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Features‐Overview

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Features Overview

Dashboard Panels

World Map

Interactive Leaflet map showing DX paths, satellite tracks, propagation overlays, and station locations. Click anywhere to set the DX target. The map supports dozens of toggleable layers — see Map Layers.

DX Cluster

Real-time DX spots from the DX Spider network, HamQTH, or custom telnet servers. Spots appear as arcs on the map from spotter to DX station, color-coded by band. Filter by band, mode, continent, or search for specific callsigns. See DX Cluster Setup.

PSKReporter

Real-time digital mode reception reports via MQTT. Shows who's hearing your signal (TX) and who you're hearing (RX) on a live map with great-circle paths. Supports both callsign-based and grid-based subscriptions. See PSKReporter.

POTA — Parks on the Air

Live POTA activator spots with park locations plotted on the map. Shows activator callsign, frequency, mode, park reference, and time since spotted. Click a spot to tune your rig (if connected via Rig Listener).

SOTA — Summits on the Air

Live SOTA activator spots enriched with summit data (coordinates, altitude, points) from the SOTA summits database. Spots appear on the map at their summit locations.

WWFF — World Wide Flora and Fauna

Live WWFF activator spots showing flora/fauna reference areas on the map.

Space Weather

Real-time solar data from NOAA SWPC: Solar Flux Index (SFI), K-index, sunspot number (SSN), X-ray flux, proton flux, aurora forecast. Includes historical charts and geomagnetic storm indicators.

Solar Panel

NASA SDO solar imagery (AIA 193, 304, 171, 94 wavelengths + HMI intensitygram) and Dial-A-Moon photorealistic lunar image. Auto-refreshes every 15 minutes.

Band Conditions

N0NBH band condition data showing HF propagation quality for each band (day/night), plus VHF phenomena. Same data source as GridTracker and hamqsl.com.

Propagation Predictions

Hybrid ITU-R P.533-14 predictions combining ITURHFProp with real-time ionosonde data from the KC2G/GIRO network. Shows per-band reliability, MUF, LUF, and 24-hour forecast for any DE→DX path. Mode and power-aware (FT8 at 5W shows different results than SSB at 100W).

Satellites

34 curated amateur radio satellites with real-time tracking, pass predictions, and footprint visualization. Includes ISS, SO-50, QO-100, FM repeaters, linear transponders, and weather satellites (GOES, METEOR).

Contests

Upcoming and active amateur radio contests from the WA7BNM contest calendar RSS feed. Active contests are highlighted with countdown timers. Includes weekly mini-contests (CWT, SST, NCCC Sprint).

DXpeditions

Current and upcoming DXpeditions from the NG3K ADXO calendar. Shows callsign, entity, dates, bands, and modes. Active expeditions are highlighted.

DX News Ticker

Scrolling news headlines from dxnews.com across the bottom of the map. Adjustable text size with persistent preference. Can be paused by clicking.

WSJT-X Integration

Live FT8/FT4/JT65/WSPR decodes from WSJT-X, JTDX, or compatible software. Shows decoded stations on the map with grid squares, SNR, and frequency. Supports local UDP, LAN, and cloud relay. See WSJT-X Integration.

Weather

Local weather at DE and DX locations via Open-Meteo (fetched directly by each user's browser — no API key needed). Shows temperature, conditions, wind, humidity, and pressure.

DE / DX Location Panels

Station info panels showing callsign, grid square, coordinates, beam heading (short and long path), distance, and local time. DX target can be set by clicking the map, entering a grid square, or selecting a DXCC entity.


Themes

Theme Description
Dark Default. Deep blue-black background with cyan/amber accents
Light White background for daylight readability
Retro Amber-on-black terminal aesthetic
Legacy Original HamClock-style dark theme

Layouts

Layout Description
Modern Default. Full-width map with collapsible sidebars for panels
Classic Inspired by WB0OEW's HamClock. Large colored numeric displays, full-width map
Dockable FlexLayout-based. Drag, dock, tab, and resize any panel. Fully customizable workspace

Profiles

Save and switch between named configuration profiles. Useful for multiple operators sharing one HamClock, or quickly toggling between setups (contest mode, field day, everyday). Each profile saves all panel states, filters, theme, and layout preferences.

Languages

OpenHamClock is fully translated into: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Dutch, Portuguese, Slovenian, Catalan, Georgian, Russian, and Chinese.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Press ? to see the full keyboard shortcuts panel. Single-key shortcuts toggle map layers on/off. Press / to toggle DE/DX markers.

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