For the uninitiated, this is an ITTY-like broadcast where reports of where Santa was sighted and the circumstances of that sighting are broadcast periodically. Our eyewitness reports provide a unique, intimate tracking experience particularly enjoyed by kids aged one to 92.

Tune in whenever you can at http://tty.nerdology.org:8080/santatrack using the same configuration as you would for standard ITTY autostart. NOTE: this URL will result in a 404 error until 15 - 30 minutes before the first test message on the 23rd.

Not to get into the weeds, but while I have attempted supporting USOS (unshift on space) for the past few years, I am again unable to support it this year due to a bug I found in the implementation of USOS in the software I use to generate tones (fldigi) for which I can't compensate. Those who have USOS on receive enabled, if you can disable it, that's advisable, though if not, it should only be a minor inconvenience, manifesting mainly in timestamps not printing correctly. I've been considering rewriting the broadcasting scripts to wrap around minimodem instead of fldigi for a few years, which would give me total control over aspects like USOS among other benefits, but unfortunately I haven't been able to devote much time to the joys of teletypery for a while. As great as these machines are, five kids are infinitely more important, though I do make sure they get a whiff of that oil smell while we print out pix and type up messages every so often, and they are all looking forward to tracking Santa with you all again this year.