[amsat-bb] Notification of passes

[Steve May]

I have a spreadsheet that I have used in the past to import pass data into
a Google Calendar. That calendar had specific alerts for the passes.

But, after finding the ISS Detector app for Android I never use the old
method because ISS Detector automatically updates depending on my location.

Steve, W5IEM

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015, 7:06 PM Bruce <kk5do at amsat.org> wrote:

> on an iphone, the pxsat app will allow you to select a particular
> satellite and then set reminders automatically for the pass of your
> choosing when you look at the upcoming list. on the main screen, click
> on the gear, then click on the I (for information on that satellite)
> that you want to see passes for. then tap each pass you want to be
> notified about. you can then click on the gear in the lower right
> (param) and set the pass notifications margin for 30 seconds, 1 minute,
> 2 minutes or 5 minutes. i don't think a one hour before the pass is
> useful. that would be like letting you know the day before there will be
> 3 passes tomorrow. you will be busy or forget when that hour comes up.
> maybe a combination of using the calendar to notify you an hour before
> and the the tracking app notifying you 5 minutes before would be a good
> combination.
>
> 73...bruce
>
> On 8/24/2015 4:47 PM, Skyler Fennell wrote:
> > I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main
> reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't
> look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during
> the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In
> addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
> >
> > Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming
> up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or
> something else?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Skyler KD0WHB
> >
> >
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