[amsat-bb] Android - apps similar to Heavens-Above?

Tue Jan 30 19:45:18 UTC 2018

For Android I have not found any better app than Iss Detector pro on handling ham Amateur Satellite data. For me, the Best!!!. I anchored my Phone on the homemade LPDA boom, point the sat guided by Detector screen and u r done..!!!

Happy to have helped .. 73's

Enviado desde mi Huawei 10 Mate Lite - Virgilio/HP2VX

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From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:38:29 PM
To: Don KB2YSI
Cc: AMSAT BB; Doug Phelps
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Android - apps similar to Heavens-Above?

Wow...i am blown away by ISS Detector!  Like Don, I passed it by because I
assumed it only dealt with ISS, and not any ham satellites...I had NO idea
it had so many features!

I purchased the Pro version for my tablet, and downloaded the original with
the amateur satellite add-on for my smartphone

Thanks again for the ISS Detector recommendation. Virgilio HP2VX also
recommended this app in a private email to me, and Pedro LU7ABF reminded me
of the AMSAT-Argentina website tracker, so thanks to them as well!

Philip N4HF

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Holy cow, I overlooked ISS Detector thinking it was only for ISS. For
> $0.99 you remove the ads, add the Amateur satellites and can save the
> list of the ones you want!
>
> If you want it for "free" get the Google opinion rewards app and answer a
> few surveys when they pop up and receive a bit of store credit.
>
> Thank you John and Doug for the amazing recommendation.
>
> 73, Don KB2YSI
>
> On Jan 30, 2018 09:43, "Doug Phelps via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I second the vote for ISS Detector. If you buy the Amatuer Radio option
>> for a few bucks, it is an excellent satellite AP. It even has a widget that
>> constantly shows upcoming passes on the screen.
>>
>> Sent from ProtonMail mobile
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> On Jan 29, 2018, 9:27 PM, John Brier wrote:
>>
>> > ISS Detector is my go to app for Android now. You have to purchase an
>> > extra pack or the Pro version to get amateur radio sats. Only thing I
>> > miss from Heavens-Above is it doesn't list time/azimuth of max
>> > elevation.
>> >
>> > 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 8:39 PM, Philip Jenkins  wrote:
>> >> Hi all
>> >>
>> >> I bought a new Android tablet on Saturday - Version 7.0, Nougat.
>> >>
>> >> AMSATDroid seems to work fine on it, other than displaying the date as
>> >> "000001 29, 2018"
>> >>
>> >> On the tablet, I did a Google Play Store search for Heavens-Above
>> (which
>> >> runs great on my smartphone, which is running some flavor of Android
>> 4.x)
>> >> and Heavens-Above didn't show up in the store...which I thought "okay,
>> >> that's strange".
>> >>
>> >> So tonight I went to the Heavens-Above website, thinking I would
>> download
>> >> the Android app from there. Google Play Store pops up with
>> Heavens-Above
>> >> app but I'm getting the message "Your device is not compatible with
>> this
>> >> version".
>> >>
>> >> So, what I'm looking for - assuming that the Heavens-Above app won't be
>> >> updated - is a similar app which will run under 7.0. How about
>> Satellite
>> >> Tracker from Tythatguy. or Satellite Tracker by Vito Technology
>> (reading
>> >> the reviews, the latter doesn't seem to be as useful as Heavens-Above
>> or
>> >> Tythatguy's version). Any others you might recommend?
>> >>
>> >> Comments? Suggestions? Any way to make 7.0 backwardly compatible?
>> >>
>> >> Philip N4HF
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