OSCAR 1.6
Free Version
Publisher Description
OSCAR: Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
Some satellites carry radio repeaters that can be used by amateur radio from the ground.
This application helps the amateur to know the real time position of these satellites.
It shows on the map the position of the satellite, semi circle representing the approximate coverage as well as the user's position.
You can switch from the menu the selected satellite.
From the menu visible passes shown a window with two buttons on the top.
Pressing the right (circular arrow) visible passes are calculated for the selected satellite within 24 hours.
Pressing the left (arrow circular dot in the center) visible passes are calculated for all satellites for the next 3 hours.
Clicking on one of the visible passes entered the 3D locator.
3D Locator.
The locator uses accelerometer, the compass of the device and the calculated data to show the position of the satellite on sky from observer's position.
That is, when we moves the device to the sky shows a red triangle in the position of the satellite and a dotted line showing the pass.
The app calculates the orbits from the current time of the device and TLE data that www.celestrak.com obtained.
The internet is used to get the maps and update TLE data.
If you like the app you can make a donation to the developer from the menu extensions.
v1.2
Option to manually include the TLE data in a file on the SDCard with satellites that the user wants is added.
/sdcard/com.androidesimple.oscar/TLE.txt
For each satellite include 3 lines like these.
IRIDIUM 8
1 24792U 97020A 13350.44946552 .00000550 00000-0 18933-3 0 6234
2 24792 86.3985 133.2143 0002 005 108.3180 251.8234 14.34218916869917
From the preferences menu of the main screen mark the check
"TLE data from file in SD"
For now, this option is only available to donors users.
v1.4
Fixed bug.
The first time you do not get frequency data automatically.
v1.3
Frequency data from the window "visible passes"
In each satellite pass, if a letter F appears in blue,
When pressed frequency data for this satellite are deployed.
Data is obtained automatically the first time from:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm
If you want to update later will be done by checking
"Last updated Frequency data" in the preferences window.
About OSCAR
OSCAR is a free app for Android published in the Teaching & Training Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops OSCAR is AndroideSimple. The latest version released by its developer is 1.6.
To install OSCAR on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2014-05-22 and was downloaded 13 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the OSCAR as malware as malware if the download link to com.androidesimple.oscar is broken.
How to install OSCAR on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the OSCAR is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by OSCAR will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- OSCAR will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
