[amsat-bb] sat android

[Hans BX2ABT]

Right, it doesn't state the time, but on the radar plot it is the green 
dot in the middle of the pass. If a pass takes x-minutes then TCA is 
simply OAS + 1/2x, right?

Hans

BX2ABT


On 04/24/2019 08:08 AM, John Brier wrote:
> The only fault is it doesn't have the time at TCA. For that I have to 
> open up Heavens-Above.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 7:40 PM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB 
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
>
>     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 <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> The "best" sat tracker for android phone is----
>     >>
>     >> 73 Bob W7LRD
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