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Simon is no longer involved with HRD, he sold it to someone, W4PC and a few
other people who make ham radio software a couple weeks ago so you're not
likely to hear from Simon though I must say I never heard back from him
anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:49 AM
Subject: Notes On Accessible Satellite Tracking
> Hi Listers,
>
> As some of you know I am active with the amateur satellites.
>
> I have been using an old but very good dos program for tracking and
> antenna
> pointing. The program is QuikTrak by N4HY. I have been using it
> successfully since the early 90s. This software has been used with the
> Kansas City Tracker card. The KCT interfaces with my Yaesu as/el rotator.
>
> Everything has been working well till the KCT card gave up the ghost. The
> Kansas City tracker is no longer manufactured and can't be repaired. None
> of the currently produced rotator interfaces work with the old dos legacy
> software. Till now none of the currently available Windows tracking
> packages are speech-friendly.
>
> This situation changed when I started playing around with Ham Radio Deluxe
> and it's satellite tracking package. The program is speech-friendly to
> the
> extent that I can run it, track individual satellites, read the position
> of
> the birds during a pass and even get audible announcements at the start
> and
> end of passes as well as other cues.
>
> Since HRD is currently being produced it works with lots of the currently
> available antenna interfaces.
>
> I can't speak to the accessibility of the rest of the package but it works
> well enough with speech to say that anyone who may be interested in
> satellite operating may want to give HRD a try.
>
> I have E-Mailed the Author Simon HB9DRV and perhaps a dialogue can be
> started regarding even more accessibility. I am waiting his reply.
>
> I just wanted to put this out on the list for anyone who may be interested
> in satellite work who requires a speech-friendly tracking solution.
>
>
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
> [log in to unmask]
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