[amsat-bb] Is there satellite tracking software for smart phones?

[mvivona at yahoo.com]

Pedro,
It does work when I embedded my lat/lon into the URL like below. Is that what you meant?
http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?localat=28.53&localon=-81.36

 Michael KC4ZVA

      From: Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com>
 To: Mvivona <Mvivona at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Mike Lemons <becalmed9 at gmail.com>; AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:56 AM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Is there satellite tracking software for smart phones?
   
Hello Michael,

Thanks for trying on IOS.

There is a known issue on iPads, that could also be solved (I think) on IOS.

Please try starting pass, setting your latitude & longitude, perhaps it will solve, start with:

http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?localat=41.5&localon=-90.2

(Use whatever lat/lon values for your place)

Please advice. Good Luck !!

73, LU7ABF, Pedro

 



On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 8:06 AM, Mvivona <Mvivona at yahoo.com> wrote:

Pedro, the site below doesn't work properly on IOS devices. You can't set your location. Might be OK for Android.

Michael KC4ZVA

On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:27 PM, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:

Mike,

Try http://amsat.org.ar/pass

Shows in real time where to point antenna, mode to use and uplink/downlink
frequencies Doppler corrected.

Works on any portable device, both online and/or offline.

No need to setup Keps, should take your location automatically.

Good luck with the birds !

73, LU7ABF, Pedro

> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Mike Lemons <becalmed9 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a satellite app for Android phones? Preferably
> something that shows where the satellite is above the horizon.
>
> SkEye looks promising. I think that if I Velcroed my phone to the boom of
> my Arrow antenna, the app would give me realtime feedback of where to point
> the antenna. People use the app for pointing telescopes. That would be
> greater precision than what I need.
>
> The SkEye website says almost nothing about satellite tracking. From what I
> can discern this function only exists in the paid version. ($6)
>
> (This is the third time that I have tried to send this message. Maybe if I
> put my callsign in, it will be accepted)
>
> KI6ADN
> 73
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