Thanks to all who wrote with ideas as to what may be wrong with my Orbitron
pass calculations. Here is what I am showing for the remainder of my stay, and
they now seem consistent with the AMSAT page. I'll give it a try at 1100.
73, Bill
Satellite passes / Orbitron 3.71 / www.stoff.pl
Location : Montego Bay (77.0000° W, 18.5000° N)
Time zone : UTC
Search period : 2009-12-13 03:46:48 - 3 days
2009-12-16 03:46:48
Conditions : Maximum sun elevation = None
Minimum sat elevation = 4 deg
Illumination NOT required
Time Satellite Azm Elv Mag Range S.Azm S.Elv
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2009-12-13 11:01:05 ECHO (AO-51) 6.3 4.0 12.1 2933 112.0 -7.4
2009-12-13 11:07:43 ECHO (AO-51) 283.4 67.1 9.5 865 112.5 -6.0
2009-12-13 11:14:11 ECHO (AO-51) 199.7 4.0 12.2 2860 112.9 -4.6
2009-12-13 13:01:15 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 185.1 4.0 13.3 2640 123.0 18.0
2009-12-13 13:07:10 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 111.2 39.7 11.1 1001 123.7 19.1
2009-12-13 13:13:00 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 37.8 4.0 13.0 2613 124.4 20.3
2009-12-13 14:43:20 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 251.7 4.0 13.2 2633 139.5 36.3
2009-12-13 14:47:53 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 300.1 13.7 12.4 1866 140.5 37.0
2009-12-13 14:52:25 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 349.0 4.0 13.0 2605 141.5 37.7
2009-12-13 18:42:44 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 154.5 4.0 12.2 2883 211.4 41.7
2009-12-13 18:49:08 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 75.7 52.4 9.3 972 213.1 40.9
2009-12-13 18:55:31 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 357.4 4.0 11.1 2880 214.6 40.0
2009-12-13 20:24:38 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 223.6 4.0 12.1 2888 231.8 25.4
2009-12-13 20:28:43 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 263.1 10.3 11.3 2343 232.4 24.7
2009-12-13 20:32:49 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 302.7 4.0 11.4 2885 233.0 23.9
2009-12-13 22:02:24 ECHO (AO-51) 150.3 4.0 12.3 2731 243.2 5.9
2009-12-13 22:08:20 ECHO (AO-51) 75.3 42.8 10.1 1041 243.7 4.7
2009-12-13 22:14:29 ECHO (AO-51) 0.9 4.0 12.1 2835 244.2 3.4
2009-12-13 23:26:15 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 357.4 4.0 12.2 2507 249.4 -12.4
2009-12-13 23:31:29 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 62.4 25.0 10.6 1260 249.7 -13.6
2009-12-13 23:36:41 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 127.1 4.0 ecl 2501 250.0 -14.8
2009-12-13 23:43:03 ECHO (AO-51) 220.8 4.0 12.3 2737 250.4 -16.2
2009-12-13 23:47:13 ECHO (AO-51) 264.1 11.6 11.7 2143 250.6 -17.1
2009-12-13 23:51:29 ECHO (AO-51) 307.2 4.0 12.2 2809 250.9 -18.1
2009-12-14 01:07:13 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 305.7 4.0 12.2 2501 254.2 -35.2
2009-12-14 01:11:55 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 250.7 17.7 11.1 1548 254.3 -36.3
2009-12-14 01:16:39 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 195.1 4.0 ecl 2502 254.5 -37.3
2009-12-14 07:08:08 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 20.1 4.0 ecl 2880 104.6 -60.4
2009-12-14 07:14:35 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 101.5 56.5 ecl 931 104.5 -58.9
2009-12-14 07:21:01 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 182.1 4.1 ecl 2880 104.4 -57.4
2009-12-14 08:49:41 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 327.8 4.0 ecl 2879 105.6 -37.1
2009-12-14 08:53:37 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 290.0 10.0 ecl 2360 105.7 -36.2
2009-12-14 08:57:35 EYESAT-1 (AO-27) 251.8 4.0 ecl 2884 105.8 -35.3
2009-12-14 10:21:59 ECHO (AO-51) 24.4 4.0 12.1 2927 109.6 -16.2
2009-12-14 10:28:25 ECHO (AO-51) 99.6 42.8 10.1 1112 110.0 -14.8
2009-12-14 10:34:41 ECHO (AO-51) 175.1 4.0 12.2 2851 110.4 -13.4
2009-12-14 11:52:41 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 141.4 4.0 13.2 2642 116.0 3.8
2009-12-14 11:56:02 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 107.9 8.2 12.8 2260 116.3 4.5
2009-12-14 11:59:21 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 74.6 4.0 13.1 2627 116.6 5.2
2009-12-14 12:01:58 ECHO (AO-51) 336.1 4.0 12.1 2927 116.8 5.7
2009-12-14 12:06:47 ECHO (AO-51) 289.1 14.2 11.4 2100 117.2 6.7
2009-12-14 12:11:34 ECHO (AO-51) 241.3 4.0 12.2 2878 117.7 7.7
2009-12-14 13:30:13 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 213.1 4.1 13.1 2637 126.8 23.5
2009-12-14 13:36:18 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 294.4 57.7 10.5 790 127.6 24.6
2009-12-14 13:42:20 SAUDISAT 1C (SO-50) 16.9 4.0 12.9 2607 128.5 25.7
--- On Sat, 12/12/09, Bill Dzurilla <billdz....@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Bill Dzurilla <billdz....@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 652
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Cc: fm-satell...@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:16 PM
> Rick,
>
> I've been using Orbitron but I see it is not matching the
> times on the AMSAT Pass Predictions, so you must be
> correct. I have downloaded fresh info with Orbitron's
> TLE Updater so I'm not sure what's wrong, some type of issue
> with the program or what.
>
> I'll try AO-51 tomorrow morning using the times on the
> AMSAT page.
>
> 73, Bill
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Check your times and passes. According to my
> program,
> > the first pass hit
> > you at 0540
> > (1140utc) and was long gone when you listened at
> 6am.
> > Also, the next pass
> > of A0-51
> > totally missed you to the west. Someone else might
> > want to verify my
> > findings.
> >
> > 73 to all,
> > Rick WA4NVM
> >
> >
> >
> > I was on this morning for the AO-51 passes at 6am and
> > 7:40am local time but
> > did not hear the bird at all. Guess there must be
> > some problem with my HT
> > or the Arrow antenna. Sorry, folks.
> >
> > 73 from Jamaica,
> > Bill NZ5N
> >
> > --- On Thu, 12/10/09, Bill Dzurilla <billdz....@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: Bill Dzurilla <billdz....@yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: NZ5N on this weekend from Jamaica FK18
> > > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> > > Cc: fm-satell...@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 3:26 PM
> > > In case anyone missed me last year,
> > > I'll again be taking by HT and Arrow antenna to
> > Jamaica this
> > > weekend. It's a business trip so I can't predict
> when
> > > I'll be on, but arriving Friday afternoon and
> leaving
> > Monday
> > > noon. Please send s.a.s.e. if you work me and
> want a
> > > QSL, or use LOTW/eQSL.
> > >
> > > 73, Bill NZ5N
>
>
>
>
>
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