know your Q-codes, QRV (meaning “I am ready”) does the same thing.

This command only works if you are transmitting over RF, enforcing rule #3.

The position report that puts you on the air has to come from the same callsign and SSID that sent the HOST command. K7ABC-6 goes on the air by beaconing from K7ABC-6, not from K7ABC or K7ABC-7. An op is run by one station, so a beacon from any other SSID does not meet the requirements to start the op.

See Host an op for a description of how to use this command.

Reference

HOST [description...]

Go on the air and start hosting an op.

description: Free-text description of the op. optional

Also answers to: QRV
Available to: Hosts only. Must be sent via RF; one op per operator at a time.
Rate limit: 2 per minute and 3 per 10 minutes

Replies

beacon_prompt: Send a position report within 5 mins to go on the air
on_air_confirmation: {station_call} is on the air{location}. aprsota.org/{base_call}
no_beacon_nudge: No beacon received. Send HOST to try again.

Hints

HOST not sent via RF: Must transmit via RF to host. aprsota.org/handbook/host-an-op limited to 1 per hour, then silent
HOST while already on the air: You already have an op on the air limited to 1 per 24 hours, then silent
beacon with no usable position while awaiting one: Beacon has no usable position. Wait for a GPS fix and beacon again limited to 1 per hour, then silent