WinOrbit: Other Links

Other Links

• Home Planet - A very nice freeware prediction program, aimed at the amateur astronomer, but with limited satellite tracking included. Needs lots of disk space !
  
• WeFax 2.3 - Info from Marius Rensen's "Radio FAX" homepage. Free software by Christian Bock for decoding/displaying NOAA/Meteor APT pictures with a PC sound card. Info on building a complete setup. (Runs on Win 3.1 in spite of what it says on the FAX web page.). See QST magazine, August 1997 for more info.
  
• DOVE Telemetry Decoder - by Bruce Forsberg, WB6IZG. Free. Requires a 145.825 MHz FM radio (scanner or similar) and "packet" modem (TNC).
  

• Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page - Lots of interesting stuff for amateur observers.
  
• Weather Satellite Links - by Marius Rensen
  
• US NCAR Satellite page - Weather sats. Also details of GOES/NOAA coverage.
  
• Satellite Tracking Software Index - Tom Kelso's annotated list.
  
• Marc's Satellite Tracking Page - A nice introduction to "how to monitor" Amateur communications satellites, MIR, space shuttle, etc.
  
• Earl's Home Page (Astronomy) - Some software links (choose "reviews"), including tracking planets, asteroids, etc.
  
• AMSAT-NA - The North American branch of the Amateur Satellite Corporation. Lots of satellite-related info and software.
  
• SEDS - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Lots of satellite software here in ftp://ftp.seds.org/pub/software/pc/sat/