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danie10@squeet.me
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HamClock provides real time space weather, radio propagation models, and other info useful to radio amateurs

The image shows a global HamClock map, primarily focusing on the Southern Hemisphere. In the foreground, there is a detailed display of propagation data, including colours for different frequency bands. There are also smaller panes showing information for a local location as well as a DX location. Top left is a amateur radio call sign ZS1OSS visible.
This is a highly customisable application that draws in all sorts of technical information that can help radio amateurs. Each pane can be changed to show relevant information.

What I really like is the frequency / band projections to any specific DX location. One really has to read the manual, though, to get full use out of the app. For non-hams though, it is still a very interesting app, being able to show time and distance to any location, as well as weather conditions at those locations.

The app runs on Linux (your desktop, a Raspberry Pi, etc) and is accessed via your web browser (any OS). If it does not start properly, especially on a desktop, just make sure nothing else has already got that network port in use, e.g. in my case SyncThing was hogging it, and I moved SyncThing to port 8083. You can also start HamClock with a ‘-w port’ to specify what web port it should use.

To exit the app, or look at diagnostics, etc, you can long-click for 3 seconds on the padlock symbol to get a pop-up actions menu.

See clearskyinstitute.com/ham/HamC…
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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

A Phone? A Ham Radio? Relax! It’s Both!

A hand holding a green coloured rectangle shaped circuit board, with a soldering iron tip poised over it.
A lot of hams like to carry a VHF radio. Of course, nearly everyone wants to carry a phone. Now, thanks to the kv4p HT, you don’t have to carry both. The open-source device connects to your Android smartphone and turns it into a radio transceiver. You can build it yourself for about $35.

The device uses an ESP32 and only transmits one watt, but it has lots of features like APRS and scanning. I do like the text transcription service that the phone provides, which is really great for those who can’t hear clearly.

I can see more and more now why having a 3D printer can be really useful.

See hackaday.com/2024/10/15/a-phon…
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