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Open the invitation
Tap Join the TestFlight Beta above on your iPhone or iPad. Apple will guide you through installing TestFlight if you do not already have it.
POTA Companion Public Beta
Take POTA Companion into the field.
POTA Companion is now available for free public beta testing through Apple TestFlight. If you operate Parks on the Air with an Apple Watch, we'd love to have you put it through its paces.
The button above opens Apple's official TestFlight invitation for POTA Companion.
Getting started
Three steps and you're testing.
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Install POTA Companion
Accept the beta invitation in TestFlight and install POTA Companion. Follow the normal prompts for location access and your amateur-radio call sign.
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Use it like you normally operate
Find parks, check details, view nearby activity, activate, self-spot, and go QRT. Real-world field use is exactly what helps us most.
Beta field guide
Take the user guide with you.
Our illustrated POTA Companion Beta User Guide walks through first launch, the dashboard, Active Nearby, park discovery, activations, self-spotting, QRT, location information, support, and the field workflow.
Open it before your first activation, save it to your iPhone or iPad, or keep the link handy while you're testing in the field.
Beta User Guide · PDF · approximately 6.3 MB
What to test
Use it. Push it. Tell us what breaks.
We're especially interested in normal Apple Watch reliability, behavior on Wi-Fi, paired-iPhone and cellular connections, nearby-park and active-park information, activation state, self-spotting, QRT, and anything that feels confusing or unexpectedly slow.
If you find a problem, an odd edge case, or simply have an idea that would make POTA Companion more useful in the field, please send it our way.
A quick note about beta software
This is a test build.
POTA Companion is pre-release software provided for testing and evaluation. Features may change, data may occasionally be incomplete or inaccurate, and unexpected behavior may occur.
Apple TestFlight builds are time-limited and expire 90 days after they are uploaded. When a newer beta build is available, TestFlight can be used to install the update.
Do not rely on POTA Companion as your sole source of navigation, location, emergency, or other safety-critical information.
Independent software
Built by a ham, for hams.
POTA Companion is an independent application developed by RadioBum Software LLC. Parks on the Air®, POTA®, and related names and marks are the property of their respective owners. POTA Companion is not affiliated with or endorsed by Parks on the Air, Inc.
Questions or feedback? support@radiobum.com