[amsat-bb] sat android

[Hans BX2ABT]

Define best?

Best is that an app allows me the freedom to choose what I want to 
display and does that so in a smart way.

Last year I downloaded all the sat apps I could find and tested them one 
by one. Heaven's Above omits some sats because they deem them 
"uninteresting" and of course one of them was on my list to track. Right 
now they still don't have Diwata-2 in their list and no way to add that 
by yourself! (I saw someone on Twitter crying out to HA to pleeeeeease 
include it asap). The way they display is not ideal for portable 
operation and their information is very limited, e.g. no 
frequency/doppler info.

ISS Detector has it all: you can choose the sats you are interested in, 
they are all in there (incl. Diwata-2), displaying them in a clear and 
useful way and they have all the info you need, like frequencies and 
doppler shift. It even has an elevation scale next to the radar plot, so 
you can point your arrow in the same angle as your phone. Plus the alarm 
function for this forgetful old fart is great. I really can't find any 
fault with ISS Detector.

HTH

Hans

BX2ABT


On 04/24/2019 03:44 AM, John Brier via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Define best. :-)
>
> I prefer ISS Detector Pro because I can use the filter to select only the
> sats I am interested in seeing passes for. Then on the main screen it shows
> me each pass for the sats I've selected. Heavens Above you have to see ALL
> "radio satellites" or search for an individual sat. All radio sats as they
> call it include a lot of sats that I have never even heard of and I assume
> are no longer functional.
>
> Here is a table of a bunch of apps and some reviews:
>
> http://sats.wikidot.com/what-apps-can-i-use-to-track-satellites
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 3:36 PM 73 Bob W7LRD via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> The "best" sat tracker for android phone is----
>>
>> 73 Bob W7LRD
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