[amsat-bb] URI

2012-02-07 Thread Kevin Deane
Just want to say that I missed the heck out of URI, I can not, still, by listening to him, even by the Recoding's, CO6CBF is plenty clear... URIIs Loud as ever. EVERYONE does not sound like that... Point being made I Still Love the Regular's hope to make a another contact with

[amsat-bb] HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, We are pleased to announce that we've released a new version of the app! This now uses my Java port of John Magliacane's Predict SDP4 to support the elliptical orbit CubeSats to be launched on VEGA. The app is free and is available for download from the Android Marketplace. 73 Dave

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread Stefan Wagener
Cool, just wondering which Android tablet people are using and what is their experience in portable use. Tx Stefan VE4NSA On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:38 PM, David Johnson d...@g4dpz.me.uk wrote: Hi, We are pleased to announce that we've released a new version of the app! This now uses my

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread k4rjj
It is actually pretty nice on my Samsung driod phone.  I hope later the map will be able to go full screen and/or landscape. Works well! Ronny K4RJJ - Original Message - From: Stefan Wagener wagen...@gmail.com To: David Johnson d...@g4dpz.me.uk Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread John Wright
At 09:03 07/02/2012, you wrote: Cool, just wondering which Android tablet people are using and what is their experience in portable use. Tx Stefan VE4NSA I'm using Hamsatdroid on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Smartphone. It's compact and very quick, The phone is equipped with GPS so it even gets your

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, Glad it's being so well used. I'm the new custodian of the code and we've got Juan Ranuarez to thank for the idea and original code-base. WRT landscape mode, that's already being worked on. It uses the built in sensors to detect the rotation. Take a look at the Roadmap on the site:

[amsat-bb] Re: Receive Pre-Amps for 70cm

2012-02-07 Thread K5OE
Peter, An omni antenna with the current crop of LEO's is at the margin for an effective station. A preamp will help substantially in two cases: 1) the antenna and radio are far enough apart the RF losses in the coax cable degrade the signal (and more importantly, the NF), or 2) your radio's

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread Thomas Doyle
I have tried it on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 and my wife's Kindle Fire. It runs ok on both but is setup for smartphones and looks a bit sad on a tablet. It is early days and I am sure they will re-work the user interface. I do not want a phone that is smarter than me so I do not have a smartphone. I find

[amsat-bb] Vega satellite video + Live Launch feed

2012-02-07 Thread Trevor .
Video about the Vega satellites http://www.uk.amsat.org/4476 Student Satellite Launch To Be Broadcast Live http://www.uk.amsat.org/4460 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Johnson
Hi, We've targeted the small form factor of the rather a tablet, at the moment. If there is enough interest we will make it multi-platform. Yes, the next release (0.9) will have landscape capability, orientation changed using the sensors. Again, targeted at phone use. We've had a few people

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread Douglas Phelps
David, Want to thank you for HamSatDroid.  It is a fine application and I use it alot.  Thanks for your continued work on this.  Adding eliptical orbits was outstanding. From: David Johnson d...@g4dpz.me.uk To: Stefan Wagener wagen...@gmail.com Cc:

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread David Moisan
+1 for Nook Tablet support. I'm using the old version on the Nook. It's fine. The problem with the Nook right now is that shortly after the Nook Tablet was released, BN released a firmware update that blocked the ability to sideload applications (in other words, bypass the BN app store)

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread Ernie Howard
Thank you for the HamSatDroid. I am happy with it, nice features. Hope to seem some new features that take advantage of the tablet format. I use it on the Acer Iconia A500 tablet. Ernie On 2/7/2012 3:28 PM, David Johnson wrote: Hi, We've targeted the small form factor of the rather a

[amsat-bb] Re: Receive Pre-Amps for 70cm

2012-02-07 Thread Mike Ryan
I second the comment about getting a switched one. Unless you have a dedicated RX or have disabled the TX, you will certainly pop a RX only amp. Its just a matter of when. Happened to me twice before admitting my clumsiness. I've had very good luck with the ARR switched amps. I have two for

[amsat-bb] 2012 Orlando Hamcation

2012-02-07 Thread n4csitwo
This weekend, Orlando, Florida is the place to be !!! We invite everyone to the 66th annual Orlando Hamcation at the Orlando Fairgrounds. Hamcation kicks off on Friday, Feb.10th at noon and ends 14:00 ET, Sunday, Feb. 12th. AMSAT will be well represented with adjoining booths in the

[amsat-bb] Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop

2012-02-07 Thread Rodrigo Zeledon
Dear AMSAT community, I am writing to inform you of a new conference that may be of interest to you. Cornell/JA/MIT are organizing the 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop. The conference will be held at the end of May this year at MIT, and abstracts are now being accepted for technical