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Your Showcase

Your showcase is your ham radio identity in Hamtrax. It displays your callsign, equipment, activations, hunting history, and social links. Other operators can find you by searching your callsign in-app, or you can share your showcase URL directly. It's worth setting it up the way you want.

Viewing Your Showcase​

Open the Showcase tab from the sidebar. You'll see your own showcase along with visibility controls that let you choose what sections others can see. Inside the header card is an "About your public showcase" link that opens a modal explaining how the showcase works. Next to it are two buttons: Open opens your showcase as others see it, and Copy Link copies your public showcase URL to the clipboard so you can share it anywhere. The About modal explains why your URL uses a short code (like hamtrax.com/abc123) instead of your callsign — callsigns aren't necessarily unique to each operator, and short codes are compact enough to fit in POTA spot comments.

What's on Your Showcase​

Your callsign is displayed prominently at the top alongside your avatar. Below it you'll see:

  • License class -- Your license level (e.g., Amateur Extra, General), shown directly under the callsign.
  • Display name -- Your name as set in Settings > Account.
  • Username -- Your @username, if set.
  • Location -- City, state, and country from your callsign lookup.
  • Local time -- Calculated from your grid square or coordinates.
  • Badges -- Founder badge (if applicable).
  • QSL Manager -- Shown as "QSL via …" when one is on file from your callsign lookup.

Equipment​

Your radios and antennas from the Rig Manager. Each piece of equipment shows its make, model, power rating, and image. You can star a default radio and antenna, and add new equipment directly from here.

Links to your profiles on YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook, Discord, Mastodon, Reddit, or your personal website. These display as a scrolling carousel of branded pills. Tap the pencil icon to edit them inline.

Activations​

Your activation folders — POTA, IOTA, SOTA, WWFF, GMA, NPOTA, or any other activity type — displayed as activation cards. Each card shows the location reference, name (auto-resolved from the relevant program database where supported), location (state/country), date, and cover photo with QSO count and photo count badges overlaid on the image. Cards with attached livestream URLs show a livestream badge. Tap a card to open a detail modal with the full photo gallery, notes, livestream link thumbnails with video titles, and a Map / List toggle for the contacts. Map view is the default each time the modal opens, centered on the activation park where applicable; switch to List for the QSO table. On your own showcase, the detail modal includes an edit button for updating notes, photos, and stream URLs. You can also delete individual photos directly from the gallery by tapping the red X on any thumbnail and confirming.

Hunting​

Your monthly hunting folders (non-activation QSOs) displayed as clickable cards in a grid. Each card shows the month and year (e.g., "March 2026") and QSO count. The current month's card is highlighted with a brand-colored left border for quick orientation. Tap a card to open a detail modal with the full photo gallery and QSO table. When you have more than six months of hunting history, a "View all months" link expands the grid to show every folder.

Public Visibility Controls​

Each showcase section has a visibility toggle that controls whether it appears on your public showcase. Sections marked Public are visible to anyone who views your showcase; sections marked Hidden are only shown to you.

Inside the header card you'll also find an Open button that opens your showcase as others see it, and a Copy Link button that copies your public showcase URL to the clipboard.

Editing Your Showcase​

Showcase information is managed through different parts of the app:

  • Callsign, name, and avatar -- Go to Settings > Account to update your profile identity.
  • Equipment -- Tap any equipment card to edit it in the Rig Manager, or use the + New Radio / + New Antenna buttons.
  • Social links -- Tap the pencil icon on the Social Links section to add or update your links inline.
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Your activation cards update automatically as you log QSOs. You don't need to edit these -- they're always current.

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Your showcase is public via a unique short code (not your callsign). Callsigns aren't necessarily unique — portable prefixes, club calls, and international duplicates mean multiple operators can share the same callsign. Your short code is a unique, compact identifier that works in URLs and POTA spot comments. Anyone can also find you by searching your callsign in-app. Your email address and account details are never shown. Use the visibility toggles to control which sections appear publicly.

Looking Up Other Operators​

You can view any operator's showcase by searching for their callsign. There are two types of external profiles:

  • App member -- A Hamtrax user. Shows a full bento-grid layout with social links, activations, hunting folders, and equipment.
  • Non-member -- Not on Hamtrax. Shows basic information from FCC/QRZ (name, location, license class, QSL manager), current activity from spotting networks, POTA stats, and a link to their QRZ page.

To look up an operator:

  1. Use the search bar in the sidebar.
  2. Enter a callsign.
  3. Tap the result to view their showcase.