In article ,
Jerry Stuckle wrote:

After several years of not-so-active activity, I'm wanting to get back
into satellite communications. What are the commonly used programs for
tracking satellites there now?

I suspect that for simple tracking, folks are mostly using websites.

But if you want software that can also steer your antennas, AMSAT
sells some.


Patty N6BIS

On 10/12/2012 1:20 PM, Patty Winter wrote:
In article ,
Jerry Stuckle wrote:

After several years of not-so-active activity, I'm wanting to get back
into satellite communications. What are the commonly used programs for
tracking satellites there now?

I suspect that for simple tracking, folks are mostly using websites.

But if you want software that can also steer your antennas, AMSAT
sells some.


Patty N6BIS


Hi, Patty, and thanks for the reply.

I *could* do it on a website, I guess - but would just rather do it on
my own laptop. I don't always have internet access when I'm looking
things up, i.e. out in the field somewhere where there isn't a hotspot
handy (Field Day is a great example).

But if it has to be web based, I can live with it. Any recommended sites?

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Jerry Stuckle wrote:

But if it has to be web based, I can live with it. Any recommended sites?

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Radio amateur satellites under Satellites provides 24 hour predictions is
one.

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/

By satellite up to the next 50 passes.

In article ,
Jerry Stuckle wrote:

[snip]

I *could* do it on a website, I guess - but would just rather do it on
my own laptop. I don't always have internet access when I'm looking
things up, i.e. out in the field somewhere where there isn't a hotspot
handy (Field Day is a great example).

Okay, then you'll probably want to check out the ARRL and AMSAT
websites for ideas.


But if it has to be web based, I can live with it. Any recommended sites?

Heavens-above.com.


Patty

On 10/12/2012 10:59 PM, Patty Winter wrote:
In article ,
Jerry Stuckle wrote:

[snip]

I *could* do it on a website, I guess - but would just rather do it on
my own laptop. I don't always have internet access when I'm looking
things up, i.e. out in the field somewhere where there isn't a hotspot
handy (Field Day is a great example).

Okay, then you'll probably want to check out the ARRL and AMSAT
websites for ideas.


Sorry for the delay - took off for a couple of days.

I did that before I checked here. It looks like most of the programs
haven't been updated in years. One I showed promise required Java 6 but
I moved to Java 7 quite a while ago.


But if it has to be web based, I can live with it. Any recommended sites?

Heavens-above.com.


Patty


Thanks - didn't know about that one.

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