# \#pota **URL:** https://community.worldradioleague.com/tag/pota/48.md [Latest](https://community.worldradioleague.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.worldradioleague.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.worldradioleague.com/tags.md) --- ## [Pause feature on IPad](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pause-feature-on-ipad/45586)
**Author:** [@KJ5BHF](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KJ5BHF)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pause-feature-on-ipad/45586 "2026-06-01T15:37:02Z")
I use my iPad for logging my contacts when working portable. I am a hunter on POTA so I use the spotting locations. I would like to be able to pause the list while I am hunting. --- ## [Bunkers on the Air (BOTA)](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/bunkers-on-the-air-bota/44345)
**Author:** [@G3LRC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/G3LRC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/bunkers-on-the-air-bota/44345 "2026-05-18T21:20:18Z")
An idea - we have POTA in the app and I was on 40m and the pile-up for a BOTA station was immense. Over here in Europe, we are nearer, at any time of day, to a so-called secret bunker than a brown rat! So… how about BO… --- ## [Where did the 2fer go?](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/where-did-the-2fer-go/45395)
**Author:** [@KD3BTW](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KD3BTW)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/where-did-the-2fer-go/45395 "2026-05-03T15:01:34Z")
Today, I had two 2fers in the log. Each time I went in and added the second park manually. Hit save. As I’m looking through the logbook prior to exporting the file for submission, the second park in the 2fer is not vi… --- ## [Offline POTA lookup not working](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-pota-lookup-not-working/45153)
**Author:** [@K8BER](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K8BER)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-pota-lookup-not-working/45153 "2026-03-27T23:10:31Z")
Hi. Am I missing something with the offline database? Searching for a park while not connected just does not work. --- ## [POTA Activation - How to make "Their Park" enterable all the time, instead of having to click a button](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-activation-how-to-make-their-park-enterable-all-the-time-instead-of-having-to-click-a-button/44610)
**Author:** [@WF5W](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/WF5W)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-activation-how-to-make-their-park-enterable-all-the-time-instead-of-having-to-click-a-button/44610 "2026-01-09T02:24:49Z")
In the heat of logging during an application. I need to do 2 things. I do NOT want to have to click the “Their Park” button to gain access to the their park entry box. I just want to click on it and enter a park or par… --- ## [Documenting P2P](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/documenting-p2p/43859)
**Author:** [@KD9ZAB](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KD9ZAB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/documenting-p2p/43859 "2025-10-15T09:51:05Z")
I am fairly new at POTA and am now learning I should be documenting park to park. What is the chronological process of doing this when logging contacts? --- ## [2fers and more…](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/2fers-and-more/43655)
**Author:** [@G3LRC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/G3LRC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/2fers-and-more/43655 "2025-09-20T15:07:04Z")
Hi everyone. A question re logging and multiple parks. Today, I was in three overlapping parks. With the Polo app, I just simply and quickly change the log for the other park(s) and then upload the ADIF to the POTA.ap… --- ## [Set Location to POTA automatically \[IMPLEMENTED\]](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/set-location-to-pota-automatically-implemented/13989)
**Author:** [@K8CRB](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K8CRB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/set-location-to-pota-automatically-implemented/13989 "2025-09-05T09:02:16Z")
While it’s cool that the grid square populates automatically based on call sign, another cool idea would be that if you put in the POTA park ID it would add that to the QSO map. As a hunter, that would be nice addition.… --- ## [Spotting sort options](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/spotting-sort-options/41637)
**Author:** [@N2NJ](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N2NJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/spotting-sort-options/41637 "2025-08-10T17:44:12Z")
Any consideration for some additional sorting options on the spotting page? Region, mode, ext? I appreciate the side by side option with the log book. --- ## [POTA log practices](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-log-practices/34526)
**Author:** [@K4TH](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4TH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-log-practices/34526 "2025-06-01T20:51:21Z")
I see several ways to manage POTA logs. How is anyone managing them? One way is to create a logbook POTA and import adi files from past logs and select a location. Another is to create a POTA style logbook (start a pota… --- ## [Hold Spot details when switching to logbook \[IN DISCUSSION\]](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/hold-spot-details-when-switching-to-logbook-in-discussion/20358)
**Author:** [@WD9HBC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/WD9HBC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/hold-spot-details-when-switching-to-logbook-in-discussion/20358 "2025-05-17T21:48:28Z")
I can set info for a POTA log, including current band, mode, and frequency. Can this be carried over to the spot page? What currently happens is the spot page shows all bands/modes each time it’s activated, although gene… --- ## [Activies overlay for Strava.... PLEASE :)](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/activies-overlay-for-strava-please/30586)
**Author:** [@KA1YCJ](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KA1YCJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/activies-overlay-for-strava-please/30586 "2025-04-07T22:20:12Z")
I would REALLY LOVE to see an Activities Overlay, or something for Strava, or Trail Forks etc. Or vise verse, Strava Overlay for activities. The Strava screen shot is a heat map. The purple/silver lines are heat signatur… --- ## [Indicate Station Was Worked In Spotting \[IMPLEMENTED\]](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/indicate-station-was-worked-in-spotting-implemented/26967)
**Author:** [@WB9VVH](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/WB9VVH)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/indicate-station-was-worked-in-spotting-implemented/26967 "2025-03-30T14:05:27Z")
Some type of notification that I have already worked that PoTa activator --- ## [Exporting 2 separate ADIF files for 2fer activation \[IMPLEMENTED\]](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/exporting-2-separate-adif-files-for-2fer-activation-implemented/29533)
**Author:** [@AC4LR](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/AC4LR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/exporting-2-separate-adif-files-for-2fer-activation-implemented/29533 "2025-03-27T02:00:35Z")
It would be nice when activating multiple parks at the same time to be able to export a separate file for each park into the POTA website. If there is a way can you feature it in a video so people can see how. If there i… --- ## [POTA One-Click Logging & Re-Spotting](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-one-click-logging-re-spotting/19367)
**Author:** [@AA4XM](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/AA4XM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-one-click-logging-re-spotting/19367 "2024-11-04T19:20:36Z")
Dear World Radio League Development Team, I have an exciting idea that could make logging Parks on the Air (POTA) contacts so much easier for both activators and hunters! Imagine having a dedicated tab in the app just f… --- ## [POTA - Parks on the Air](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-parks-on-the-air/5608)
**Author:** [@N0DBH](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N0DBH)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/pota-parks-on-the-air/5608 "2023-12-30T21:45:58Z")
Brand new to POTA. I’ve done it once now and I’m addicted. I’m a Technician so I’m just doing 10 meters but it’s working great. My main focus is EMCOMM so all the equipment and setup also work great for POTA. --- ## [Blue Ridge Parkway POTA](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/blue-ridge-parkway-pota/2414)
**Author:** [@JimWRL](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/JimWRL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/blue-ridge-parkway-pota/2414 "2022-04-25T16:11:09Z")
When I went through the BRP a couple of years ago I did a POTA activation on the North Carolina side near Ashville. I was just looking at the POTA stats, 50 Activations for Mount Mitchell compared to 332 activations f…