# Rover Tracker > Automated tracking for rover-class participants in ARRL VHF and Up Contests Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.w3sz.gpstracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.w3sz.gpstracker) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.w3sz.gpstracker` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Removed - **Publisher:** Roger Rehr - **Category:** COMMUNICATION - **Downloads:** 10 - **Version:** 18.0 - **Last updated:** 2025-07-07 - **First published:** 2020-06-04 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 7.91 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-03-19 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.w3sz.gpstracker) - **Website:** [https://w3sz.com](https://w3sz.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://w3sz.com/privacy](https://w3sz.com/privacy) ## Description Provides automated tracking for rovers with this app running in the background.

Rovers can post status (On Site, On Site but On Break, Traveling, and "Problem"), list two operating frequencies and specify which one is currently used, optionally post a message of up to 80 characters, and specify their Amateur call-sign.

Rovers can also display this information for up to 6 stations specified by callsign. Those stations must either be using this app or APRS (with SSID-9, and "Rover" in the comments field) or the Database web map app or PackRatFinder or the SMS version of this app.

Features of this app include:

1. Uploads your Frequency1, Frequency2, FocusRadio, Optional message in addition to your Call/Grid/Time/Status.

2. Top bar displays your status, Frequency1, Frequency2, FocusRadio (in red), time of last successful upload, your 10-digit grid

3. Displays downloaded info (callsign, grid, frequency1, frequency2, status, optional message) for up to 6 callsigns

4. Shows time of any station's last upload if user taps that station's callsign on the main display

5. Shows Az/Dist/Rev to any station if user taps that station's grid on the main display

6. Shows full message for any station if user taps that station's message on the main display

7. Any changes in any station's info since last download are shown in red font

8. Audio alert if any portion of any station's info has changed since last download

9. Separate "Settings" page for setting your call, your status, your Frequency1, Frequency2, and FocusRadio, your message if any, and for selecting up to 6 callsigns for data download and information display. ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.INTERNET` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Rover-tracking](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.peviktera.rovertracking) — 240 users - [Rover](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.torai.rover) — 893 users - [Raven RTK+ ACCURACY](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cnhrtkapp.raven) — 296 users - [APRS Tracker Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.qrv73.aprssend) — 15 users - [Tracker APRS-IS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bitbaru.trackerapris) — 112 users - [Radio Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Wohlfart.RadioTracker) — 249 users - [Case IH RTK+](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cnhrtkapp.caseih) — 4,485 users - [Ham Satting](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.unixeer.hamsatting) — 1,430 users - [Tracer2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/adn.Tracer2.Free) — 4,917 users, 4.00 / 5 - [New Holland RTK+](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cnhrtkapp.newholland) — 4,830 users - [GeoTrack Rastreo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.geotrackflotas) — 55 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.w3sz.gpstracker)