Company
Date Published
Author
Lacey Butler
Word count
2000
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

This installment of our "Community Member Spotlight" series highlights Rob Robinett and Gwyn Griffiths, creators of WsprDaemon, a project that allows amateur radio enthusiasts to analyze transmission data and understand trends using the open-source Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) protocol. With TimescaleDB, they've enabled users to access historical data, run complex queries, and create visualizations such as time-series graphs and heat maps. The project has solved a cardinality problem with Influx, allowing for faster query times, and has expanded its capabilities through the use of Grafana dashboards. WsprDaemon caters to a wide range of radio amateurs, from casual hobbyists to third-party developers, providing insights into signal-to-noise ratio, location, operating frequency, and time. The team's dedication to making transmission data accessible is exemplified by their open-source approach, and they're eager to collaborate with others in the amateur radio community and expand their connections to other data sources.