I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
Sure. If you carry a smartphone or PDA that has a calendar, create a calendar event with a reminder a few minutes in advance.
Jim - K6CCC
---------------------------------------- From: "Skyler Fennell" electricity440@gmail.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 2:48 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Notification of passes I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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I was thinking automatic but that works too hi
On Aug 24, 2015, at 3:49 PM, Jim Walls jim@k6ccc.org wrote:
Sure. If you carry a smartphone or PDA that has a calendar, create a calendar event with a reminder a few minutes in advance.
Jim - K6CCC
From: "Skyler Fennell" electricity440@gmail.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 2:48 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Notification of passes
I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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On 8/24/15, Jim Walls jim@k6ccc.org wrote:
Sure. If you carry a smartphone or PDA that has a calendar, create a calendar event with a reminder a few minutes in advance.
Every few days, I print out the next 50 passes for the various satellite I'm interested in and I load them into a database. Each day, I spend a few minutes updating my computer's calendar. Whenever a pass is coming up, I have enough notice that I can set up my station on my balcony.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
I set alarms on my phone with the satellite name and if there is a particular station I am looking for, that is added as well.
73, Drew KO4MA
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On Aug 24, 2015, at 17:47, Skyler Fennell electricity440@gmail.com wrote:
I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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on an iphone, the pxsat app will allow you to select a particular satellite and then set reminders automatically for the pass of your choosing when you look at the upcoming list. on the main screen, click on the gear, then click on the I (for information on that satellite) that you want to see passes for. then tap each pass you want to be notified about. you can then click on the gear in the lower right (param) and set the pass notifications margin for 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes or 5 minutes. i don't think a one hour before the pass is useful. that would be like letting you know the day before there will be 3 passes tomorrow. you will be busy or forget when that hour comes up. maybe a combination of using the calendar to notify you an hour before and the the tracking app notifying you 5 minutes before would be a good combination.
73...bruce
On 8/24/2015 4:47 PM, Skyler Fennell wrote:
I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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I have a spreadsheet that I have used in the past to import pass data into a Google Calendar. That calendar had specific alerts for the passes.
But, after finding the ISS Detector app for Android I never use the old method because ISS Detector automatically updates depending on my location.
Steve, W5IEM
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015, 7:06 PM Bruce kk5do@amsat.org wrote:
on an iphone, the pxsat app will allow you to select a particular satellite and then set reminders automatically for the pass of your choosing when you look at the upcoming list. on the main screen, click on the gear, then click on the I (for information on that satellite) that you want to see passes for. then tap each pass you want to be notified about. you can then click on the gear in the lower right (param) and set the pass notifications margin for 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes or 5 minutes. i don't think a one hour before the pass is useful. that would be like letting you know the day before there will be 3 passes tomorrow. you will be busy or forget when that hour comes up. maybe a combination of using the calendar to notify you an hour before and the the tracking app notifying you 5 minutes before would be a good combination.
73...bruce
On 8/24/2015 4:47 PM, Skyler Fennell wrote:
I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main
reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming
up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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I agree with the smart phone calendar idea. That's what I do, and the heavens-above app has an export to calendar function that makes the event automatically. I usually add all the passes I'm interested in before the weekend starts, or whenever I'll have time to work the birds!
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Steve May steve.w5iem@gmail.com wrote:
I have a spreadsheet that I have used in the past to import pass data into a Google Calendar. That calendar had specific alerts for the passes.
But, after finding the ISS Detector app for Android I never use the old method because ISS Detector automatically updates depending on my location.
Steve, W5IEM
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015, 7:06 PM Bruce kk5do@amsat.org wrote:
on an iphone, the pxsat app will allow you to select a particular satellite and then set reminders automatically for the pass of your choosing when you look at the upcoming list. on the main screen, click on the gear, then click on the I (for information on that satellite) that you want to see passes for. then tap each pass you want to be notified about. you can then click on the gear in the lower right (param) and set the pass notifications margin for 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes or 5 minutes. i don't think a one hour before the pass is useful. that would be like letting you know the day before there will be 3 passes tomorrow. you will be busy or forget when that hour comes up. maybe a combination of using the calendar to notify you an hour before and the the tracking app notifying you 5 minutes before would be a good combination.
73...bruce
On 8/24/2015 4:47 PM, Skyler Fennell wrote:
I have been very bad at making satellite contacts recently. The main
reason is because they aren't at a specific time every day/week and I don't look for passes very often. When I do search for passes, I am busy during the pass or don't have enough time to prep for a pass in 10 minutes. In addition, I can only work FM, so there aren't many sats (like one)
Has anybody ever found something to get notified when a pass is coming
up (maybe in the next few hours or so) via text message or email or something else?
Thanks, Skyler KD0WHB
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Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
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