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The Journey Is
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Make contacts, explore new roads, and turn every road trip into an amateur radio adventure. Plan a route, go mobile, get spotted, and log your miles.

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Featured awards

Coast to Coast
Complete an activation from the Atlantic to the Pacific across a single logged trip series.
I-70 End to End
Activate the full length of Interstate 70, Utah to Maryland, in any number of trips.
100 Mobile QSOs
Log one hundred contacts while mobile across any number of ROTA activations.

How ROTA works

For activators
  1. 1Plan your trip. Pick a route, set your radio plan, and choose exactly how much location detail to share.
  2. 2Go live from the road. Start the activation as a passenger or at stops — hunters see your approximate position and frequency.
  3. 3Make contacts. Work hunters as you cross states, counties, and grid squares.
  4. 4Upload your log. Submit ADIF, get a shareable trip page, and earn route and distance awards.
For hunters
  1. 1Watch the live map. See who's on the road, their band, mode, and frequency.
  2. 2Work the mobile station. Catch operators as they cross the states and grids you need.
  3. 3Spot them. Post frequency and signal reports so other hunters can find the trip.
  4. 4Earn hunter awards. Follow favorite operators and chase route, state, and grid awards from home.