OpenHamClock is a real-time amateur radio dashboard designed for modern operators who want DX activity, propagation data, activation spots, satellite information, and station integrations in a single browser interface.
It can run locally on a desktop or Raspberry Pi, be deployed with Docker, or be accessed remotely from a cloud-hosted instance.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Displays DX cluster spots with band information, spotter details, and map overlays.
- Includes an interactive world map with station location, DX paths, activation markers, satellite positions, and day/night shading.
- Shows space weather, solar indices, band conditions, and HF propagation predictions.
- Integrates POTA, SOTA, WWFF, WWBOTA, PSKReporter, contests, DXpeditions, and DX news data.
- Supports WSJT-X and JTDX integration through UDP relay functionality.
- Provides direct rig control features for supported radio setups.
- Can run locally with Node.js, on a Raspberry Pi kiosk, in Docker, or through a cloud deployment.
- Offers configurable themes, layouts, profiles, alerts, and dashboard modules.
Website: github.com/accius/openhamclock
Support:
Developer: Chris, K0CJH
License: MIT License
OpenHamClock is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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