diff --git a/bin/aprs_sendstatus.py b/bin/aprs_sendstatus.py
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+++ b/bin/aprs_sendstatus.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""sending aprs status packets for my weather station"""
+
+import aprslib
+
+
+intervals = (
+    ('weeks', 604800),  # 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
+    ('days', 86400),    # 60 * 60 * 24
+    ('hours', 3600),    # 60 * 60
+    ('minutes', 60),
+    ('seconds', 1),
+)
+
+
+def get_uptime(granularity=2):
+    with open('/proc/uptime', 'r') as u:
+        uptime_seconds = int(float(u.readline().split()[0]))
+
+    return(display_time(uptime_seconds, granularity))
+
+
+def display_time(seconds, granularity=2):
+    result = []
+
+    for name, count in intervals:
+        value = seconds // count
+        if value:
+            seconds -= value * count
+            if value == 1:
+                name = name.rstrip('s')
+            result.append("{} {}".format(value, name))
+    return ', '.join(result[:granularity])
+
+
+def test():
+    """test function"""
+    print('Uptime: ' + get_uptime())
+
+
+def main():
+    """main func"""
+    AIS = aprslib.IS("OE7DRT-13", passwd="<actual password>", port=14580)
+    AIS.connect()
+
+    #AIS.sendall("OE7DRT-13>APRS,TCPIP*:>Running for " + get_uptime(2) + " on https://wx.oe7drt.com - happy new year!\r\n")
+    AIS.sendall("OE7DRT-13>APRS,TCPIP*:>Weatherpage: https://wx.oe7drt.com\r\n")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
diff --git a/bin/update-blacklist b/bin/update-blacklist
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+#!/bin/sh
+# or use this one to create only ip addresses
+# iptables -nL BLACKLIST | tail -n +3 | awk '{ print $4 }' | sort -g
+
+FILE=/var/www/html/blocked.txt
+
+/usr/bin/echo -n "# " | /usr/bin/tee $FILE > /dev/null
+
+/usr/sbin/iptables-nft -nL BLACKLIST | /usr/bin/tail -n +3 | /usr/bin/wc -l | \
+  /usr/bin/tr -d "\n" | /usr/bin/tee -a $FILE > /dev/null
+
+/usr/bin/echo -en " ips saved.\n# source           pkts   bytes\n" | /usr/bin/tee -a $FILE > /dev/null
+
+/usr/sbin/iptables -vnL BLACKLIST | /usr/bin/tail -n +3 | \
+  /usr/bin/awk ' { printf "%-18s %-6s %-6s\n", $8, $1, $2 } ' | /usr/bin/sort -g | \
+  /usr/bin/tee -a $FILE > /dev/null