[amsat-bb] AMSAT Droid on Kindle Fire.

[Tom Schuessler]

I just discovered today that the AMSAT Droid App had been placed on the
Amazon App store.  I have used an installation of the earlier version HAMSAT
Droid app and was not sure if the author would get the free version beyond
Google Play.  I gave it only the second review on the Amazon store, a 5.  It
works as advertised and the improvements that the author made, in
preparation for the paid version are well received.  The Map view now gives
a big view to match the orientation of your device.  A big improvement for
me is the ability to use grid squares to set location on a device like the
Kindle which is not natively location aware.  The older version would not
recognize the period used in Lon/Lat decimal notation.  In the past, I had
to go to another application to enter numbers with the . and then copy/Paste
into Hamsat Droid.  Glad to not have to do this anymore.

Still the basic operation is pretty much the same but I am hoping that when
he gets the paid version going on Google Play, it will ultimately migrate
it's way onto other App stores like Amazon.  I am very willing to pay the
bucks to support a good programming effort.

AMSAT Droid is a great app for basic satellite pass location.  I use it
often when working with Scout groups on Radio Merit Badge classes where we
do a satellite contact.

Keep up the good work.

Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
n5hyp at arrl.net