WRL Companion

A browser extension for World Radio League: QRZ.com lookups, worked-park/state tracking, quick bookmarks, and a one-click LoTW → QRZ Logbook import.

What it does

Adds a "Q" QRZ.com lookup link next to every callsign on the page
A colored dot on each POTA spot: green = you've already worked that park, orange = it's new to you
A colored state badge next to the dot: OH worked before, D a state you haven't worked yet
Hover either the dot or the state badge for a combined tooltip — park status, state status, and the compass bearing from your home station
Click the dot to jump straight to that park's page on pota.app
A dark action bar, bottom-right: DX Heat POTA WSPR Rocks LoTW → QRZ plus two toggle buttons to hide already-worked parks/states
One-click LoTW → QRZ Logbook import — opens QRZ Logbook in a background tab, logs in and imports your confirmed LoTW contacts automatically, shows a results popup right on WRL, then closes the tab on its own
When searching for "Their Park" while logging a contact, the state (or country, for non-US parks) is shown right next to each search result automatically

1 Download the extension

Grab the zip file below and unzip it into its own folder on your computer.

Download WRL Companion

2 Load it into Chrome

Open a new tab and go to chrome://extensions

Turn on Developer mode (toggle in the top-right corner).

Click Load unpacked, then select the unzipped wrl-companion folder.

3 Sync your POTA worked-parks data

Open pota.app in a tab and make sure you're logged in.

Just leave that tab open for a few seconds — the extension quietly grabs your worked-parks and worked-states list in the background. No setup needed.

This step only works if you have a POTA hunter log — the dots and state colors depend on your pota.app worked-parks data specifically.

4 Set up LoTW → QRZ import (optional)

Go to chrome://extensions → WRL Companion → Details → Extension options.

Enter your LoTW password and click Save. Your LoTW username doesn't need to be entered here — it's already set on QRZ's own side, under QRZ Settings → LoTW Access page.

By default the QRZ tab closes itself automatically once the import finishes — uncheck the box on the settings page if you'd rather review the full details on QRZ's own page instead.

Your password is stored locally in this extension's own storage on your computer, and is only ever typed into QRZ's own password field to run the import — nothing is sent anywhere else.

Example: park search shows the state

When you type into "Type the name of the Park here" while logging a contact, each match in the dropdown gets the state (or country, for non-US parks) inserted right after the reference code — no extra click or setup needed.

US-2322 FL Myakka River State Park

US-9925 VA Wild Oak

ZA-0025 South Africa Boulders Bush Lodge

5 Go spot!

Open your World Radio League spotting page. Within a few seconds you should see the same layout shown in the screenshot above — dots and state badges on POTA spots, and the action bar docked in the bottom-right corner.

Click LoTW → QRZ any time to pull in new confirmed contacts — the button turns red and pulses while it works, then shows a results popup when done.

Troubleshooting

Dots staying grey? Make sure a pota.app tab is (or recently was) open while logged in — the sync only runs there.

LoTW import saying username/password incorrect? Double check the password saved in the extension's settings page, and confirm your LoTW username is still correct under QRZ's own Settings → LoTW Access page.

Nothing showing at all? Double-check the extension is enabled at chrome://extensions, and try reloading it (circular arrow icon) plus refreshing the WRL page.