you can also look up your grid square or have someone on the air check their
map and let you know what your approximate grid square would be.
lots of guys around here play on the am sats.
one even uses a portible settup from an apartment.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: accessible sattelite tracking software.


>
> just on that, does anyone know the best way to get your current lat long?
> I tried searching my address but that didn't work. I tried looking up
> sydney and found it instead.
>
> Shaun,
> vk2fese,
> web sites:
> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> skype: brailledude
>
>
> On 5/11/2008 2:35 AM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able to
> impart this pearl of wisdom:
> > Hey Shaun:
> > sat scape works ok with jaws, not sure about win eyes.
> > google it and see if they even still support the program.
> > At any rate, it will track what ever birds you want and you can set it
up to
> > alert you when one is within range.
> > other then that,
> > www.amsat.org
> > does have a basic tracking tool to tell you when sats will be over your
lat
> > and long coordinants and for how long.
> > satscape also has a built in roter control facility, though that's
probably
> > not very useful to most of us.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:24 AM
> > Subject: accessible sattelite tracking software.
> >
> >
> >> Hi all, what's the best blind friendly sattelite tracking software?
> >> there's a few birds I can work here with little more than a hand held
> >> and a halfway decent antenna.
> >> thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Shaun,
> >> vk2fese,
> >> web sites:
> >> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> >> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> >> skype: brailledude
> >>
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