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Live DX Spots

Your Amateur Radio Command Center

Real-time DX spots. One-click logging. Automatic radio tuning.

  • Live aggregated spots from POTA, SOTA, WWFF, and DX clusters
  • Click a spot to tune your radio and log the contact instantly
  • Syncs everywhere — works offline, your data follows you
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Free forever
Works offline

Everything You Need

Whether you're chasing DX, activating parks, or logging from home

JA1YPANEW
21.245 MHzSSB
POTAJA-1234
8,942 km
PM95pu
POTA
SOTA

DX Hunting Made Easy

  • 📡
    Real-Time DX Spotter — Live aggregation from POTA, SOTA, WWFF, clusters, and RBN
  • 🔍
    Worked Before Detection — Instant duplicate checking with band-specific tracking
  • ⚡
    One-Click Spot to QSO — Click any spot and the form pre-fills automatically
POTA DX
Open Map

Live Activity Map

  • 🗺️
    POTA & DX Spots Combined — Park activations and DX cluster spots together on one real-time world map
  • 🎨
    Color-Coded by Band — See propagation at a glance — each band glows in its own color
  • ⚡
    Spot to QSO in Seconds — Click any spot for details, tune your radio, and log — all from the map
Spots
Log QSO
Logbook

Power User Dashboard

  • 📊
    Three-Panel Workflow — See spots, log, and review in one unified view
  • 📻
    CAT Radio Control — ICOM CI-V protocol — tune from any spot with one click
  • ☀️
    Solar Propagation — Real-time SFI, K-index, and band conditions at a glance
9:41
Tree
K-1234
Yellowstone NP
7 QSOs
01:23:45
KG5YOW59 — 20m SSB
W1AW
20m
SSB
55
56
57
58
59
Save QSO
Session Log7 QSOs
KG5YOW20m SSB 59
N5RZ40m CW 599
WA5ABC20m SSB 57

Portable Operations

Your field logbook that actually syncs. No desktop app required — take the same log from the summit to the shack.

  • 🌐
    Works on Any Device — Phone, tablet, or laptop — no app to install, just open your browser
  • 📴
    Full Offline Mode — Log QSOs in a dead zone, everything syncs automatically when you're back in range
  • 🏕️
    Activation Session Tracking — POTA, SOTA, WWFF references auto-fill — live QSO count, timer, and session log
  • ☁️
    One Log, Everywhere — Log on your phone in the field, review on your laptop at home — no ADIF files to shuffle
  • 📡
    DX Spots in the Field — Real-time spots while portable — know who's calling before you tune
247
Total QSOs
42
Countries
156
Gridsquares
Longest DX
8,547 km
JapanJA1XYZ

Track Your Progress

  • 📈
    Rich Statistics — Countries, bands, modes, activity heatmap
  • 🗺️
    Interactive Map — Geographic visualization with marker clustering
  • 📤
    ADIF Import/Export — Full compatibility with LoTW, eQSL, QRZ
Globe
100 Countries
DXCC
Radio
First on
20m
Satellite
500 QSOs
Logged
Tree
50 Parks
Hunted
NEW
View Achievements

Achievements & Milestones

  • 🏆
    Meaningful Milestones — DXCC, Worked All Continents, band firsts, mode mastery, and more
  • 📊
    Automatic Tracking — Achievements unlock as your log grows — zero manual entry
  • 🌐
    Share Your Journey — Download shareable achievement cards for social media
ES1TEB
Priit — JO59fw
247
QSOs
42
Countries
8
Badges
W1AW → ES1TEB
20m SSB — 7,842 km
NEW

Public Profiles & Sharing

  • 👤
    Operator Profiles — Stats, charts, achievements, and activity at /op/YOURCALL
  • 🗺️
    QSO Share Cards — World map with signal path, flags, and solar data
  • 🔒
    Privacy Controls — Choose exactly what to show — always opt-in, off by default
QSL Buddy Bridge
Status
Connected
12
QSOs
12
Sent
847
Pkts
W1ABC20mFT8
FT8
Download

WSJT-X Integration

  • 🔗
    WSJT-X Integration — Automatic QSO logging from FT8, FT4, and more
  • ⚡
    Zero Configuration — Just point your software to Bridge and go
  • 🔄
    GridTracker Compatible — UDP forwarding keeps all your tools working
CQ WW CWLIVE
02:14:37
47
QSOs
141
Points
23
Mults
3,243
Score
JA3YBK
599
25
Log QSO
DL1ABC
20m59914
PY2SEX
15m59911
W1AWDUPE
NEW
Start Contesting

Contest Operating

Full-featured contest module with structured exchanges, live scoring, and Cabrillo export. From CQ WW to NAQP — jump in and start running.

  • 🏆
    22 Contests Supported — CQ WW, ARRL SS, NAQP, IARU HF, WAE, and more — with proper scoring and Cabrillo export
  • ⌨️
    Structured Exchange Entry — Contest-specific fields for RST, zone, serial, section — no freeform typing mistakes
  • 📊
    Live Score & Bandmap — Real-time scoring with multiplier tracking, band breakdown, and DX spot bandmap
  • 📡
    Dupe Checking & CAT Control — Instant duplicate detection plus one-click tune from the bandmap
Confirming QSO with
W1AW
2025-01-1514:3220mSSB59
22°C Partly CloudySFI 156
PSE QSL73 de ES5QD
NEW
Design Cards

QSL Cards & Labels

  • 🎨
    4 Card Templates — Classic, Minimal, Retro, and Signal Report — with dynamic weather and solar data
  • 🏷️
    Sticker Labels — Print labels on Avery sheets for your existing QSL cards
  • 🌍
    Sort by Country — Print cards and labels grouped by country — ready for QSL Bureau

How It Works

From spotting a station to logging the QSO in seconds

1

Spot Appears

Live spots stream in from POTA, SOTA, WWFF, and DX clusters

2

Tune Your Radio

Click "Tune" and your radio changes frequency automatically

3

Make Contact

Work the station over the air

4

Log in One Click

Form is pre-filled from the spot. Click "Log" and you're done

5

Syncs Everywhere

Your QSO syncs to cloud and appears on all your devices

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