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Preferences

The Preferences page lets you customize Hamtrax to fit your operating style. From profile identity to subscription management, everything is accessible from a single place.

Accessing Preferences​

  1. Open Settings from the sidebar.
  2. Navigate between tabs: Account, Preferences, Help, and Plans.

Account​

The Account tab contains your profile identity, security settings, and account actions.

Profile Identity​

SettingDescription
PhotoUpload a profile photo (JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF). Images are automatically resized before upload, so there's no fixed file-size limit.
CallsignYour amateur radio callsign. Validated against QRZ/HamQTH on entry.
NameYour display name as it appears across the app.
UsernameA unique @username others can search for.

See Changing Your Profile for exactly what happens across the app when you edit each of these fields.

Plan​

A summary of your current subscription plan. Founders see their founder number and lifetime status. Paid subscribers see their plan tier and renewal date. Free users see a prompt to view available plans.

Security​

For email/password accounts, you can verify your email address, change your password, or change your email. OAuth users (Google, Apple) see a notice that credentials are managed by their provider.

Account Actions​

ActionDescription
Sign outSign out of your account on this device.
Delete accountPermanently delete your authentication profile. Contact logs and data are preserved.

Preferences​

The Preferences tab contains five sections: Language, Station, Map, My Activations, and Integrations.

Language​

Choose the language Hamtrax displays in. Selection is saved to your account so it persists across devices.

Station​

The Station section includes band plan and location settings.

Band Plan​

Your default regulatory agency and license class determine frequency allocations and mode suggestions throughout the app.

AgencyRegion
FCC -- United StatesIARU Region 2
ISED / RAC -- CanadaIARU Region 2
IARU Region 1 -- Europe & AfricaIARU Region 1
ACMA -- AustraliaIARU Region 3

These are auto-detected from your callsign during account setup, but you can change them at any time. Agencies that do not use tiered license classes show "Not applicable" for the license class field.

Location​

Hamtrax uses your location to find nearby parks and stations. You can control how your location is determined:

ModeHow It Works
CallsignLocation is derived from your callsign lookup (QRZ/HamQTH database).
DeviceUses your device's GPS for real-time location. Requires location permission.
ManualYou set coordinates, a grid square, or search by city. Optionally set an expiration (1, 4, 8, or 24 hours) or choose "Never Revert" to keep the manual location indefinitely.

Your grid square is calculated automatically from your coordinates, or you can enter it manually in Manual mode.

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Callsign-based location is a good default if you operate from a fixed station. Switch to Device mode for portable or mobile operations.

Map​

The Map section controls marker sizes and map overlays.

Marker Sizes​

Each marker type can be set to Small, Medium, or Large:

MarkerDescription
POTA markersParks on the Air park markers.
Contact markersMarkers for logged contacts.

Map Controls​

SettingDescription
Show map scaleDisplay a live scale bar in map view.

My Activations​

These settings only affect contact logging during an active activation.

SettingDescription
Auto-detect Park to ParkWhile you're activating, automatically check Park to Park when the station you're logging is also spotted at a park.
Suggest respot on frequency changeWhile you're activating, show a respot checkbox in the QSO form when your frequency differs from your last spotted frequency.
note

The spot visibility window (how recent a spot must be to show) is not here — it lives in the hunting panel's recency filter, which is its single source of truth. The "Auto-spot when hunting" toggle (which posts a confirming spot to POTA.app when you Add an activator) also lives in the hunting tab itself; it defaults to on each session and is intentionally not persisted.

Integrations​

The Integrations section lets you link external accounts so Hamtrax can use them for callsign lookups, your public showcase, and contact sync. Each integration is its own panel inside the section.

ServiceWhat linking does
N1MM Logger+Connects Hamtrax to a running N1MM Logger+ instance so contacts logged in N1MM flow into Hamtrax.
Logbook of The WorldStores your ARRL LoTW credentials. Hamtrax can pull QSL confirmations from LoTW and apply them to matching local contacts. Submitting contacts to LoTW still requires exporting an ADIF and uploading via TQSL.
QRZ LogbookStores your QRZ.com credentials and lets Hamtrax push contacts up to your QRZ logbook. Pulling contacts down from QRZ into Hamtrax is not supported in this release.
HamQTH LogbookStores your HamQTH.com credentials and lets Hamtrax push contacts up to your HamQTH logbook.
POTAParks on the Air. No setup required — works automatically via the public POTA API.

Each connector displays a status badge: Not Set Up, Credentials Saved, Verified, or Error.

Email​

note

Email preference controls are planned for a future release. Currently, only the transactional welcome email is sent -- it is not configurable.

Help​

The Help tab gives you quick access to onboarding and support:

CardDescription
Hunting walkthroughReplay the guided first-run walkthrough that teaches you how to log your first contact using a synthetic practice spot.
Open docsJump to this documentation site.
Submit feedbackOpen the in-app feedback form to report a bug or request a feature.

Plans​

The Plans tab shows your current subscription plan and allows you to manage your subscription.