[amsat-bb] sat android

Don KB2YSI kb2ysi at gmail.com
Wed Apr 24 01:23:04 UTC 2019


I use ISS Detector as it had the best user experience that I found.

All of the calculations are done in the cloud. No cell service no pass
list. Something to keep in mind if you are roving.

As for the times, if you tap on the radar it shows times.

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 20:45 Doug Phelps via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I also use ISS Detector Pro.
>
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> On Apr 23, 2019, 6:39 PM, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB 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> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The "best" sat tracker for android phone is----
> >>>
> >>> 73 Bob W7LRD
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