Helioclock Now Talks to Your RTL-SDR — And We’re Headed to Huntsville
Two pieces of news worth sharing this week: Helioclock now has full live RTL-SDR integration built in, and we’ll be showing it off in person at the Huntsville Hamfest / ARRL National Convention, August 22–23. See the Press Release HERE.
Your RTL-SDR Dongle, Now Part of the Display
If you’ve got one of the popular RTL-SDR USB dongles sitting in a drawer, it just found a new job. Helioclock now turns it into a live, all-band software-defined radio receiver — right alongside your propagation data, space weather, and DX cluster feed, on the same screen.
No separate SDR software to install, no second window to manage, and nothing extra to buy. You get an on-screen waterfall, frequency tuning, and demodulation controls — AM, FM, SSB, and more — built directly into the same display you’re already using to answer “what band should I be on right now.”
See It Live at Huntsville
Helioclock will be running live at the Huntsville Hamfest, August 22–23, 2026, at booth #V55. Come watch Best Band Now rank real HF bands against live conditions, see the new RTL-SDR panel pull in a live signal, and talk shop with the person who built it.
Ready-to-run systems, preloaded SD cards, and Live USB sticks will all be available to take home from the booth.
Can’t Make It to the Show?
For a limited time — through the end of the Huntsville Hamfest — our show pricing is also available online at helioclock.com: preloaded MicroSD cards and Live USB sticks at $39.99 each, and the Ready-to-Run appliance at $299.99. All one-time purchases with free auto-updates. No subscription, ever.
After the show, pricing returns to $49.99 / $49.99 / $399.99, so if you’ve been on the fence, now’s the time.
Questions before you buy? Reach out any time at contact@helioclock.com.