I really enjoy the Pennsylvania QSO Party. When the weekend rolls around, I want to spend less time juggling windows and more time making contacts, hunting counties, and enjoying what makes this such a great event. After all, it is the Friendly QSO Party!

The QSO Party Hub PA QSO Party Spotting Page is already a great resource where operators share spots, find stations, and help each other make contacts from across the state. I started wondering: What if there were a way to get even more out of all that information?

That’s why I created QSO Party Pouncer — a Windows desktop application that brings the spotting page’s information into one convenient window, with a few extra tools to help you find the contacts you’re looking for.

What can Pouncer do?

• Keep everything in one place. View spots and use Pouncer’s additional features without needing to keep the spotting webpage open alongside it.
• One single portable file. Nothing to install. Just run and enjoy.
• Control your refresh rate. Choose how often Pouncer checks for new spots: every 15, 30, or 60 seconds.
• Watch the counties you need. Get color-coded spot highlighting, visual popups, and audio alerts when a station appears in a county you’re hunting.
• Know when someone needs you! Get alerted when a spot indicates that another operator needs the county you’re operating from.
• Keep an eye on specific callsigns. Add friends, rovers, or other stations to your personal watchlist.
• Chat with other Pouncer users. Use the built-in chat room to coordinate with fellow operators in real time, without having to use a spotting comment as a chat message.
• Post spots directly. Submit spots to the QSO Party Hub spotting page from within Pouncer.
• Connect N1MM Logger+. Pouncer can detect newly logged contacts and prepopulate the spot-posting fields for you to review. Posting remains a manual action.
• Choose your look. Switch between light and dark modes to suit your operating preferences.

Help me put Pouncer through its paces!

Pouncer is ready for some real-world beta testing, and I’d love your help. Whether you’re a seasoned county hunter or just enjoy chasing contacts during the QSO Party, I’d appreciate you giving it a try.

Try the features, see how they work with your setup, and let me know what breaks, what doesn’t make sense, or what could be improved. Bug reports and practical suggestions are welcome!

The goal isn’t to add a million features. It’s to make the existing ones useful, reliable, and enjoyable for the people who use them.

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope to catch you on the air!

73 de W3AVP