openhamclock/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to OpenHamClock will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

Planned

• Satellite tracking with pass predictions
• SOTA API integration
• Contest calendar
• WebSocket DX cluster connection
• Azimuthal equidistant projection option

[3.0.0] - 2024-01-30

Added

• Real map tiles via Leaflet.js - no more approximated shapes!
• 8 map styles: Dark, Satellite, Terrain, Streets, Topo, Ocean, NatGeo, Gray
• Interactive map - click anywhere to set DX location
• Day/night terminator using Leaflet.Terminator plugin
• Great circle path visualization between DE and DX
• POTA activators displayed on map with callsigns
• Express server with API proxy for CORS-free data fetching
• Electron desktop app support for Windows, macOS, Linux
• Docker support with multi-stage build
• Railway deployment configuration
• Raspberry Pi setup script with kiosk mode option
• Cross-platform install scripts (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline

Changed

• Complete rewrite of map rendering using Leaflet.js
• Improved responsive layout for different screen sizes
• Better error handling for API failures
• Cleaner separation of frontend and backend

Fixed

• CORS issues with external APIs now handled by server proxy
• Map projection accuracy improved

[2.0.0] - 2024-01-29

Added

• Live API integrations for NOAA space weather
• POTA API integration for activator spots
• Band conditions from HamQSL (XML parsing)
• DX cluster spot display
• Realistic continent shapes (SVG paths)
• Great circle path calculations
• Interactive map (click to set DX)

Changed

• Improved space weather display with color coding
• Better visual hierarchy in panels

[1.0.0] - 2024-01-29

Added

• Initial release
• World map with day/night terminator
• UTC and local time display
• DE/DX location panels with grid squares
• Short path / Long path bearing calculations
• Distance calculations
• Sunrise/sunset calculations
• Space weather panel (mock data)
• Band conditions panel
• DX cluster panel (mock data)
• POTA activity panel (mock data)
• Responsive grid layout
• Dark theme with amber/green accents

Acknowledgments

• Created in memory of Elwood Downey, WB0OEW
• Inspired by the original HamClock

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Version History Summary

Version	Date	Highlights
3.0.0	2024-01-30	Real maps, Electron, Docker, Railway
2.0.0	2024-01-29	Live APIs, improved map
1.0.0	2024-01-29	Initial release

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