Satellite Tracking Software

I have worked many Satellites since I became an Amateur Radio Operator. Anyways,my favorite software to use is Nova for Windows or NLSA, which has become the most popular Windows-based satellite tracking program in the world. In use by NASA, the U.S. Air Force, industry, and thousands of amateur radio operators, Nova sets the standard for excellence.

Here is a list of some of the most popular software.

• Footprint - Satellite tracking program
• Nova For Windows - Real time tracking of an unlimited number of satellites, fast, accurate and easy to use. Automated FTP keps updates. Also support a great number of interface to control rotors azimuth and elevation plus frequency doppler shift.
• AMSAT Software links - Links for Satellite tracking software and other Satellite information.
• Real Time Satellite tracking - Select your favorite satellite and watch its trajectory on Google Maps in real time! Includes ISS tracking, Weather, Geostationary, GPS Military, and of course Amateur radio satellites
• J-Track - With J-Track you can quickly and easily keep track of your favorite orbiting objects.
• TrakSat WinTrak - Wintrak and traksat, satellite tracking software
• Winorbit - Satellite Orbital Prediction and Satellite Tracking
• GorbTrack - GorbTrack or Geostationary Orbit Tracker is a freeware program intended to be an aid in finding geostationary satellites. It produces output helpful in aiming dishes for receiving television broadcast satellites. The program also displays several astronomical values like the positions of the sun and moon
• WXtrack - Predict the tracks of weather satellites both as paths above the earth, and as images produced by these satellites when scanning the ground.
• Visual Moon Tracking - Java moon tracking software runs on LINUX, Win 98, Win NT, UNIX, OSF, MacOSX
• FODtrack Satellite Tracking Interface - Construction tips to build an automatic``satellite tracking rotor controller using``PIC16F877 IC.
• FUNKBOX Hard&Software - Useful hardware & software for SAT tracking ,logging, Software defined transceivers for SDR and more
• Big Fat Tail Productions - PocketSat is a full-featured satellite tracking application for PalmOS and PocketPC devices. It is designed to be usable by both experienced satellite trackers as well as novices who are interested in knowing when they can simply look up and see satellites.

Satellites I have worked;

ISS, AO-7, UO-11*, UO-14, AO-16*, LO-17*, UO-22, AO-27, FO-29, GO-32, AO-40, SO-41, NO-44, NO-45, SO-50, AO-51, VO-52, XO-53*, CO-55*, CO-56*, CO-57*, CO-58*


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FATHER'S DAY BLAST

Consider it a Father's Day gift ... from the sun. This morning around 1 a.m. UT, magnetic fields on the sun's eastern limb became unstable and erupted, producing one of the most spectacular explosions of the year. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the action:

Click to play a 1.6 MB mpeg movie

The explosion did not cause a solar flare (a flash of electromagnetic radiation) but it did hurl a massive cloud of magnetized plasma into space: SOHO movie. Because of the blast site's location on the eastern limb, the cloud will not hit Earth. There won't be any geomagnetic storms or auroras. Future eruptions, however, could have greater effect.


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Mystery on Jupiter

This is an interesting article. I recieved this in several e-mails.

Jupiter Impact: Mystery of the Missing Debris - On June 3rd, 2010, something hit Jupiter. A comet or asteroid descended from the black of space, struck the planet's cloud tops, and disintegrated, producing a flash of light so bright it was visible in backyard telescopes on Earth. Soon, observers around the world were training their optics on the impact site, waiting to monitor the cindery cloud of debris which always seems to accompany a strike of this kind. They're still waiting.
"It's as if Jupiter just swallowed the thing whole." "It was thrilling to see the impact, but the absence of any visible debris has got us scratching our heads." Indeed, it is a bit of a puzzle. "We've seen things hit Jupiter before, and the flash of impact has always been followed by some kind of debris." So where is the debris this time?
A possibility offered by some observers is that the flash wasn't an impact at all. Maybe it was a giant Jovian lightning bolt. But "NASA spacecraft have seen lightning on Jupiter many times before, but only on the planet's night side. This day side event would have to be unimaginably more powerful than any previous bolt we've seen. Even Jupiter doesn't produce lightning that big."
Curiously, the impactor (if indeed this was an impact event) struck right in the middle of Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt (SEB), one of the two broad stripes that girdle the planet. This is "curious" because the SEB itself vanished earlier this year. The missing belt may still exist, just temporarily hidden underneath some high-altitude cirrus clouds.
The best remaining hypothesis is that the impactor was small, packing just enough punch to make a flash, but without leaving much debris. One thing is sure: "JUPITER IS GETTING HIT MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. Back in the days of Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL-9), we calculated that we should see an impact on Jupiter once every hundred years or so. We considered ourselves extraordinarily lucky to witness the SL-9 event. But look where we are now. Anthony Wesley has observed two impacts within the past 12 months alone. It's time to revise our impact models

Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1713

Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1713 - June 11 2010

The Sun becomes active; NASA is Wary

The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and the next few years could bring much higher levels of solar activity. NASA is keeping a wary eye on the sun as officials meet in Washington DC on June 8th to discuss the potential consequences of stormy space weather. Get the full story from Science@NASA.

MAARC/W8ZHO 2 meter net

The net went well this evening. We had 6 check-ins. 7 when including myself.
Net Start;7pm. Net Conclusion;7:50pm = 50 minutes
KD8BIG NCS
W8QAY
W8KID
KD8FBY
KD8YL
KC8PCJ

Question Pool
When Samuel Morse developed a system of dots and dashes (the Morse Code), where did he find out which letters were used more often than others?
The Bible The Dictionary (X) A newspaper

He went to a newspaper printer's office so he could see which letters were used most often.

VE question=G2E04
Which of the following 20 meter band segments is most often used for most data transmissions?

1-14.000 - 14.050 MHz .
Yes 2-14.070 - 14.100 MHz .
3-14.150 - 14.225 MHz .
4-14.275 - 14.350 MHz .

Training Topic.
The RST Reporting System
I did a review on RST and discused the history of it.

MAARC/W8ZHO 2m Net

Tonight's net went well. We had 7 check-ins. Training topic was on Q-Codes, the history and some of the meanings. Had a great response for the topic.
Read some of the Amateur News that was posted on QRZ.
Net start time was 7pm
Closed Net at 8:03

KD8BIG- NCS
Check-ins;
W8QAY
W8KID
KC7NEC
KD8FBY
W8LGP
W8SWX
N9AUY.

ANNOUNCEMENTS;

Board Meeting
Thursday May 24, at 7:00 PM
at the Clubhouse

Club Meeting
Thursday June 3, at 7:00 PM
at the MAARC Clubhouse
Program: Field Day by NA8M
also
Special Guest Speaker: Scott McNeill
on 501c3/501c7 tax status.

VE Test Session
Saturday, June 12, at 9:00 AM

Clubhouse Cleanup Party May 22, 11am - 5pm

Operation Care 2010
W8ZHO
Operation Care 2010 Managers

BIG TWISTER

On May 1st, a magnetic filament on the sun wound up and erupted. NASA's STEREO Ahead spacecraft was in the perfect position to observe the blast. Click on the image to set the scene in motion:
Movies: Quicktime Large (26MB), Small (4MB); MPEG Small (7MB)

The time-lapse movie spans three days, April 30th to May 2nd, and shows not only the big twister, but also many smaller filaments that twist and swirl without erupting. Such activity occurs every day and is part of the dynamism of the ever-changing sun.

More great movies from STEREO may be found here.

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New Kenwood Rigs.

From Kenwood on May 7, 2010
Website: http://www.kenwood.co.jp/en/news/2010/20100507.html

Launch of New Amateur Radio Products:

Kanagawa, Japan, May 7, 2010 — Kenwood Corporation, an operating company of the JVC Kenwood Group, is proud to announce the autumn/winter launch of two new Amateur Radio transceivers: the TS-590S and TH-D72.

HF/50MHz All-Mode Transceiver - TS-590S (tentative naming)
Featuring a 32-bit floating-point DSP, the TS-590S will offer advanced receiver performance and an extensive range of features that make it ideal for beginner and seasoned DX’er alike. The radio’s exceptional ease of operation, true to the Kenwood tradition, will be especially welcome for contest and mobile applications.

144/430MHz Dual Band FM Portable - TH-D72 (tentative naming)
The APRS® capability found on Kenwood’s TH-D7* and TM-D710 has been upgraded for the TH-D72. Thanks also to the internal GPS unit, APRS operations will be more enjoyable than ever. The TH-D72 also offers EchoLink® memory compatibility and a mini-USB connector for enhanced computer connectivity. This transceiver is sure to make ham radio operations easier and more fun for all.

* For overseas model/Discontinued model

Anyone interested in these two models will be able to view product samples at: Dayton Hamvention 2010 (Dayton, Ohio, USA, May 14-16), and HAM RADIO 2010 (Friedrichshafen, Germany, June 25-27).

Please note that as these products are under development features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

APRS is a registered trademark of Bob Bruninga in the USA.

EchoLink is a registered trademark of Synergenics, LLC in the USA.

For further information, please contact:
Advertising and Publicity, Strategic Corporate Planning Division, JVC KENWOOD Holdings,Inc.
Tel: +81-45-444-5306 Fax:+81-45-444-5319 E-mail: pr.qa@kenwood.co.jp Or contact your local Kenwood PR representative in your country

Monday Humor

Ever wonder why "abbreviated" is such a long word?

Working DX

Looks like today is a good day for DX. Listen for me on 20 and 40 meters.

National Day of Prayer

On May 6, 1982, Ronald Reagan offered these words: "Today, prayer is still a powerful force in America, and our faith in God is a mighty source of strength. Our Pledge of Allegiance states that we are 'one nation under God,' and our currency bears the motto, 'In God We Trust.' The morality and values such faith implies are deeply embedded in our national character. Our country embraces those principles by design, and we abandon them at our peril. Yet in recent years, well-meaning Americans in the name of freedom have taken freedom away. For the sake of religious tolerance, they've forbidden religious practice in the classrooms. The law of this land has effectively removed prayer from our classrooms. How can we hope to retain our freedom through the generations if we fail to teach our young that our liberty springs from an abiding faith in our Creator?"

History of the National Day of Prayer
1775 The First Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer.
1863 Abraham Lincoln called for such a day.
1952 Congress established NDP as an annual event by a joint resolution, signed into law by President Truman.
1988 The law was amended and signed by President Reagan, to be the first Thursday in May.
2010 U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the National Day of Prayer is "unconstitutional."

New Vertical Antenna

Have you ever heard of S9 Antennas? It was mentioned in one of the many Yahoo Groups that I am involved with.
My friend KI8UM will be purchasing one of the antennas soon and I will do a product review.

http://www.s9antennas.com/index.html

Monday Humor

A woman was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She was not happy with what she saw and said to her husband, "I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.' The husband replied, 'Your eyesight's perfect.'