via Amateur Radio Daily: Helioclock to Debut at Huntsville Hamfest

The following is a press release from Helioclock:

Helioclock to Debut at Huntsville Hamfest: A New All-in-One Next Generation Situational Awareness Display with live SDR

Reno, NV. August 17, 2026.

Helioclock, a new dedicated live dashboard appliance built for amateur radio operators, EOC’s NOC’s Civil Defense and others will make its public debut at the ARRL National convention/Huntsville Hamfest, August 22–23, 2026.

The product brings live HF band conditions, space weather, contest information, and a wide range of real-time situational data feeds together on a single always-on screen: no juggling browser tabs, no subscription required. Fully automated operation 24/7/365 designed explicitly to have no single point of failure risk.

Further, Helioclock now features a real-time integrated SDR (Software Defined Radio) interface that serves as a standalone all-band receiver, plus offers NCDXF beacon monitoring for real-time band conditions.

New: Live RTL-SDR Integration

Helioclock’s newest release adds full support for the popular RTL-SDR USB dongle, turning any Helioclock display into a live, all-band software-defined radio receiver right alongside its propagation and space weather data. Operators get an on-screen waterfall, frequency tuning, and demodulation controls (AM, FM, SSB, and more) with no separate SDR software, no second screen, and nothing extra to buy.

See It in Huntsville

Helioclock will be shown live at the Huntsville Hamfest, August 22–23, 2026, at booth #V55. Attendees can see Best Band Now running against live band conditions in real time and talk with the developer that built it. Ready-to-run systems, bootable SD cards for Raspberry Pi 4/5 platforms, and Live USB devices will be available for purchase at the show.

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