Supported Data Sources
Spothole can retrieve spots from:
- Telnet-based DX clusters
- Reverse Beacon Network (RBN)
- APRS Internet Service (APRS-IS)
- POTA
- SOTA
- WWFF
- GMA
- WWBOTA
- HEMA
- Parks 'n' Peaks
- ZLOTA
- WOTA
- LLOTA
- WWTOTA
- Tiles on the Air
- Protected Areas Radio Community
- HOTA
- PPOTA
- UK Packet Repeater Network
- APRSOTA
- Any site based on the xOTA software by nischu
Spothole can retrieve alerts from:
- NG3K
- POTA
- SOTA
- WWFF
- Parks 'n' Peaks
- WOTA
- BOTA
- HOTA
- APRSOTA
- Hams.at
- WA7BNM Contest Calendar
- RSGB HF Contests
- RSGB VHF Contests
Spothole can retrieve solar and propagation condition data from:
Spothole can also perform lookups for callsign data on behalf of the user from:
Note that the server owner has not necessarily enabled all these data sources. In particular it is common to disable RBN, to avoid the server being swamped with FT8 traffic, and to disable APRS-IS and UK Packet Network so that the server only displays stations where there is likely to be an operator physically present for a QSO.
Between the various data sources, the following activities are supported:
- Contests
- DXpeditions
- Aeronautical Mobile
- Maritime Mobile
- EME/Moonbounce
- Amateur Satellite
- QRP
- Parks on the Air (POTA)
- Summits on the Air (SOTA)
- Worldwide Flora & Fauna (WWFF)
- Global Mountain Activity (GMA)
- Worldwide Bunkers on the Air (WWBOTA)
- HuMPs Excluding Marilyns Award (HEMA)
- Islands on the Air (IOTA)
- Mills on the Air (MOTA)
- Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS)
- International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW)
- Silos on the Air (SIOTA)
- World Castles Award (WCA)
- New Zealand on the Air (ZLOTA)
- Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award (KRMNPA)
- South Australia National Parks and Conservation Parks Award (SANPCPA)
- VK Shires
- Wainwrights on the Air (WOTA)
- Beaches on the Air (BOTA)
- Lagos y Lagunas On the Air (LLOTA)
- Towers on the Air
- Tiles on the Air
- Protected Areas Radio Community (PARC)
- History On The Air (HOTA)
- Pueblos y Parajes On The Air (PPOTA)
- Worked All Britain (WAB)
- Worked All Ireland (WAI)
- Diploma Municipios de España (DME)
- Diploma Faros de España (FEA)
- Diploma Museos de España (DMUE)
- Diploma Castillos de España (DCE)
- Diploma Monumentos y Vestigios de España (DMVE)
- Diploma Estaciones de Ferrocarril de España (DEFE)
- Diploma Teatri Musei e Belle Arti (DTMBA)
- British Inland Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA)
- Castles on the Air (COTA)
- Polish Gmina Award (PGA)
- Diplôme des Moulins de France (DMF)
- RaDAR Rally
- Railways on the Air
- Automatic Packet Reporting System on the Air (APRSOTA)
- Toilets on the Air
- Belgian Castles and Fortresses (BCA)
- Belgian Mills on the Air (BELMOTA)
- Belgian Lighthouses and Lightships Award (BLHA)
- Inlandse Water Islands (IWI)
- Diploma Abbazie Italiane (DAI)
- Diploma Radio e Storia (DRES)
- Diploma Rifugi Italiani (DRI)
- Diploma Valichi Italiani (DVI)
- Watt x Miglio (WXM)
- Worked All Italian Lighthouses (WAIL)
- Italian Islands Award (IIA)
- Russian Districts Award (RDA)
- World Lighthouses on the Air (WLOTA)
- Japan Century Cities (JCC) & Japan Century Guns (JCG)
- Diploma Vértices Geodésicos de España (DVGE)
- Diplôme des Forts et Châteaux de France (DFCF)
- Russian Robinson Award (RRA)
- Worldwide Antarctic Program (WAP)
- US Islands Awards Program (USI)
- Diploma Islas Españolas (DIE) y Diploma Islas Españolas de Interior (DIEI)
- Diplôme des Colombiers et Pigeonniers de France (DCPF)
- Diplôme des Voies Ferrées de France (DVFF)
- World Astronomical Observatory (WAO)
- World Lac Awards (WLA)
- Islands of Croatia Award (IOCA)
- Placa Faróis e Farolins de Portugal (PFFP)
- Portuguese Islands Plaque (PIP)
- Diploma Edificios Románicos de España (DERESP)
- Diploma Volcanes de Canarias (VCAN)
- Saint Petersburg Islands (SPI)
- Diploma Ilhas Brasileiras (DIB), Diploma Faróis Brasileiros (DFB) e Diploma Fortificações Históricas Brasileiras (DFH)
- Canadian Island Activating (CIA)
- Danish Island Award (DIA)
- DARC Local Association Codes (DOK)
- Diplôme des Fontaines de France (DFF)
- World Volcano Award (WVA)
- World Zoos and Parks (WZP)
As of the time of writing in November 2026, Spothole should capture most active radio programmes that have a defined, downloadable or online accessible reference list, and almost certainly all those that have a spotting/alerting API. If you know of one that's missing, please let Spothole's developers know!
