Main features:
– Calculating satellite passes for up to one week (168 hours)
– Calculating passes for the current or manually entered location
– Showing the list of currently active and upcoming satellite passes
– Showing the active pass progress, polar trajectory and transceivers info
– Showing the satellite positional data, footprint and ground track on a map
– Offline first: pass prediction is done offline. It’s up to you to decide when to update the TLE file and the transceivers DB. (Updates once a week are recommended)
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The MFJ-1669 40-10 Meter Mobile Antenna with built-in Auto Tuner
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FCC Turns Down Amateur Licensee’s Appeal
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It’s Never Too Late to Upgrade
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Baofeng DM-1701 Dual Band DMR HT
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Yaesu FTM-300DR C4FM Dual-Band
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ICOM IC 7300 was stolen from the ARI Ferrara IQ4FA
“We received this ugly surprise; in detail an ICOM IC 7300 was stolen, of course, of course the freshman of the apparatus has already been repor... Read more
Air ‘Discus’- Low Profile Magnetic VHF 2m Antenna
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