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๐Ÿš€ Aus Ham Radio Connect // HackClub Stardance Terminal

Live HF Propagation Matrix, DMR Tickers & APRS Node Tracker

APRS Map Tracker

Dear HackClub Reviewer, Toggle Grid and Toggle Greyline work with no setup. Station plotting needs a free aprs.fi API key (Settings tab). Note: aprs.fi's free API only looks up callsigns you name โ€” it has no "show everyone in this area" search โ€” so this is a watch list (comma-separated, up to 20 calls) rather than an automatic area scan. Each station is plotted with its real APRS symbol icon.

๐Ÿฅง Pi-Star Hotspot Status

Not Checked
[System] Enter your Pi-Star hotspot's local IP and press Check. Only works when this page is on the same local network as the hotspot.

Terminal Chronometer

00:00:00 UTC

Standard operation synchronization time.

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Radio Mapping Directories

CW Morse Generator

๐Ÿ“ Maidenhead Grid Locator

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๐Ÿž๏ธ POTA / SOTA Live Activations

VK Filtered
[System] Polling Parks/Summits on the Air spot feeds...

๐Ÿ“ป NCDXF/IARU Beacon Tracker

Live Calc
Now: --
Band: -- | Next in --s

18-beacon global network, 10s slots per band, 15 min full cycle. Calculated locally from UTC โ€” no API required.

๐Ÿ“ Antenna Length Calculator

Dipole (ยฝฮป): --
Vertical (ยผฮป): --

๐Ÿ† Recurring VK Contest Calendar

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ VK Sprint โ€” periodic, evenings (check WIA calendar)
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Ross Hull Contest โ€” Junโ€“Jul, VHF/UHF
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Remembrance Day Contest (RD) โ€” mid-August
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ John Moyle Field Day โ€” March
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Oceania DX Contest โ€” October
Full WIA Contest Calendar โ†—

Dates are indicative โ€” confirm exact weekends on the WIA site each year.

๐Ÿšจ WICEN / Emergency Net

Reference

WICEN (Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network) coordinates amateur radio volunteers during bushfires, floods, and other declared emergencies across VK states.

Always follow your local WICEN group and RFS/SES for activation status โ€” this card is reference only, not a live feed.

๐Ÿ“‰ SWR / Return Loss Calculator

SWR: --
Return Loss: --
Mismatch Loss: --

โ“ Q-Code Quick Reference

๐ŸŒ… Sunrise / Sunset Calculator

Sunrise: -- UTC
Sunset: -- UTC

Useful for planning grey-line DX windows on 40/80/160m.

๐Ÿ“ก VK 2m / 70cm Band Plan Quick Ref

2m FM Calling: 146.500 MHz
2m Repeaters: 147.000โ€“147.400 MHz (โˆ’600 kHz offset)
2m Simplex: 146.475โ€“146.975 MHz
70cm FM Calling: 438.525 MHz
70cm Repeaters: 438โ€“440 MHz (โˆ’5 MHz offset)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Phonetic Alphabet Quick Reference

Solar Data
Solar Flux: --
Sunspots: --
A-Index: --
K-Index: --
X-Ray: --
VHF Cond: --

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ Satellite Pass Predictions

SGP4 Live Calc
From -27.47, 153.02 โ€”
[System] Loading TLE data and computing passes...

Next AOS for ISS, SO-50, AO-91 & AO-92 โ€” real SGP4 propagation from live Celestrak TLEs, computed entirely in your browser.

๐Ÿ“ก Live DX Cluster

HF Spots
[System] Tracking regional HF cluster nodes...

Brandmeister DMR Network

Reference

Brandmeister's Last Heard feed runs over a push socket protocol, not plain HTTP โ€” it can't be embedded in a static page without a backend. Use the live dashboard directly:

Yaesu System Fusion

Reference

YSF reflector activity isn't published as an open CORS-friendly JSON feed. Check current reflector status directly:

๐ŸŒŠ WSPR VK Spots

wspr.live
[System] Querying recent WSPR reception reports...

๐Ÿ”Š Active Australian WebSDR Matrix

๐Ÿ“ก Link Directory

โš™๏ธ Preferences

Default callsign
Pre-fills the Track Station box on load
aprs.fi API key
Free key from aprs.fi/page/api โ€” enables live Track Station lookups. Saved to this browser only, never committed to the repo.
Auto-refresh live feeds
POTA/SOTA, DX Cluster & WSPR refresh every 60s when on
VK-only filter
Restrict POTA/SOTA & DX Cluster feeds to Australian stations
Antenna calculator units
Which unit is shown first in the antenna length calculator
โœ“ Saved

Saved to this browser's localStorage only โ€” nothing is sent anywhere, and settings don't sync between devices.

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Default Map View

Where the APRS map and satellite location default to on page load.

โ„น๏ธ About This Build

Built by VK4AHA for the Hack Club Stardance program. Live data sources: aprs.fi (station tracking, key required), POTA/SOTA public spot APIs, wspr.live, and dxsummit.fi. Satellite passes use live TLEs from Celestrak with SGP4 propagation via satellite.js, computed client-side โ€” no backend, no tracking, no accounts.