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Today's Topics:
1. tiAngong-1 (Daniel)
2. Re: tiAngong-1 (Trevor .)
3. HORYU-2 sat status (Mika Siira)
4. Anyone Have More Info On This ? (Thomas Doyle)
5. MSNBC - ISS NanoRacks (Trevor .)
6. Re: HORYU-2 sat status (Masahiro Arai)
7. ANS-169 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
8. FW: MIC-E Notification (Robert Coppock)
9. (no subject) (Robert Coppock)
10. Software for IPad? (Jim Heck)
11. Re: Software for IPad? (Ken Ernandes)
12. Re: Software for IPad? (Bruce Sawtelle)
13. Re: Software for IPad? (Bill Ress)
14. Re: Software for IPad? (Rick Tejera)
15. Re: App for iPad (Clint Bradford)
16. Re: Apps for iPad - Article Citation (Clint Bradford)
17. Re: Apps for iPad - Article (Clint Bradford)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:08:56 -0700
From: "Daniel" <kf1buz@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] tiAngong-1
Message-ID: <00a101cd4bf3$7de777b0$79b66710$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hi all,
Has anyone found out what the freq.'s that the space lab are? They
launched 3 folks up there today ( or they say) so just wondering if there is
a way we can listen in or what have you
Thanks
Dan
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:57:48 +0100 (BST)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: tiAngong-1
Message-ID:
<1339876668.3136.YahooMailClassic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
--- On Sat, 16/6/12, Daniel <kf1buz@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Has anyone found out what the freq.'s? that the space
> lab are? They launched 3 folks up there today so just
> wondering if there is a way we can listen in or what have you
The launch of fighter pilot Major Liu Yang and her two colleagues seems to
have generated plenty of media interest.
The website http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php
is quoting a frequency of 2224.065 MHz
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:00:19 +0200 (CEST)
From: Mika Siira <oh8mbn@xxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] HORYU-2 sat status
Message-ID:
<26733168.38211339876819824.JavaMail.defaultUser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="ISO-8859-15"
Hello folks,
Does anyone know about current status of HORYU-2 satellite? it has been
sending the same telemetry CW data for several days in a row. E-mail
has been sent for mission manager but no reply so far.
Mika, OH8MBN
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:06:31 -0500
From: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone Have More Info On This ?
Message-ID:
<CAHnRQR+g6P0-sbk-kZJ=tiuMH0cPuGmaNjNsBUOS9UEkjo3PFQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Looks very interesting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47842589/#.T9zmqIGbGik
73 W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:00:18 +0100 (BST)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] MSNBC - ISS NanoRacks
Message-ID:
<1339880418.57158.YahooMailClassic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
MSNBC report on the DreamUp program, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8326
They also mention the Arduino CubeSat ArduSat.
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:04:35 +0900
From: Masahiro Arai <m-arai@x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: Mika Siira <oh8mbn@xxxxxxx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HORYU-2 sat status
Message-ID: <201206170104.AA00842@xxxxx.x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp
According to the Horyu2 web site in Japanese, Horyu2 has trouble in
OBC. The command station is trying to reset her.
She is sending same TLM since 5th June.
Masa JN1GKZ
>Hello folks,
>
>Does anyone know about current status of HORYU-2 satellite? it has been
>sending the same telemetry CW data for several days in a row. E-mail
>has been sent for mission manager but no reply so far.
>
>Mika, OH8MBN
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:34:29 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-169 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <32.A5.01099.6243DDF4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-169
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* AMSAT 2012 Symposium Weekend Schedule Posted
* Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors
* Viet Nam F-1 CubeSat Team Invites You to Send Your Name to Space
* 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop Video and Presentations Available
* Credit Card Sized Raspberry Pi Computer Board Runs Ham Radio Software
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 21 May 2012
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-169.01
ANS-169 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 169.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 17, 2012
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-169.01
AMSAT 2012 Symposium Weekend Schedule Posted
The 2012 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium will be held in
Orlando, Florida on the weekend of October 26-28, 2012 at the Holi-
day Inn, Orlando Airport Hotel.
The Symposium weekend will feature:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members
+ Meet Board Members and Officers
+ Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet?Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes
To help you plan your trip to Orlando the 2012 Symposium Committee
has posted a high-level schedule of the weekend's events.
Preliminary 2012 Symposium Schedule
Thursday 25 October 2012
------------------------
AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting 8am - 9pm
Friday 26 October 2012
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AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting 8am - Noon
Trips to SkyCraft 9am - Noon
AMSAT Symposium 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 27 October 2012
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Symposium 8am - 3pm
AMSAT General Meeting 3:30pm
AMSAT Banquet 6:30pm - 10pm
Sunday 28 October 2012
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7:30am AMSAT Area Coordinator's Breakfast
Local trip of Interest TBD
Monday 29 October 2012
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Special trip to Kennedy Space Center 8am-6pm
Contact Martha if interested
Watch the AMSAT Symposium Web Pages for the latest information:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/index.php
[ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information]
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Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors
There are six candidates running for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. Three
of the candidates are current members of the Board whose term expires this
year. Ballots will be mailed to the membership by July 15th, and must be
received at the AMSAT-NA Silver Spring, MD office no later than the close of
business on September 15th, 2012.
Tom Clark, K3IO *
Steve Coy, K8UD
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Lou McFadin, W5DID *
Gould Smith, WA4SXM *
Patrick E. Stoddard, WD9EWK
* Incumbent
[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]
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Viet Nam F-1 CubeSat Team Invites You to Send Your Name to Space
The latest news from the F-1 CubeSat Team, posted on their website
blog (http://fspace.edu.vn/) and on the AMSAT-UK web with additional
photos (http://www.uk.amsat.org/8215) reports that the satellite's
flight safety review is complete and the FSpace team together with
their partner NanoRacks LLC has satisfied the technical requirements
and standards set by the launch vehicle provider.
F-1 CubeSat is ready for its scheduled launch in July 21, 2012 from
Japan. If everything goes according to plan, the F-1 CubeSat will be
delivered to Japan by the end of June. Then along with four other
CubeSats (RAIKO, WE-WISH, FITSAT-1 and TechEdSat) F-1 will be loaded
onboard HTV-3 ?Kounotori? transfer vehicle for integration with the
JAXA HII-B launch vehicle.
These CubeSats will remain aboard the ISS until September, 2012 when
Japanese astronaut and radio amateur Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI should
deploy it into space from the ISS using the Kibo robot arm.
F-1 carries two Yaesu VX-3R transceivers using 145.980 and 437.485 MHz.
The FSpace team are offering the public a chance to send their name/
callsign and a message into space onboard the F-1 CubeSat. You will
also be presented with a certificate!
See this link: http://fspace.edu.vn/?page_id=31
[ANS thanks the FSpace Team and AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop Video and Presentations Available
Video and presentations from the 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop,
held in and around MIT and Boston on May 29-30 are available for down-
loading. See: http://icubesat.wordpress.com/program/ Copies and videos
of all the presentations, posters and ancillary sessions can be found
by clicking on their titles.
Please note that this conference was an open conference and did not
wish to discuss information restricted by ITAR. U.S. citizens and
permanent residents were responsible for ensuring that technical data
presented was not restricted by ITAR and that ITAR controlled informa-
tion was not discussed with non-U.S. citizens.
[ANS thanks the iCubeSat Workshop for the above information]
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Credit Card Sized Raspberry Pi Computer Board Runs Ham Radio Software
AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NA member Dave Johnson, G4DPZ, has been using
the Raspberry Pi to run amateur radio satellite software.
The ?22 ($35) Model B Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized ARM-based
computer board that plugs into a TV and a keyboard. Based around the
700 MHz ARM11 processor the board has 256 MB SDRAM, two USB ports,
Ethernet with composite and HDMI video outputs. Low-level peripher-
als are GPIO pins, SPI, I?C, I?S and UART.
It was developed in Cambridgeshire by a UK registered charity, the
Raspberry Pi Foundation, which exists to promote the study of com-
puter science and related topics, especially at school level, and
to put the fun back into learning computing.
Dave?s Raspberry Pi runs Debian Squeeze with Xwindows and is acces-
sed using VNC over his shack network.
The first amateur radio application he got running was the GPredict
satellite tracking software, thanks go to Alex Csete OZ9AEC for mak-
ing such a portable implementation. Dave found the sofware and up-
dates of the Keplerian Two Line Elements from the Internet worked
perfectly.
More information about the Raspberry Pi can be found at:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
GPredict free real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction
software can be found at: http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/
See also AMSAT-UK (http://www.uk.amsat.org/8019) for photos and
additional information about the Raspberry Pi.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The 13 Colonies Special Event operation needs a satellite operator
from the state of Massachusetts. If you can help please contact the
coordinator Dave Webb, KB1PVH [kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxxx
+ Nick Pugh, K5QXJ posted a video recorded during an AubieSat-1 pass
after its recent on-orbit reconfiguration. See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNM1z7C6l-0
+ Plan Ahead! To celebrate Venezuelan Navy Day, members of the Grupo
DX Caracas will be active as YW5B from La Blanquilla Island between
July 11-16. Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, Satel-
lites,
FM and the Digital modes. (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1065)
+ The next Hudson Valley Satcom net date is Thursday June 21, 8PM EDT
(UTC-4 UTC) on the 146.97 MHz MBARC Repeater (PL 100). The echolink
connection has been experiencing problems so you are invited to send
and e-mail to N2OXV@xxxx.xxx to make sure that the N2EYH-L EchoLink
node is available if you plan to join via this route. (Stu, WA2BSS)
+ A video of the AMSAT-UK FunCube Dongle receiving the HORYU-2 Satel-
lite is posted at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8016. You will also
find links describing the satellite and a link to software for
telemetry decoding.
+ VE7BQH has just updated his 2m and 6m antenna comparison tables
and provided additional information on each antenna. The changes
are explained by him along with links to both text and spreadsheet
versions of the tables: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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ARISS Status - 11 June 2012
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
June 11, 2012
1. Japanese Contact Successful
On Wednesday, June 6, students attending
Kawatinagano Higashi Junior High School
in Kawatinagano, Osaka, Japan took part in an
Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact with Andr? Kuipers, PI9ISS on ISS. At the
beginning of the contact the school was experiencing a power blackout, but
recovered in time so that all children were able to ask their questions. The
event supplemented lessons about space and the ISS.
2. Astronaut Training Status
Astronaut Jeannette Epps took and passed her amateur radio license exam last
week and was given the callsign KF5QNU. She is not assigned to any future ISS
expedition crews at this time.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:20:33 -0700
From: Robert Coppock <robertinorbit@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <engdahl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: MIC-E Notification
Message-ID: <SNT131-W540211B8FE761DE462F82AA0F90@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
ahoy amsat and wb4apr/ Bob, i believe i read, that to digipeat thru
no-44, the status message in a th-d7a had to be ABOVE a certain "level". i
leave mine on as status= SPECIAL. i cannot find that info now, but did run
across something different=Kenwood D7 and D700's use the Mic-E format (Turn
off any status text) from http://www.aprs.org/pcsat.html just after 'end
of mission'.the SPECIAL status is listed as 'pos comment', not status text,
in the d7a. what are the correct settings, in a kenwood th-d7a, for
digipeatingpackets thru no-44 ? it seems someone got fancy with aprs-is-ce,
recently, and now i amgenerating pop-ups, so i will have to remember to
switch it back forearth packets. tnx, happy fathers day, robert k f zero
g cn81
> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:13:03 -0700
> From: engdahl at snowcrest.net
> To: kf0g@xxxx.xxx
> Subject: MIC-E Notification
>
> Robert:
>
> Your tracker, KF0G-9 is sending MIC-E "Special" notifications as you
> travel. You probably wish to read:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aprsisce/message/17671
>
> You are causing pop-ups on the screen for those who monitor APRS
> in Siskiyou county.
>
> Thanks,
>
> NR6J
> Dennis Engdahl
> engdahl at snowcrest.net
> (530) xxx-yyyy
>
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:25:57 -0700
From: Robert Coppock <robertinorbit@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
Message-ID: <SNT131-W656E1D16A072B26673C6BA0F90@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
well, i just found this under the user service agreement= 9) Determine your
own precedence based on your current communications
requirements for each pass. In general, all use is routine except
for special circumstances. Typical Special usage is for demonstra-
tions, and long term events. Priority usage may be for VIP demos
or special one-time events. Use good judgment, being fair to all
other usrs. To alert other users to your precedence/priority, Set
your period and position comment as follows:
STN CLASS PRECEDENCE PERIOD ICON POSITION COMMENT
----------- ---------- ------ ----- ------------------------
Mobile/HT Emergency .2 min any EMERGENCY
Priority .5 min any PRIORITY
Special 1 min any Special
Routine 2 min any Off-duty,Enroute,...,etc
Termnl Pkt* ALL X * 2 N/A Short BText
Base Stns ALL X * 2 House Off-Duty
GPS Traker ALL X * 2 GPSxyz N/A
so, i guess routine notification status will work. (enroute, etc)i could
never get thru no-44 until i changed to SPECIAL forsome reason. k f zero g
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:07:24 +0100
From: "Jim Heck" <jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Software for IPad?
Message-ID: <001b01cd4c57$d90658f0$8b130ad0$@xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi All,
As a new owner of an IPad, I would be interested in suggestions as the
best sat tracking software.
Tks and 73s
Jim G3WGM
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:39:31 -0400
From: Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Jim Heck <jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: "<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software for IPad?
Message-ID: <E0DF213C-97C0-47BA-8969-46F47439E638@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I really like GoSatWatch.
73, Ken N2WWD
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:07 AM, "Jim Heck" <jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> As a new owner of an IPad, I would be interested in suggestions as the
> best sat tracking software.
>
> Tks and 73s
>
> Jim G3WGM
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:31:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bruce Sawtelle <w3nj@xxx.xxx>
To: n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software for IPad?
Message-ID: <8CF1AAD0D942F45-224C-994C@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Jim,
Check out HamSat and PXSat. Both have pros/cons and I use GoSatWatch as well
but I thought it is more astronomy centric vs. the other 2. May not have all
the info. There are more at the Apple Store as well.
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Jim Heck <jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx> <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sun, Jun 17, 2012 8:57 am
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software for IPad?
I really like GoSatWatch.
73, Ken N2WWD
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 17, 2012, at 3:07 AM, "Jim Heck" <jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> As a new owner of an IPad, I would be interested in suggestions as the
> best sat tracking software.
>
> Tks and 73s
>
> Jim G3WGM
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:01:09 -0700
From: Bill Ress <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software for IPad?
Message-ID: <4FDDF135.4070001@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi Jim,
Check out the review I did of several programs for the iPhone, Pod and
Pad in the March 2011 issue of Oscar News. Perhaps there are new ones
since then that folks might comment on.
Regards...Bill - N6GHz
On 6/17/2012 12:07 AM, Jim Heck wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> As a new owner of an IPad, I would be interested in suggestions as the
> best sat tracking software.
>
> Tks and 73s
>
> Jim G3WGM
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>
--
Regards...Bill Ress
High Sierra Microwave
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:42:09 -0700
From: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: Bill Ress <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software for IPad?
Message-ID: <C427F9F1-A8B7-4676-BE2D-B9C3618186E4@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Bill,
Is there a link to the article?
Sent from my iPod
Rick Tejera
Editor, SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
K7TEJ
On Jun 17, 2012, at 8:01, Bill Ress <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> Check out the review I did of several programs for the iPhone, Pod and Pad
in the March 2011 issue of Oscar News. Perhaps there are new ones since then
that folks might comment on.
>
> Regards...Bill - N6GHz
>
> On 6/17/2012 12:07 AM, Jim Heck wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> As a new owner of an IPad, I would be interested in suggestions as the
>> best sat tracking software.
>>
>> Tks and 73s
>>
>> Jim G3WGM
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>>
>
> --
> Regards...Bill Ress
> High Sierra Microwave
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:46:50 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: App for iPad
Message-ID: <A70F707C-215C-4C2E-AC3D-74FAC31D6B93@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I have been a user of PocketSat since its old Palm PDA version (still
supported, BTW!).
It has since been updated/upgraded to PocketSat3 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod
touch -
and there's an Android version, too.
The "OSCAR News" review was, IMHO, a little weird. "Too many options," the
reviewer wrote. For me, it is a simple program to use, and painless to
update the
Keps of my choice. I can go to any date and easily search for passes of the
sats I
am interested in. Both a "radar" map and a Earth view map is viewable.
Of all the apps in that review, the author does note, "... [PocketSat] has
the best web site
for support, including a manual." For me, support is important. And being
able to contact the
program author with questions and ideas - and receiving timely replies - is
valuable to me.
Of the 300+ apps of all categories that I have downloaded/purchased for my iOS
devices, PocketSat3 was the most expensive - at $25. When I consider the
ease of use,
the feature set, the available author, and the support message group that
you get for that
one-time fee, I have absolutely no reservations recommending PocketSat to all.
Links to ...
PocketSat+ for Palm, Pocket PC - $25
PocketSat3 for iPhone, touch, iPad - $25
GoSatWatch - iPhone/touch/iPad - $10
... on the TRACKING page at http://www.work-sat.com
Clint K6LCS
909-241-7666
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:47:57 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Apps for iPad - Article Citation
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http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf
Clint Bradford
clintbradford@xxx.xxx
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:49:17 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Apps for iPad - Article
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OSCAR News article cited ...
http://www.uk.amsat.org/on_193_final.pdf
Clint
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