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Subject: Re: Tracking Satellites...
From: Bob Bruninga <bruninga@usna.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 19:19:02 -0500 (EST)
X-Message-Number: 19
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Bill Vodall wrote:
>I've long wanted a quick and simple way to see which Amateur Satellites
>will be in range in the next few hours....
Not wanting to detract at all from your post and neat pages, but the
neatest thing about APRSdata and APRStk is the constant display across the
bottom 1" of the map showing graphically all satellites that will be in
view in the next 2 hours on your normal APRS screen. THus, you can be
looking at any map, but your eye can always see whats coming up overhead
too, without even reading anything.
See the screen: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/aprstk0.gif
The brilliance of the colors was lost in the screen capture, but that
bar across the bottom was I think one of my greatest contributions to
casual amateur satellite operations, because it displays whats going to be
happening visually (on APRS) without resorting to text lists like most
other satellite tracking programs...
Each of the yellow tick marks is 10 minutes. It wasnt till I began
displaying that on my APRSdos screens, that I realized that there is
almost an amateur satellite in view every hour of the day! But all other
programs, you have to ask the right question. APRSdos (APRSdata and
APRStk) just present it to you without you having to ask...
(And of course, APRStk will auto tune your Kenwood to anyone of them that
comes into view if you want)...
de WB4APR, BOb
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Subject: Well sorry for the confusion! (was Part97)
From: "Peter \"Dakota\" Summerhawk" <wymarine@toughguy.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 19:13:36 -0700
X-Message-Number: 20
Funny, this reply was for the message BEFORE this one! I clicked on the
wrong one and the reply was meant for a individual that I was searching for
a part for on a car list that I am helping rebuild! Sorry for all the
confusion to all. He had found a source for steamer parts and my search was
coming up empty.
Just so you all know I have been reading the posts and laughing due to my
mistake.
Thanks for all the information!
Peter "Dakota" Summerhawk
APRS/SSTV/VHF/UHF
ARES/RACES/SKYWARN
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