AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 850 Sligo Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 Tel.: 301-589-6062 FAX: 301-608-3410 TRACKING PROGRAMS ORBITS II - For IBM-PC or compatibles. Requirements are 512k RAM, one 5 1/4 floppy drive, DOS 2.0 or later and CGA adapter and monitor. Features include: (1) Real-time tracking in either a tabulated mode or a graphics presentation of a world map upon which the satellites are moved. Up to nine satellites can be tracked simultaneously in each satellite file. There is a maximum of eight files possible. In the map mode a single satellite can be selected and a footprint will be drawn around that satellite while the others continue to be moved. (2) Automatic control of azimuth and elevation rotors in either foreground or background modes using the Kansas City Tracker interface standard. (3) Batch output to screen, printer or disk for a single satellite for selected periods and update intervals. (4) Keplerian Elements can be entered manually or automatically from a text file in AMSAT or NASA two line format. (5) Ground station data is entered by following program prompts. (6) Output includes satellite azimuth, elevation, height, range, latitude, longitude, mean anomaly (0-255), Doppler shift and pointing angle. (7) All menu driven with extensive prompts and error routines to protect against invalid input. Operating instructions are contained in a text file which can be printed by the user. $30 members; $50 nonmembers; $150 commercial. ORBITS III - For IBM-PC compatibles. Functionally identical to ORBITS II above but is designed for use with EGA or VGA adapters and monitors. Graphics are more detailed than in ORBITS II. Requires 512k RAM, one 5 1/4 floppy drive, DOS 2.0 or later and EGA or VGA adapter and monitor. $40 members; $60 non-members; $175 commercial. QUIKTRAK4.0 - For IBM-PC and compatibles. Requires DOS 3.0 or later. Requires 512k for CGA graphics but needs 640k for VGA-EGA. No math coprocessor required but will run much faster with one. Features include: (1) User selected EGA-VGA or CGA graphics. For single satellite tracking mode, two scale factors are supplied: (a) the whole world, and (b) one level of magnification around the satellite position. A second graphics mode displays multiple satellites on a world map. In the single satellite graphics mode, you can also display the satellite footprint, the Sun line, the satellite groundtrack and all pertinent numeric data. (2) Real-time tabular data for multiple satellite visibility from your QTH. (3) Real-time tabular data for one satellite to your QTH and multiple other locations from the CITIES file. (4) Displays equator crossing data or apogee times and location. (5) Visible satellite (MIR, space shuttle, etc.) Search and Track features for visible observation. (6) Window Search to permit choosing two of 101 cities to find mutual visibility windows. (7) Enhanced Auto Tracking to include multisatellite functions, both tabular and graphic. Uses Kansas City Tracker interface standards. (8) Choose between Mean Anomaly measured in degrees and Orbit Phase for display in the real-time tracking function. (9) Includes display of Off Pointing Angle. $50 members; $70 non- members; $200 commercial. INSTANTTRACK - For IBM-PC or compatibles. Requires 512k RAM. Any type display Šok for text screens but VGA preferred. Graphics screens require EGA or VGA display. A math coprocessor is not required but is recommended. A mouse is not required, but can be used on map screens. Features include: (1) Instant visibility. Shows the position of your favorite satellites before your first key stroke. (2) Real-Time displays. Includes azimuth, elevation, range, Doppler shift, path loss, squint angle, sub-satellite position (in latitude/longitude, grid square, and nearest city), Cartesian coordinates of observer and satellite, satellite rise/set time, satellite mode, Right Ascension, Declination, sky temperature, and more. (3) Full color high resolution maps of the Earth, showing satellite and observer's position, two kinds of satellite footprint, gray-line, etc. User can also select either a diagram of the satellite's orbit showing its orientation, or a map of the sky, showing the satellite's position against a star field. (4) Automated Keplerian element update using AMSAT and NASA format text files. (5) You can be shown schedules such as the next three weeks for a satellite or one day for 20 satellites on one screen. (6) A unique background mode allows you to track satellites and control antenna rotors in real-time while you run other programs. (7) Tracks the Sun and Moon as well as the satellites in the data base. (8) Automated time setting of your computer by accessing the NIST (formerly NBS) time service via your modem. (9) Supports a database of 200 satellites and 50 observer locations. (10) Includes a database of 1754 cities worldwide. (11) Observing stations can be specified by entering as little as their city name or their gnd square. (12) Shows when satellites can see each other and when they are in eclipse in real-time. (13) Squint (off pointing) angle shown to indicate how far off from you the satellite's antennas are pointed. (14) Path loss between observers and the satellite is calculated. (15) Computes the time at which a satellite will rise without the delay of stepping through small time increments between now and then. (16) Can display the tracking parameters for both your perspective and that of another station, perhaps the one you are working. (17) Extensive and tutorial documentation is included with the program. (18) Online help can be obtained from almost any screen. $50 members; 570 non-members; $200 commercial. QUIKTRAK (No Graphics) - For IBM-PC or compatibles that do not have graphics capabilities (See APPLE QUIKTRAK). $25 members; $35 non-members. C-64 SUPERTRAC - For C-64 Commodore. A combination of QUIKTRAK (just above) and enhanced graphics with excellent scheduling flexibility. Disk only. $30 members; $40 non-members. C-128 ORBITS - For C-128 Commodore. No graphics. Requires an 80 column monitor and a Commodore compatible printer. Makes specific use of the unique capabilities of the C-128. Uses time based incrementing with user-selected time increments. Features automatic page formatting and pagination. As many as 20 satellites may be entered into the Keplerian element files. $30 members; $40 non-members. AMIGA ORBITS - For the AMIGA operating in the 80 column mode. Requires 256k RAM. Translated to AmigaBasic. Runs under Workbench V1.1 or V1.2. Has same features as C-128 ORBITS but runs considerably faster. Has provision for mode and phase programming to alert users to which satellite transponder is active. 3 1/2 inch disk. $30 members; $40 non-members. Requires hard drive. APPLE QUIKTRAK - For Apple II. A menu driven program. Requires an 80 column card and 64k RAM. Incorporates a very fast algorithm for finding usable Špasses for the satellite of your choice. Satellite pointing angle relative to your QTH and a "window track" mode are included. The "window track" feature identifies mutual windows between your QTH and other specified locations. Includes menu driven utilities for data entry. $25 for members; $35 non-members. SATELLITE HELPER - For Macintosh. Requires 1 megabyte of RAM and an Imagewriter printer. Provides tabular data output for up to 10 satellites. Graphics displays include rectangular, polar and great circle world maps. There is a VIEW mode showing the Earth as seen from the satellite at any time. A real-time mode shows tracking data as it changes This mode is compatible with the KLM/Mirage antenna tracking interface. Data can be displayed on the screen or output to the printer., propagation prediction package is also included which will calculate the maximum usable frequency to an point, sunrise and sunset times, bearings and distance and the gray-line. $40 members; $50 non-members. SATELLITE PRO - Requires 1 Mb or more of memory and a double-sided (800k) disk drive. Printers supported include the Apple LaserWriter, ImageWriter (except LQ and GCC Personal LaserPrinter. The four modes of Satellite Pro, LOCATE, TRACK, SCHEDULE, and WINDOW combine with five graphic display options, RECTANGULAR, POLAR, GREAT-CIRCLE, PERSPECTIVE and VIEW from SPACE to satisfy almost any imaginable requirement. LOCATE mode provides a quick look at the current status of one or more satellites either by tabular data or by one of the several graphic options. The Satellite Pro database can hold orbital elements for up to 3 satellites. TRACK mode provides satellite positional data in steps from 0.001 minute to 60 minutes or in real time Data includes latitude, longitude, altitude, elevation azimuth, range, Doppler shift, orbit phase, orbit number and squint angle. If a graphic display is selected th position and coverage area of the satellite will be shown. Options in the TRACK mode include display of the ground track as well as overlaying successive coverage footprints SCHEDULE mode will produce a timetable showing the "rising" and "setting" times for the selected satellite for a given day. The maximum elevation angle and time a occurrence during each pass is also shown. WINDOW mode provides tracking data during the common time interval that the satellite is visible from the observer's and another location. The Satellite Pro database can hold information for up to 20 additional locations. $69.9 members; $79.95 non-members. C-TRACK 1 - For Tandy Color Computer 2 and 3 Requires 32k RAM, floppy disk drive and monitor. Use CoCo 2 screen. Features include text-based output t, screen, printer or disk file. Utility for automatic conversion of AMSAT format Keplerian elements to disk file. 10 satellite database. $25 members; $35 non-members. C-TRACK2 - For Tandy Color Computer 3 only. Require 128k RAM, floppy disk drive, B&W monitor. Same feature as C-TRACK 1 plus the addition of graphics. Track satellite footprints over world map in real-time. Tracks on, satellite at a time. Documentation is included on th diskette. $35 members; $45 non-members. TRS 80 MODEL 4 QUIKTRAK (No Graphics) - This basic language program is an adaptation of the popular N4HY Apple QUIKTRAK program. The program is menu driven and supports tracking and schedule functions for 14 different satellites. Satellite pointing angles relative t~ your QTH and a "window Štrack feature" which identifies mutual "windows" between your QTH and other specified locations around the world are incorporated in this program. Also included is a BASIC program for automatically updating the Keplerian elements from a text file in the NASA two-line format. Full documentation is included as a file on the program disk. Program requires a TRS 80 Model 4 or 4P computer operating under TRSDOS 6.2 or later, dual disk drives and 64k of memory. $25 members; $35 non-members. ATARI 8 BIT TRACKING PROGRAM - This program is the original W3IWI tracking program modified for the ATARI 8-bit series of computers. It runs in ATARI BASIC and has output capability to either screen or printer. No graphics. Documentation is included on the diskette. Requirements include ATARI 400,800 with ATARI BASIC cartridge installed, ATARI 600XL, 800XL, 1200XL, 65XE or 130XE. ATARI 810 or 1050 disk drive or compatible. Printer is optional. $10 members; $20 non-members. HP-41 PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR - ORBIT I - This program will output azimuth and elevation in real-time or all W3IWI parameters in a batch mode. Requirements: HP-41C + QUAD Memory, HP41CV or HP-41CX. Card reader very desirable but not essential. ORBIT 2 - Same as Orbit 1 plus the addition of functions from the Time Module for use during the real- time calculations. Please specify ORBIT 1 or ORBIT 2 for the HP-41. $25 members; $35 non-members. STSORBITPLUS - For IBM PC compatibles. This program is designed to track NASA Space Shuttles and other satellites. It displays the orbital position and projected ground track of the shuttle on a global map during a typical NASA mission. The display attempts to duplicate the wall map in NASA's Mission Control Center. NASA ground tracking stations and Tracking Data Relay Satellites are shown on the map if desired. When used with an EGA or VGA monitor, the display is in color. With CGA and HGA systems the display is presented in monochrome. Orbital data may be entered manually for space shuttle missions, but the NASA/NORAD two line Keplerian elements may be automatically used for all satellites as well as the space shuttle when available. Documentation is contained on the 3.5" diskette. Members and non-members $20. TELEMETRY DECODING PROGRAMS TLMDC II - For IBM-PC or compatibles. This is an update to the popular N4HY TLMDC program. The update has a more friendly user interface, more file flexibility, the ability to save decoded data and a feature to alert the user when a value is beyond a set of limits. It decodes telemetry from the Microsats (AO-16, WO-18 and LU19) and displays the values in engineering units on the screen. It will also save raw KISS data, ASCII data or the engineering units in files which can be printed later. Files saved with this or other communications programs can also be read in and decoded later. Documentation is included on the diskette. $20 members; $30 nonmembers. AO-13 PSK TELEMETRY DECODING - For IBM-PC or compatible. No graphics required. Requires serial port and the G3RUH demodulator. Decoded data sent to screen, printer or disk file. Documentation and telemetry information on disk. $35 members; $45 non-members. FO-20 TLM V1.0 - For Macintosh. This program decodes telemetry from FO-20 Šthat has been recorded to a TEXT file on a Mac. The TEXT file can be created by many terminal programs. Will save the decoded data to a file, and will also print it. Includes a User Guide document. Comes on a single 800k disk. Requires Mac Plus or higher. The ground station must be equipped with a PSK modem associated with a Packet Radio TNC. Members $15; nonmembers $25. UoSAT DATA CAPTURE AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - For Commodore C 64. This program is a 1200 bps ASCII terminal program designed for reception and storage of digital transmissions made by UoSAT-1 (OSCAR- 9) and UoSAT-2 (OSCAR-11) written in high speed machine language. This user friendly program also has the capability for decoding DCE (Digital Communications Experiment) transmissions. The program features saving/ loading received data to a floppy disk, printing received data and displaying the disk directory. Requires a floppy disk drive, a video monitor, and a 1200 bps demodulator. Documentation includes a schematic of a low cost, easy to build demodulator. The decoding chip for this demodulator is available from AMSAT as an option to the program. Program $25 members; $35 non-members; Demodulator chip $5 extra. OTHER PROGRAMS WEBERWARE - For IBM-PC compatibles. Processes and displays pictures of the Earth transmitted from Webersat (WO-18). It assists in merging several raw data files to fill in a complete picture. While the highest resolution is in black and white, routines are provided to add color for CGA or EGA displays. Information is given on how to modify the files for display on some standard VGA displays. Routines are provided that permit changes in contrast, brightness and color pallet. Zoom and viewed aspect change capabilities are provided. Requirements include DOS 2.0 or later, graphics display and two floppy drives. A hard drive and math coprocessor are recommended but not required. The user ground station must be equipped with a PSK modem associated with a Packet Radio TNC which can be put into the KISS mode. Members $30; non-members $50 KEP/LOADER V2.5 - For Macintosh. This program automatically updates Keplerian elements for use with the Satellite Helper tracking program. It accepts either NASA or AMSAT format Keplerian data files and updates the file used by Satellite Helper. Only those satellites for which there are more recent elements than those already in Satellite Helper are updated. Requires a Mac Plus or higher. Members $10; non-members $20. Available in May, 1991. UP/DOWN - For IBM compatibles. UpDown is an Amateur Radio Satellite Operations Aid program. It provides Uplink to Downlink frequency conversions, technical data, history, beacon frequencies, modes available, and other useful information about the satellite. Provisions are included for the user to update the satellite information as he sees fit. It is written to run in an IBM compatible computer equipped with EGA or VGA graphics in color. In it's black and white mode, it will also run on CSA machines. Memory requirements are minimal by today's standards. For the operator just getting started in Amateur Radio Satellites, this program provides a ready reference for valuable information about all of the birds in one convenient place. Members and nonmembers $10. INSTANTTRACK UTILITIES - A disk of utility programs. IT users will find some very useful. Pacsat users will appreciate the two KISS related files. The single disk contains the following: ITPASS - Outputs a table of upcoming Špasses with AOS, LOS and maximum EL. ITSORT - Rearranges IT's satellite database using your own text editor. ITSTAMP - Adds AZ/EL/RANGE to a timestamped ASCII log file. DISPANG - Displays OrbitDRV antenna angles in upper right corner of screen. DUMMYKCI.ZIP - Assembly language source for the dummy RotorDRV. DRVSVC.DOC - Specification for the Kansas City Tracker software interface. KCTHW.TXT - Reverse-engineered hardware data on the Kansas City Tracker. KISS2ASC - Converts a KISS binary log file to readable ASCII. KISSFILT - Selectively filters a KISS log file by callsigns, etc. Members and nonmembers $15.