POTA LIVE ... best practice

POTA LIVE webapp is a browser-based tool that receives data through the public link provided by the POTA program for amateur radio.

Operation is not guaranteed and depends on many factors, such as proper data transmission and normal reception conditions.

A device capable of running a Chromium-based browser is required (Chrome or Edge for example, but many others work as well).

The active POTA stations are displayed with the following fields: CALLSIGN - PARK NAME - FREQ - BAND - MODE - TIME UTC - LAST HEARD - SPOTTER

Click on the Callsign to open its QRZ page. Click the small globe icon to open Google Maps for that park.

By clicking on the menu, you can select your radio type (only on devices with COM ports and a large display). You must also assign the required COM port to the browser session, connected to your rig. You need to set the baud rate and the Stop Bits value (normally 1, but some radios like the Yaesu FT-1000 use 2). Refer to your radio's manual.

If the connection is established (there are no guarantees, and the user is solely responsible for using their own hardware through the selected port), the radio will appear connected, and CLICKING ON A FREQUENCY will correctly tune the radio.

Important:

• The COM port used must be free and not currently in use by other programs.
• When closing the browser session, the port is released.
• Only ONE BROWSER SESSION AT A TIME can be connected to the radio (if a session is already connected, a new one will fail to connect).

Please share this webapp with your fellow ham radio operators.

Main page: https://www.programmi-italiani.com/pota/index.html

No cookies are used. Operation is not guaranteed. The author is not responsible for malfunctions or hardware damage. Access to COM ports is granted by the end user, who assumes full responsibility and acknowledges that the author is in no way liable for any malfunction or damage directly or indirectly caused by using the webapp.

The webapp is safe and uses publicly available JavaScript libraries. Copying the layout or code, even partially, is prohibited.

At the bottom of the webapp page you will find useful links to other applications by the author.

If you don't like this webapp, go play Pac-Man instead of staying on the radio!