Ham radio logging on a living globe — POTA spots on a greyline map.
QSO Globe collects no data. There is no account, no analytics, no tracking, and no server of ours anywhere in the loop.
Your logbook, callsign, home location, and settings are stored only on your device. Deleting the app deletes them.
To place contacts on the globe, the app queries public amateur-radio services directly from your device: callook.info and hamqth.com (callsign lookups), api.pota.app (park data and live spots). Only the callsign or park reference you enter is sent — nothing else.
If you choose to connect your own QRZ Logbook, HamQTH, or eQSL accounts, those credentials stay on your device and are sent only to the service they belong to, only when you use that feature. Leave them blank and nothing is ever sent.
Location: if you use the optional "use GPS" button to set your home grid square, the location fix is used once, on-device, and is not stored beyond your chosen home coordinates. Street addresses are geocoded on-device by iOS and never leave your phone.
Questions, bugs, feature ideas — email MatthewMalham@hotmail.com and include "QSO Globe" in the subject. 73!
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