[amsat-bb] Notification of passes

[John Brier]

I agree with the smart phone calendar idea. That's what I do, and the
heavens-above app has an export to calendar function that makes the
event automatically. I usually add all the passes I'm interested in
before the weekend starts, or whenever I'll have time to work the
birds!

On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Steve May <steve.w5iem at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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