[GCARC] The End of HamClock

[Vinnie Sallustio]

That really sucks. I just spoke to him last year. RIP Elwood.

Vinnie Sallustio

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Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2026 8:37:25 AM
To: robert.pantazes at gmail.com <robert.pantazes at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [GCARC] The End of HamClock

One hopes that someone will take on the opportunity to carry on this
forward.
It will be greatly missed.
73,
Bob Brown
AD2RB

On Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 8:17 AM Robert Pantazes <robert.pantazes at gmail.com>
wrote:

> To the HamClock Community,
>
> It is with sadness that I share the news that HamClock will be ending in
> June 2026 following the passing of its developer, Elwood Downey, WB0OEW.
>
> HamClock has been an excellent system for the Raspberry Pi. My own setup
> has been running continuously for over four years with no issues beyond a
> single fan failure.
>
> We owe a great deal of thanks to Elwood for his contribution to the
> community. He will be greatly missed.
>
> 73,
> Bob, W2ARP
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