HamPulse vs WXStation Connect

HamPulse brings the world of amateur radio to your Apple TV, transforming your living room screen into a real-time ham radio operations dashboard. Whether you are chasing DX, hunting POTA activators, monitoring propagation, tracking satellites, or keeping an eye on space weather, HamPulse puts everything you need on one beautiful display designed for the big screen and the Siri Remote. At the heart of HamPulse is a full-featured world map rendered on an equirectangular projection with a smooth day/night terminator overlay. The base map blends NASA Blue Marble imagery during daylight hours with Black Marble city-light imagery at night, giving you an instant sense of where the sun is and where HF openings are likely. Over 20 toggleable map layers let you customize exactly what you see. VOACAP-powered band condition predictions cover 80 meters through 10 meters across a full 24-hour timeline, letting you plan your operating schedule around predicted openings. The propagation rose provides a directional view of HF conditions from your grid square, showing which headings are open on each band. PSK Reporter integration pulls in live FT8, FT4, and WSPR reception reports so you can see digital mode activity unfolding worldwide. The Spot Browser brings together POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster, and pico balloon spots in one searchable, filterable list. Sort by distance, frequency, or time, filter by band and mode, and select any spot to set it as your DX target with a great circle path on the map. The dedicated POTA and SOTA dashboard shows all active activators with band breakdowns and top activator stats. The watchlist feature highlights callsigns you care about with alert badges. The Contest dashboard displays upcoming and active contests with a visual timeline, band activity breakdown, mode distribution, and exchange details so you can prepare for the next event at a glance. Satellite tracking covers the ISS and other amateur radio satellites with real-time ground tracks, a sky view polar chart, Doppler shift calculations for 2m, 70cm, and 23cm, and upcoming pass predictions with elevation and azimuth details. Favorite satellites for quick access and refresh TLE data on demand. The Space Weather dashboard gives you an instant read on HF conditions with a color-coded impact banner that tells you whether to get on the air. Solar flux, sunspot number, X-ray class, solar wind, Kp index, Bz, Bt, aurora probability, and a 3-day NOAA R/S/G forecast are all presented with plain-language descriptions readable from across the room. Weather alerts from Environment Canada, NOAA, MeteoAlarm, and OpenWeatherMap show active severe weather near your station with a severity-colored halo indicator on the map. The earthquake layer displays recent seismic events from USGS and EMSC with a full dashboard. Air traffic and pico balloon layers round out the situational awareness. HamPulse supports radio control through rigctld for beacon auto-tune and spot tuning. CQ zone overlays, grid locator overlays, and DXCC entity layers provide contest and DX reference directly on the map. No account required. No personal data collected. No ads. Your callsign and grid locator are stored locally on your device and never transmitted to our servers. All data comes from well-known amateur radio community services and public APIs. VOACAP predictions are computed entirely on-device. Built by VE4ELB from Winnipeg, Manitoba (grid EN19). 73 and good DX.

WXStation Connect is the ultimate companion app for your Personal Weather Station (PWS) connected to Weather Underground. Monitor your local weather, track real-time meteorological data, and analyze historical trends right from your iPhone or iPad. Whether you are a weather enthusiast, a farmer, or just want to know the exact conditions in your backyard, WXStation Connect brings your weather dashboard to life. FREE FEATURES • Real-Time Weather Data: Live readings of temperature, humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction, wind gusts, pressure, precipitation, rain rate, UV index and solar radiation from your Wunderground stations. • Daily and Weekly History: Check your station's daily and weekly historical records. • Home Screen Widgets: Three widget sizes (Small, Medium and Extra Large) keep your weather at a glance. Refresh and theme controls built into the widgets. • Personalized Experience: Select your preferred units (°C/°F, km/h/mph, hPa/inHg, mm/in). • Multi-Station Management: Easily add and monitor multiple weather stations from a single, clean interface. • Moon and Sun: Moon phase with illumination, moonrise and moonset times on a visual arc, next new and full moon dates, plus precise sunrise and sunset for your station's coordinates. • Air Quality: Local AQI gauge with PM10, PM2.5, ozone, dust and pollen levels for your station area. • Multilingual Support: Available in 13 languages. PRO FEATURES (one-time purchase) • 5-Day Weather Forecast: Detailed forecast with day/night breakdown, wind and precipitation. • Detailed Daily Charts: Interactive daily graphs for temperature and dew point, humidity, pressure, wind and gusts, precipitation and rain rate, UV and solar radiation. • Extended History: Monthly, yearly and custom date range access for deeper analysis. • Access to All Themes: Exclusive color themes for a fully personalized app look. HOW IT WORKS Designed for Weather Underground station owners. Enter your PWS Station ID and API Key from your Wunderground account to connect securely and fetch your local weather data. Requires iOS 17 or later.