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LHS Episode #608: OpenHamClock Deep Dive
16 March 2026 | by Show Notes
Deep Dive Topic
- OpenHamClock
- A real-time amateur radio dashboard for the modern operator.
- OpenHamClock brings DX cluster spots, space weather, propagation predictions, POTA activations, SOTA activations, WWFF activations, WWBOTA activations, PSKReporter, satellite tracking, WSJT-X integration, direct rig control, and more into a single browser-based interface. Run it locally on a Raspberry Pi, on your desktop, or access it from anywhere via a cloud deployment.
- 📝 License: MIT — See LICENSE
- Installation Instructions - gotcha
- Setup - .env, rigctld
- Features - many
- Thoughts - Getting through the setup was rough, payoff is pretty good.
- Source: https://lhs.fyi/KZ (github)
- Demo: https://lhs.fyi/L0 (openhamclock)
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- DXChrono - https://lhs.fyi/L1 (Peter MM9SQL)
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- Matt W1MST, Managing Editor
Trying this out at the moment. Working fine on a super cheap mini-pc (about $140) running Windows 11, with 16Gb RAM AMD 3020E. Does all I need, and more!