[amsat-bb] Re: Hand-Drawn "Radar" Plots

[Edwin M. "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD]

David,

Would you cross post this to amsat-edu at amsat.edu?

Here's the angle. This is exactly the type of graphing project that a
school math class could use to meet STEM standards. Not only is graphing
and plotting part of standards in middle schools and high schools so the
the concept that heavenly bodies have a predictable movement.  I would like
to see the link to your page posted with a challenge to develop lesson
plans around it that meet those standards. I like things that start with
hands on activities that then can be ported out to demonstrate the same
concept with technology. Follow it up with a satellite contact. Hooked!

Thanks for the post.

EMike McCardel, KC8YLD
AMSAT-EDU Moderator

E. Michael McCardel, KC8YLD
Ohio Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, ARRL

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On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:26 PM, David Palmer KB5WIA <kb5wia at amsat.org>wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've finally had time to write up a short article about a technique I
> use when operating the satellites portable -- hand-drawn "radar"
> plots.
>
> Normally I use a netbook computer running HRD software to show the
> position of the satellite in the sky in real-time, but there have been
> occasions when I haven't been able to have the netbook with me.  These
> hand-drawn plots are just the ticket -- it converts a line in the
> table of numbers from sat prediction software (ie. a print-out of a
> week's worth of passes from SatPC32, or a print-out from the
> http://amsat.org satellite tracking module) to a crude radar plot good
> enough to track the sat pass.  Before leaving on a sat-portable road
> trip, I'll always bring a long printout of passes just in case the
> computer goes dead, so I'm not stuck without any ability to track.
>
> (Yes, I know there are smartphone apps that will do the same thing,
> but I don't have a smartphone!)
>
> (And yes, many of you probably already do the same, but up until now I
> haven't seen any references for how to do this...)
>
> http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2011/12/manual-radar-plots.html
>
>
> 73 and Happy Holidays!
>
> Dave KB5WIA
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