# Alerts from State not Selected

**URL:** <https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117 "2024-11-21T17:15:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VA6GT)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/1 "2024-11-21T17:15:52Z")

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I have a trigger set for:

MODE: SSB, FT8  
State: MT, VT  
Park Division: \*

The problem is, I keep getting App notifications (Android app) for stations in State: MI, US

Anything I have done wrong? I’ve powered off/on the device in case there was some residual trigger, and deleted and re-added the trigger.

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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:** [November 21, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/2 "2024-11-21T20:12:11Z")

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Could you post an example (screenshot of an erroneous alert with spot details) please?

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**Author:** ![VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VA6GT)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/3 "2024-11-21T21:55:21Z")

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Hope this works… Mobile at the moment.

This sends me an alert when I do not have MI listed on the trigger. I can’t figure out why.

 ![1000002722](https://forum.hamalert.org/uploads/default/original/1X/6d87d0e16ff02b4fe048782ae681968cfb4fc33f.png)

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**Author:** ![VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VA6GT)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/4 "2024-11-21T22:07:29Z")

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… And just received this one.

 ![1000002723](https://forum.hamalert.org/uploads/default/original/1X/553663fedd4e15099f8f8938731a940d83c0b777.png)

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**Author:** ![VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f17d59/32.png) [@VA6GT](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/VA6GT)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/5 "2024-11-24T03:09:02Z")

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OK…I think I _may_ know what is happening…the activator that HamAlert is triggering on may be at a park which is primarily in one state (and which shows in the alert), but is (for example US-0070) also listed in other states. US-0070 when referenced shows: US-ID, US-MT, US-WY

Does that make sense?

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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:** [November 25, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/6 "2024-11-25T21:48:52Z")

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Yes, that is likely what’s happening. For POTA spots in parks that span multiple states, HamAlert has no way of knowing which state the activator is actually in.

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**Author:** ![KQ4MDM](https://forum.hamalert.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@KQ4MDM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/KQ4MDM)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/alerts-from-state-not-selected/1117/7 "2025-10-25T22:07:43Z")

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I hate US-4239 for this very reason. I get the exact same right down to the same activator. Only I need ND. What gets me it says right there MI,US right there in the alert why can’t they use that as a field for the trigger?