Observed arrival · 2026-11-04
HB Tools: a live propagation desk for radio amateurs
HB Tools presents a radio-amateur suite for measuring band activity around a station, with tools for logging contacts, controlling radio equipment, decoding digital modes, and tracking satellites.
- For
- Radio amateurs tracking bands and operating a station
- Worth noticing
- The page says its band readings use decoded FT8, FT4, WSPR, and CW signals from the last 30 minutes around a locator square.
Field notes
The homepage describes a propagation display keyed to the operator’s locator square, with activity calculated from decoded signals over a rolling 30-minute window. Its station-control workflow is unusually explicit: a DX spot can retune the radio, contacts can be logged from the connected transceiver, and transmission is said to require an operator click. The listed rotor integrations include Yaesu GS-232, SPID, Hy-Gain DCU-1, and Hamlib.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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