SotaSpotter ?

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Hi,
after the database change on Monday I tested if I could still send spots from the Sota Spotter app on the phone and it worked. However on today’s activation I could no longer spot using the app, the message “403 Forbidden” was returned.
I know I can log on to Sotawatch3 website and spot but interested to know if this 403 error is terminal.

73

Declan EI6FR

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I also have this error code. Waiting for the issue will be fixed

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Unfortunately this app is no longer supported as the author is sadly an SK now.

Time to move on to a new app. There are several Android apps to choose from that are being actively developed.

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I found this looking for Bogdan’s call notifying he was now SK

SILENT KEY - A plecat dintre noi, nedrept şi mult prea devreme, Bogdan Lazanu, YO3SAW (fost YO8SAW), un om minunat, un radioamator inovativ şi un prieten desăvârşit. Familia şi prietenii se vor despărţi de dânsul sâmbătă 11 mai ora 12.30 la cimitirul Eternitatea din Bârlad. (Info YO8CQQ)

SILENT KEY - Bogdan Lazanu, YO3SAW (formerly YO8SAW), a wonderful man, an innovative radio amateur and a perfect friend, left us, unjustly and far too soon. Family and friends will say goodbye to him on Saturday, May 11 at 12:30 p.m. at the Eternitatea cemetery in Bârlad. (Info YO8CQQ)

and when his funeral was

YO3SAW Lăzanu Bogdan (ex YO8SAW) May 2024 ?
11.05.2024 at 12:30, Eternitatea cemetery in Bârlad
info YO8CQQ

YO3SAW Lăzanu Bogdan (ex YO8SAW) May 2024 ?
11.05.2024 at 12:30, Eternitatea cemetery in Bârlad
info YO8CQQ

Very sad news indeed.

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any recommendations ?

Declan

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Same here, tried the app on my last activation and noticed:

  • Spotting via Internet → not possible … 403 Forbidden
  • Spotting via SMS → possible via OE5JFE service (did not try the others)
  • Showing Spots is working
  • Showing Alerts is working

It is not possible to update the summit list anymore (this is not working for several months) … so the app will probably have problems showing spots/alerts with new added summit references correct.

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Spotting via SMS should continue to work because all the app does is format the SMS message for you. The message is delivered via your normal SMS app on your phone.

One Android app that is still being developed and supported is ‘SOTA Activator’ by Jess @AF7QD

I don’t believe it has the ability to format SOTA SMS messages for you, but perhaps Jess would implement that feature if there was demand.

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