[amsat-bb] Re: Can SatPC32 track the moon?

[i8cvs]

Hi Ed, KL7UW

Even the old InstantTrack tracks the moon very well for EME use !

>From IT Manual.pdf

"Sun and Moon -- InstantTrack tracks the Sun and Moon as well as
the satellites in its database."

73" de

i8CVS Domenico

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
To: "Joe" <jbarkley at truvista.net>
Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Can SatPC32 track the moon?


> I don't currently use SatPC32 for the Moon (having both MoonSked and
> NOVA), but I did not find a folder named SuM in SatPC32.  For Moon
> az/el location, JT-65 provides that.  For controlling an antenna I
> have the Unitrac-2000 that runs with NOVA.  But my B5400 is broke at
> the moment, so Unitrac is not in use.
>
> My SatPC32 is circa 2008 so maybe didn't have that folder back then?
>
> 73, Ed- KL7uW
>
> At 02:31 AM 4/2/2011, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the post Drew, I did not know that either...
> >Joe
> >KI4TZ
> >
> >Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> > > On 4/1/2011 9:40 PM, Bill Dzurilla wrote:
> > >
> > >> I've been using SatPC32 to track the ham satellites.  Lately
> > I've also been trying EME (moonbounce).  Does anyone know if
> > SatPC32 can track the moon as well as the amateur satellites?  If
> > yes, how is this done?
> > >>
> > >> 73, Bill NZ5N
> > >>
> > > There is a program in the SatPC32 folder called SuM that will do just
that!
> > >
> > > 73, Drew KO4MA
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