[amsat-bb] Recommended satellite tracking app for Android?

dave at g4dpz.me.uk dave at g4dpz.me.uk
Tue Aug 11 06:54:24 UTC 2015


Hi

Tap on a row on the pass list and you will get the predicted track or realtime plot.

Dave, G4DPZ

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> On 11 Aug 2015, at 03:15, David Rush <david at rushtone.com> wrote:
> 
> I've got AmsatDroid Free, and it's fine for seeing upcoming passes and has some other useful features, but it doesn't seem to provide real-time information on where to point my antenna during a pass. It provides AOS azimuth, max el, and LOS azimuth, but nothing real-time, unless I'm missing something.
> 
> I'll check out the other suggestions.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 73, David, ky7dr
> 
>> On 2015-08-10 16:54, Clayton W5PFG wrote:
>> AmsatDroid Free is probably the most-utilized app on my smartphone.
>> 
>> I like PocketSat3 also but it's more complex (many more features.)  It does a lot more advanced things you'd expect out of a desktop application.
>> 
>> AmsatDroid Free handles my primary needs very well and therefore I use it regularly.  It also is available at every radio amateur's favorite price.
>> 
>> 73
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
>> 
>>> On 8/9/2015 17:56, David Rush wrote:
>>> Can anybody recommend a specific Android app that's good for manually
>>> tracking a ham satellite and predicting upcoming passes?
>>> 
>>> 73, David, ky7dr
> 
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