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[linrad] MoonSked for Linux
Some time ago the question was asked if there is any Moon tracking
software for Linux available.
Well, I have just released the first version of my Moon Tracking and
Scheduling program 'MoonSked' for Linux.
Full details and downloads from
http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/MoonSked/moonsked.htm
Validated (so far) with: RedHat 9 - Fedora Core 2 - Mandrake 9.2 - SuSE
9.0
MoonSked
Product Description:
? Track Moon and Sun Position in Realtime
? World Maps shows Moon Footprint
? Sked Maker calculates best time for Moon Bounce (EME) contacts
between 2 stations
? Displays Moon Bounce Schedules (Imports SKD87 files)
? Moon Graph shows Monthly Moon data in graphical for Printout
Schedules, Predictions and Graphs.
? Uses and displays Directory of Moonbounce stations (DIR.SKD)
? Tracks Celestial Radio Sources in realtime
? Callfinder with intelligent 'has moon' calculator
? Links to your email program for easy scheduling with other stations
? Exports Az/El data for Integration with Rotator Control programs
? Easy Interface allows rapid choice of suitable date and time for
EME schedules
? 50MHz to 47GHz Doppler shift calculations between Stations
? 50/144MHz/432MHz Background Sky Temperature
? Grid Location entry
? Moon Range and DGR dB loss
? Spatial Polarity and calculation of Maximum Non Reciprocity
MoonSked for Linux/x86 requires GTK+ 2.0 or better. Depending on your
distribution of Linux, you may already have this pre-installed. However,
you can download and install the GTK+ 2.0 libraries from www.gtk.org.
You may also find pre-built libraries from your Linux distributor's
homepage.
73
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David Anderson, GM4JJJ E-mail: david@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Try MoonSked software - Tracking, Prediction, Scheduling and much more.
Available for Linux, Windows or Macintosh. Also PalmTrack for Palm OS.
http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/MoonSked/moonsked.htm
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