[TVARC] The Passing of a Quiet Legend: Elwood at HamClock

Sat Jan 31 10:24:01 EST 2026

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From: Patrick at Geochron
Subject: The Passing of a Quiet Legend: Elwood at HamClock
To: <nd8l2828 at gmail.com>

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The Solitary Volunteer
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Dear Friends,

I was saddened to hear of the passing
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of Elwood Downey WB0OEW, SK, on Thursday of this week.  He was the one-man
developer behind Ham Radio’s most popular freeware visual display: HamClock
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.

Like Geochron, HamClock’s server and interface brings together multiple
data sources.  It appears that before his passing he built a *dead man
switch* into HamClock, which will activate later this yea
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This will leave HamClock’s screens blank, unless someone can save it...

And I did try.  I corresponded with Elwood in December to see if Geochron
could develop a low-cost hardware option around Hamclock, replacing Innovato's
discontinued
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computer.  *He politely declined. *

There are *so many solitary heroes in the ham radio community* that give
their time and talents on tools that connect us all together.  As the owner
of Geochron, I can certainly appreciate work of maintenance and support
that comes with these complex products, and as volunteers?  That’s amazing.

His email autoresponder says plainly, “*Elwood Downey ended his own life on
29 Jan 2026**.*”  No one wishes for that.  Love those that are still with
you.

Peace to you,

Patrick KJ7ZSU

Head Wrangler

Geochron

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