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ShackClock 1.0 An All-in-One Ham Radio Shack Dashboard

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  ShackClock 1.0 An All-in-One Ham Radio Shack Dashboard I've always liked the idea behind HamClock and the various commercial world-map displays aimed at ham radio operators. Put a big screen in the shack, leave it running and at a glance you can see propagation information, DX activity, satellites, weather, UTC and whatever else is useful that day. But I also wanted something I could customize. Every product I looked at had different features and displays but I wanted something that could do everything I wanted on one screen, so I wrote what I call ShackClock. ShackClock is a full screen amateur radio dashboard I built around Node-RED, Leaflet, Docker and a collection of public APIs. It will run on a Mac, Raspberry Pi or pretty much anything that can run Docker and a web browser. It is easy to setup and does not require a dedicated computer. One Screen Instead of Ten Browser Tabs At the center of ShackClock is a full-screen satellite map. The base map comes from Esri and then Sha...

What is Kiwix and why I have it installed on my POTA computer

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  I always thought it would be good to have information resources on my computer that aren't internet dependent.  What if I’m out in the field doing a POTA and need a reference manual or some medical information? Or my cable modem goes out and I really need to look up an old club newsletter from 2016? Kiwix is an app for offline reading on the go, remote areas, emergencies, or independent knowledge access. It is a program you can install on your Raspberry Pi, Windows or Mac computer that gives you offline access to resources like Wikipedia, TED, Stack Exchange, or your favorite website (via Zimit) so you can have a library of manuals or other reference materials specific to your needs.   Let’s install Kiwix – to download the program go to https://kiwix.org/en/applications/ Pick the correct version for your computer and install the program. Upon starting the program and choosing Categories you will see a list of databases you can download, including the entire Wikip...

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