# Ham Radio Scraper — Callsigns, POTA & SOTA (`ponderable_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper`) Actor Amateur radio data — US callsign lookup (Callook/FCC), Parks on the Air (POTA) parks and live activator spots, and Summits on the Air (SOTA) summits. Free keyless APIs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Ham Radio Scraper — Callsigns, POTA & SOTA **Four amateur-radio data sources bundled into one keyless actor: US callsign lookup (Callook/FCC), Parks on the Air (POTA) parks, live POTA activator spots, and Summits on the Air (SOTA) summits.** No key, no auth. Perfect for logging apps, live "who's on the air now" dashboards, spotting alerts, and mapping tools for an engaged hobby community. ### What you get Output shape depends on `mode`: - **`callsign`** (Callook / FCC ULS) — `callsign`, `status`, `type`, `name`, `operatorClass`, `previousCallsign`, `gridsquare`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `address`, `frn`, `grantDate`, `expiryDate`, `trustee`, `ulsUrl` - **`pota-parks`** — `reference`, `name`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `grid`, `locationDesc`, `attempts`, `activations`, `qsos`, `url` - **`pota-spots`** (live) — `activator`, `parkReference`, `parkName`, `frequency`, `mode_`, `spotTime`, `spotter`, `comments`, `locationDesc`, `grid`, `count` - **`sota-summit`** — `summitCode`, `name`, `altitudeM`, `altitudeFt`, `points`, `bonusPoints`, `validFrom`, `validTo`, `activationCount`, `activationDate`, `latitude`, `longitude`, `region`, `association` Every row carries a `mode` field. ### Modes - **callsign** — US amateur callsign lookup (`callsigns`), name/class/grid/address/license dates. - **pota-parks** — Parks on the Air parks for a program code (`potaLocation`), with activity stats. - **pota-spots** — live activator spots: who's activating right now, frequency and mode. - **sota-summit** — Summits on the Air summit detail by code (`summits`). ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `callsign` | `callsign`, `pota-parks`, `pota-spots`, `sota-summit` | | `callsigns` | array | — | US callsigns to look up (mode `callsign`) | | `potaLocation` | string | `US` | POTA program code prefix, e.g. `US`, `CA`, `GB`, `IT` (mode `pota-parks`) | | `summits` | array | — | SOTA codes `ASSOC/REGION-NNN`, e.g. `W6/CT-001` (mode `sota-summit`) | | `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Cap for park / spot lists | ### Example input ```json { "mode": "callsign", "callsigns": ["W1AW", "K1ABC"] } ```` Live activator spots: ```json { "mode": "pota-spots", "maxResults": 50 } ``` ### Example output (mode: callsign) ```json { "mode": "callsign", "callsign": "W1AW", "status": "VALID", "type": "CLUB", "name": "ARRL HQ OPERATORS CLUB", "operatorClass": null, "previousCallsign": null, "gridsquare": "FN31pr", "latitude": 41.7146, "longitude": -72.7272, "address": "225 MAIN ST, NEWINGTON, CT 06111", "frn": "0004416598", "grantDate": "07/12/2022", "expiryDate": "10/12/2032", "trustee": "W1AW (ARRL HQ OPERATORS CLUB)", "ulsUrl": "http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=..." } ``` ### Why this actor - **Bundle beats fragmentation** — Callook, POTA parks, live POTA spots and SOTA in one actor, one normalized schema. - **Live feed** — `pota-spots` is a schedulable "who's activating now" stream. - **Keyless & reliable** — public APIs with retry/backoff. - **Niche but passionate** — near-zero competition on the Store. ### Notes - `callsign` covers **US** amateur licenses (Callook/FCC ULS); `INVALID` callsigns return a minimal row with `status: "INVALID"`. - `pota-parks` uses the program-code prefix (e.g. `US`, `GB`) — sub-regions like `US-CA` are not supported by that endpoint. - Data comes from Callook, the POTA API and the SOTA database; this actor is independent and not affiliated with those programs. ### Pricing Pay per result — **$2.00 per 1,000 results**. No subscription or platform fees; you only pay for the results you get. ### Related actors - **Marine Weather Forecast** — waves & swell for outdoor/field operators. - **NOAA Tides & Currents** — tide and current predictions. - **Open-Meteo Weather Scraper** — general forecasts by place or coordinates. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch: callsign (US Callook/FCC lookup), pota-parks (Parks on the Air by location), pota-spots (live activator spots), sota-summit (Summits on the Air lookup). ## `callsigns` (type: `array`): US amateur callsigns to look up, e.g. \["W1AW","K1ABC"]. ## `potaLocation` (type: `string`): POTA program code (the park-reference prefix), e.g. "US", "CA", "GB", "IT". Sub-regions like "US-CA" are not supported by this endpoint. ## `summits` (type: `array`): SOTA summit codes "ASSOC/REGION-NNN", e.g. \["W6/CT-001","G/LD-001"]. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap for pota-parks / pota-spots lists. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "callsign", "callsigns": [ "W1AW" ], "potaLocation": "US", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "callsigns": [ "W1AW" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "callsigns": ["W1AW"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "callsigns": [ "W1AW" ] }' | apify call ponderable_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/ham-radio-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Ham Radio Scraper — Callsigns, POTA & SOTA", "description": "Amateur radio data — US callsign lookup (Callook/FCC), Parks on the Air (POTA) parks and live activator spots, and Summits on the Air (SOTA) summits. Free keyless APIs.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "4qoqa1jp7mags0bRh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/ponderable_hydrometer~ham-radio-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ponderable_hydrometer-ham-radio-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/ponderable_hydrometer~ham-radio-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-ponderable_hydrometer-ham-radio-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/ponderable_hydrometer~ham-radio-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-ponderable_hydrometer-ham-radio-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "callsign", "pota-parks", "pota-spots", "sota-summit" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch: callsign (US Callook/FCC lookup), pota-parks (Parks on the Air by location), pota-spots (live activator spots), sota-summit (Summits on the Air lookup).", "default": "callsign" }, "callsigns": { "title": "Callsigns (mode: callsign)", "type": "array", "description": "US amateur callsigns to look up, e.g. [\"W1AW\",\"K1ABC\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "potaLocation": { "title": "POTA location (mode: pota-parks)", "type": "string", "description": "POTA program code (the park-reference prefix), e.g. \"US\", \"CA\", \"GB\", \"IT\". Sub-regions like \"US-CA\" are not supported by this endpoint.", "default": "US" }, "summits": { "title": "SOTA summit codes (mode: sota-summit)", "type": "array", "description": "SOTA summit codes \"ASSOC/REGION-NNN\", e.g. [\"W6/CT-001\",\"G/LD-001\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap for pota-parks / pota-spots lists.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```