Re: [amsat-bb] What is a good tracking pgm?

["laura halliday" <marsgal42@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allen Fugelseth <allen@cruzio.com> wrote:

>I want to pick a good satellite tracking program.  What are the ones that
>operators are satisfied with?  I really want to use the Station Program 
>that
>I have, but it won't work with my OS.

They're all good. They're all accurate (what *really*
matters), since they implement the same orbital models
and use the same input data. A few obsolete ones failed
on 1 January 2000.

Since they're also all available as free trials, why not
download a few and see for yourself? It's not like it's
a major risk...

Laura Halliday VE7LDH     "Que les nuages soient notre
Grid: CN89lg                    pied a terre..."
ICBM: 49 16.57 N 123 0.24 W        - Hospital/Shafte

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