Supported Activities
PoLo is currently supports the following “On The Air” types of operations. More will be added over time and if you have a request please ask on the Discord Server.
A single operation can involve multiple activities and PoLo will provide all the fields required to log the contacts for each activity, as well as generate separate ADIF and Cabrillo files as needed.
POTA - Parks On The Air
Official Site • Data file downloaded to device. Supports search of nearby references, or by name or code; self-spotting; show spots.
PoLo can be used to activate multiple parks and will generate a separate ADIF file for each park reference.
PoLo accepts multiple park references in a single QSO (use a comma or space in the field), and will generate a separate QSO for each park reference in the resulting ADIF file.
SOTA - Summits On The Air
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device. Supports search of nearby references, or by name or code.
WWFF - World Wide Flora and Fauna
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device. Supports search of nearby references, or by name or code; self-spotting.
GMA - Global Mountain Activity
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device. Supports search of nearby references, or by name or code; self-spotting.
WWBOTA - World Wide Bunkers On The Air
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device.
ECA - English Castles Awards
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device.
ELA - English Lighthouses Awards
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device.
SiOTA - Silos On The Air
Official Site • Data file downloaded on device. Supports search of nearby references, or by name or code.
AMSAT - Amateur Satellite
Official Site • PoLo enables the logging of satellite contacts; the local satellite list is not expansive, if your choice of satellite is not available please raise it.
Custom Activity
If the activity you are interested in is not listed above, you can still add it as a “Custom Activity” as long
as the organizers accept ADIF logs using the SIG_INFO fields. (see the ADIF docs)