# Spotter maximum distance **URL:** https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-maximum-distance/321 **Category:** Feature Requests **Created:** [September 28, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-maximum-distance/321 "2023-09-28T19:12:34Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### 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: [April 10, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-maximum-distance/321/3 "2024-04-10T11:00:10Z")
I guess the issue is where to obtain accurate data on callsign location from, in order to have a universal solution that works for callsigns worldwide and regardless of the spot source. [QRZ.com](http://QRZ.com) comes to mind with their API, but based on a recent inquiry to their staff about bulk lookups ([Trigger "QRZ.COM entry exists" for callsign pse? - #4 by HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/trigger-qrz-com-entry-exists-for-callsign-pse/526/4)) I don’t think this would work in practice at HamAlert’s scale. Related: > [@Show distance in alert messages](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/show-distance-in-alert-messages/570): > > Knowing how far you are being heard with a distance value in the alert message would be extremely useful. Call signs are pretty much useless since they can be anywhere unless you look up each call sign independently. Also I have noticed on the iOS app audible notification it seems to be sending a cw BX. Is this supposed to be DX? Great app, I use it all the time to spot friends and monitor my JS8 station propagation. Again having a distance derived from grid square values would be a great addi… > [@Spotter state or grid or distance on phone apps](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-state-or-grid-or-distance-on-phone-apps/615): > > Given that US callsigns don’t always reflect location, it would be great if on the phone apps we could see perhaps State (or selectably Grid or Distance From Me). This would be best on the main listing, but even on the expanded listing would be fine. It would be MORE wonderful if this was in the notification (perhaps instead of the “JTDX v2.2 blah blah” stuff. I love HamAlert – it’s found opportunities to close in on WAS on many states. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/spotter-maximum-distance/321)._