# Additional Spot Source

**URL:** <https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804 "2024-05-29T06:35:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VK2MET](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/6f9a4e/32.png) [@VK2MET](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VK2MET)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804/1 "2024-05-29T06:35:50Z")

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Manuel,  
I was wondering if another source for spots could be added to your library of sources.  
In VK a lot of OPs use this website to spot and to watch.  
It has the usual spots for WWFF but also some you will never get yet e.g. Silos on the Air, HEMA, Beaches on the Air etc. (see graphic). The api is very reliable, teh spots are consumed here:

 ![image](https://forum.hamalert.org/uploads/default/original/1X/9495fc36c70f07c73a38f59660ab042cf51be231.png)  
The api is here: [https://parksnpeaks.org/api/index.php](https://parksnpeaks.org/api/index.php)  
The spots are listed here: [VK - Current Activity](https://parksnpeaks.org/index.php)  
Alan

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**Author:** ![HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/user_avatar/forum.hamalert.org/hb9dqm/32/5_2.png) [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804/2 "2024-05-30T09:25:35Z")

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I’ll take a look as time permits. I guess I’d have to figure out first which of the spots reported by the ParksnPeaks API are from sources that HamAlert already uses directly (i.e. SOTAwatch, [https://pota.app](https://pota.app)) and how to filter those out to avoid duplicates.

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**Author:** ![VK2MET](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/6f9a4e/32.png) [@VK2MET](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VK2MET)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804/3 "2024-05-30T10:03:40Z")

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Quite right Manuel,  
You would need to ignore everything except the special local classes - JSON field actClass in [BOTA, KRMNPA, SANPCPA, QRP, SiOTA, HEMA]  
Anyway I’ll leave you to your perusal.  
Alan

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**Author:** ![VE7LSE](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VE7LSE](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VE7LSE)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/additional-spot-source/804/4 "2025-03-25T06:54:33Z")

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Would love to see BOTA alerts added some how if possible via a DX Cluster comment “BOTA”

Thanks  
VE7LSE