Curious when we might see some better satellite integration into WRL? I know we have the web interface, but it is missing most active satellite names. Adding this interface into the app would be very helpful for mobile users.
Many satellite ops are familiar with the CSN SAT unit as well, that has an integrated logger that makes life really easy. It produces an ADIF file that you export to your logbook, but it doesn’t appear to import to WRL nicely- it’s missing the satellite propagation mode, satellite name, etc. I’d be happy to provide a ADIF file to the devs to work with that. This ADIF import would be more beneficial to me than any app integration.
@K4CNG This is on the roadmap for the near future. We will not only be adding more satellites to the list but making the satellite template more feature rich and including these changes (and the originals) in the mobile app.
Any chance you all could look into the CSN SAT platform ADIF import? Happy to provide you with a sample of mine. Basically is a very simple/quick logger built into there tracker interface that prefills all the info. If you’re not familiar with the CSN Sat interface, basically it’s a tool that a decent amount of the serious Sat ops use for Doppler tracking/rig control, rotor control, etc. The integrated logging function is just meant to be exported to your favorite logbook after ~50 entries.
@K4CNG yeah for sure. I don’t think it’ll let you upload the adif directly here but you can upload to like Google Drive or something then drop the link here. Happy to take a look. I’ll download the app and see if we can gather some inspiration from it for the updates we have planned.
Brad, I figure copy and pasting a snip of one QSO from the ADIF file might be just as valuable. I changed the other station callsign/name and location of the host station and the “my station” coordinates for privacy, but left all formatting original.
For some reason when it goes into WRL, it leaves out the satellite mode as propagation method. Is this an easy fix? They are also very responsive/receptive to improvement on the CSN developer side of things as well, and they play with a lot of external plug ins etc. So I’m sure they’d be up for collaboration too.
As far as you getting to experience there software- it’s built into their device that you login on a browser via local ip (or external ip/vpn into your home network if desired). So unfortunately, unless you have the CSN SAT device, you won’t be able to use the interface unless you find someone that will let you access theirs. I would volunteer, but I’m accessing mine through VPN into my home network when running remote.