Mercator Day/Night

The default full-world view with the live terminator line. Side panels are collapsible and configurable.

CONUS View

Zoomed-in North America, day/night and weather layers visible. Radar, lightning, satellite clouds, watches/warnings and more.

3D Globe

The rotating globe view. As the day progresses, the globe rotates, keeping the terminator line visible.

Azimuthal / DX View

Bearing and distance from your own QTH to a location of your choice, built in search function.

[ Screenshot: Radar + GOES overlay, an active storm if possible ]

Radar & Satellite

Animated radar layered under GOES cloud cover.

[ Screenshot: Solar Activity detail panel with NASA SDO image ]

Space Weather

Live solar imagery and the Kp/G/S/R-scale readouts.

[ Screenshot: Tropical system tracking panel ]

Tropical Tracking

An active storm being tracked, with the detail panel open if possible.

[ Screenshot: Lightning Scope open, range rings and energy-coded strikes visible ]

Lightning Scope

The circular scope view with active strikes, ideally during a real storm.

[ Screenshot: Fire Scope open, hotspots color-coded by intensity ]

Fire Scope

The wildfire hotspot scope, ideally during active fire season.

[ Screenshot: DX Cluster panel with live spots ]

DX Cluster Feed

Live spots scrolling with DXCC identification.

[ Screenshot: EME planning panel with window timeline ]

EME / Moon Bounce

The moon bounce planning tool with the overlap window timeline.

[ Screenshot: CW Trainer panel ]

CW Trainer

The Morse practice panel, keyer connected.

[ Screenshot or photo: ON-AIR banner lit up ]

On-Air Banner

The PTT indicator active during a transmission.

[ Screenshot: Best Band Now detail panel, a Surprise Open band if possible ]

Best Band Now

The prediction-vs-confirmation panel, ideally showing a Surprise Open state in action.

[ Screenshot: Remote View on a phone screen ]

Remote View

Settings and control from a phone, after scanning the QR code.

[ Screenshot: Health Report subpanel ]

Health Report

The system status panel.

[ Photo: Pi 4 + display in a shack or desk setting ]

SKU-1 In A Shack

A real installation on a Raspberry Pi 4/5, accessed headless.

[ Photo: USB stick plugged into an existing PC, booted into Helioclock ]

SKU-2 On An Existing PC

The Live USB Stick running on hardware the operator already owned.

[ Photo: appliance or multi-display setup, if available ]

On A Wall

A dedicated display running Helioclock continuously.