In testing
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit · Pi 3, 4, 5 and Zero 2 W
The installer is being tested. It will be published here after hardware testing.
HAMORA Bridge
Your station, on your phone.
HAMORA Bridge is a small program for the computer next to your radio: a Raspberry Pi, a Mac or a Linux PC. It lets HAMORA on your phone see your radio, WSJT-X and the APRS stations your radio hears, over your own network. It only reads: it never transmits and never changes your radio.
FreeIn testingRead-only
How it works
One small service beside your radio.
Your radio and station programs stay where they are. HAMORA Bridge reads from them and shares what it reads with the phones you pair, over your own Wi-Fi.
What it brings
Your radio, WSJT-X and APRS RF, live in HAMORA.
Your radio
Frequency, mode, VFO and the meters your radio reports, through Hamlib’s rigctld. New QSOs follow your radio while you log.
WSJT-X
Status, FT8 and FT4 decodes and completed QSOs, from WSJT-X on the same computer or anywhere on your network.
APRS RF
Stations, messages, tracks, weather and telemetry your own radio hears through Dire Wolf, kept apart from APRS-IS.
Every paired phone
Each phone follows the same station. Your log and its badges stay on each phone.
Easy Setup
Install, open, detect, pair. Done.
No ports, configuration files or Hamlib model numbers on the way. Everything technical waits under Advanced, for those who want it.
Step 01
Install
Run the installer for your station computer.
If something isn’t working, Check Station says what’s wrong and what to do, in plain words.
Built to stay home
Private to your network, and read-only.
HAMORA Bridge is a local service. It shows nothing about your station until you pair a phone, and it never opens anything to the internet.
Your network only
Never port-forward it. The Bridge never asks your router to open ports, and the installers never change firewall settings.
Pairing with one-time codes
A 6-digit code that expires after 10 minutes and works once. Each phone gets its own pairing, which you can remove at any time.
A protected setup page
Changes need a one-time setup code from a paired phone or from the Bridge computer, and the page defends against cross-site tricks.
No account, no cloud
Nothing about your station leaves your network, and no HAMORA account is needed.
Traffic between your phone and the Bridge isn’t encrypted on your local network yet, so use the Bridge on a network you trust. More about keeping it safe.
Optional
Home Assistant and MQTT, read-only.
Turn on MQTT to show your station in Home Assistant or any dashboard: frequency, band, mode, the meters your radio reports, WSJT-X state and APRS RF counts. There are no switches or commands: nothing in Home Assistant can key your radio. It’s off by default, and no callsigns, decodes, messages or QSOs are ever published.
Away from homeComing later
HAMORA Cloud Relay
The Bridge on your own network is free, online or offline. Reaching it from anywhere else, read-only, will be a separate optional service: HAMORA Cloud Relay, USD 14.99 a year, or USD 7.99 a year for HAMORA Lifetime members.
It isn’t available yet: it launches only after its reliability and security testing is complete. The Lifetime member price is subject to App Store and Google Play policy review. Pricing.
Platforms
Where it runs
Raspberry Pi is the main target. Installers are being tested for each platform.
In testing
Debian and Ubuntu
Installer script or .deb package
The package is being tested.
In testing
macOS
macOS 13 or later · installer package
The package will be published once it is signed and notarized by Apple.
Coming soon
Windows
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) · installer
The Windows installer is planned and will be code-signed.
Questions
HAMORA Bridge questions
Is HAMORA Bridge free?
Yes. HAMORA Bridge on your own network is free, whatever plan you have, and it works without a HAMORA account or internet access.
Does it control or transmit with my radio?
No. It only reads your radio's frequency, mode and the meters it reports. It never changes frequency or mode, never keys the transmitter, never sends anything to WSJT-X, and never writes to an APRS TNC.
Which radios does it work with?
It reads your radio through Hamlib’s rigctld, so it works with radios Hamlib supports over their CAT connection. The setup page suggests a model from what your computer reports, and Test Radio checks it before you save. A list of radios tested with HAMORA Bridge will be published after hardware testing.
Can several phones connect?
Yes. Every paired phone sees the same station. Each phone has its own pairing, which you can remove at any time from the setup page or from the phone.
Can I use it when I’m away from home?
Not yet. HAMORA Bridge is for your own network, and it must never be exposed to the internet with port forwarding. Remote access is planned as a separate, optional service, HAMORA Cloud Relay, which isn’t available yet.
Where do I get it?
The installers are being tested. They will be published on the download page, with checksums, when testing is complete.