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Download ShackDeck
macOS 12 or newer, Apple Silicon. Version 0.2.0, 14 October 2026.
Install
- Unzip and drag ShackDeck to Applications.
- The first time, open it with a right click → Open. The build is signed by the author, not through the App Store, and macOS asks once.
- In Settings enter your callsign and grid. Pick a receiver from the list, it is sorted by distance from you.
- To get your page on ShackDeck.com, switch on “Share with ShackDeck.com” in Settings.
What's new in 0.2.0
- Weather fax (WEFAX): DWD charts on 3855, 7880 and 13882.5 kHz, start tone, phasing and mid-chart pickup, the chart fills the window
- APRS on 144.800: stations and weather on the map, packet list under the waterfall
- MSK144 meteor scatter decoder on 6 m, 2 m and 70 cm
- Receiver list cached on disk, nearest receivers first, ◀ ▶ step to the next receiver that has your frequency
- Favourite receivers and favourite frequencies bound to their receiver
- On-air table that follows the newest station, map colours matched
- Window recording with the receiver's sound and a microphone commentary
- Propagation tab, window size remembered, stations leave the map two minutes after they were last heard
- Sharing with ShackDeck.com: hourly summaries of what you hear and your contacts, with a switch in Settings