POTA / SOTA Live Spotter Board
Real-time activator spots for Parks on the Air and Summits on the Air. See who is on the air right now, what frequency, and what mode. Data from api.pota.app and SOTAWatch.
Parks on the Air — operators activate parks, wildlife refuges, and protected lands by making at least 10 contacts. Hunters call activators to log a contact. Over 8,000 parks across 70+ entities worldwide. Free to participate. pota.app
Summits on the Air — operators activate designated mountain summits to earn points based on summit elevation. Both activators and chasers earn points. Over 150,000 summits across 100+ associations worldwide. sota.org.uk
See a spot? Tune to the listed frequency, listen for the activator calling CQ POTA or CQ SOTA. Give your callsign when they pause. They need contacts — you need the park or summit. Keep it short: callsign, signal report, done. Log on QRZ or LOTW as usual.
20m SSB: 14.244 / 14.260 MHz · 40m SSB: 7.185 / 7.270 MHz · 20m CW: 14.061 MHz · 40m CW: 7.033 MHz · 2m FM: 146.520 MHz simplex · FT8/FT4: standard digital frequencies
POTA spot data from api.pota.app · SOTA spot data from api2.sota.org.uk · Spots auto-refresh every 2 minutes · All times local