Simon's World Map v1.1
Simon Brown • July 29, 2021
Introduction
I need a simple display which shows me at the very least:
- Current Time
- Sunrise / Sunset
- Greyline map
- DX stations
There are commercial geo clock solutions such as Geochron, but as a programmer with spare 4k monitors and computers I decided to write my own, that way I have exactly what I want.
Updates
Kit updated July 29th, 2021 to fix CPU usage problems.
What's New
A few days spent on this program in July 2021:
- Added the Explorer map - thanks to Nasa,
- Map can be dragged and zoomed with the mouse,
- Reworked the ribbon bar.
So it's time to call it v1.1.
The downloads will be hosted from sdr-radio.com later this year, for now you download from the author's own website.
BATC Net, May 22nd 2025 Here's a snippet from the British Amateur Television Club net on QO-100. I hope it doesn't scare you.
UI Refresh And More...
After too much grief, I've decided to stop using Wi-Fi to connect the small NUC systems in the computer room to my network: DX Cluster (Ubuntu) SDR Server (Windows) User Forums (Windows) These servers are in constant use, causing the wireless transmitter on my TP-Link AX50 to fail. By switching over to a wired network there's less demand on the wireless transmitter and the whole network has become far more reliable. In future I will only use Wi-fi when there's no alternative. I'm keeping a spare router ready just in case the AX50 fails.
Inside All this equipment is installed in my computer room, next to the office.
SDR Television video from Australia
Sounds Like... And before I start, may I apologise for the delay in finding the cause of the noise.
YouTube Many thanks to Tech Minds, aka Matt M0DQW for this very complimentary YouTube video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The first Major Update
Great For Images
