Pi Sat TrackSkull Base Software
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Features

Track the pass
from a browser.

Pi, Linux, Windows, and Mac. The map, the radio, and the antenna in one station screen.

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  • Pi · Linux · Windows · Mac
  • 2D · 3D · radar
Map view following ISS, with the ground track, footprint, and next-pass list.
Map view following ISS.

The station

One screen for the pass

Runs on Pi, Linux, Windows and Mac, all from a browser

2D map, 3D globe and radar views, with follow satellite

Passes

What you watch for

  1. Moon tracking for EME

  2. Sked Finder for mutual windows by grid or callsign

  3. Pass chart, pass preview and favorites with footprints

3D globe following a satellite, with the footprint and the elevation chart.
Globe view, following the satellite.
Globe view of favorite satellites and their footprints.

Footprints

Favorites on the globe

RS-44 footprint over North America, with WSJT-X stations plotted where they were heard.
RS-44 footprint over North America, with WSJT-X stations plotted where they were heard.
Globe centered on North America with one satellite footprint.
North America on the globe, one footprint.

Radios

Work the radio

  • One or two

    Single or dual radio, with the uplink radio chosen per satellite

  • On the desk

    Native support for the IC-705, IC-9700, FT-991, FT-847, FT-817/818 and TS-2000

  • On the network

    Flex with SmartSDR profile switching, TCI (AetherSDR and ExpertSDR), SDRconnect, and any Hamlib rig

Rotor limits and Hamlib TCP settings, with park azimuth, mechanical stop, host, port, and the AZ-only option.
Hamlib TCP rotor settings.

Antenna

Point through the pass

  • RT-21, GS-232 and any Hamlib rotor
  • Optionally auto engage radio and antenna for selected passes
  • Optional auto-select of the next pass
  • Pass alerts with sound and desktop notifications

On the air

Hear it. Log it. Report it.

Log

One-click QSO logging, or automatic logging from WSJT-X

  • WSJT-X heard stations on the map and globe, click to answer, and a worked-stations layer
  • AMSAT status reporting
  • APRS over KISS (TCP, serial and Bluetooth) with satellite messaging and digipeat confirmation
  • Station profiles, settings backup and built-in radio and rotor tests

Get started

Be ready for the next pass.

Windows, macOS, Linux, or a Raspberry Pi. Run it from any browser.

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