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(HP-67/97) OSCAR the ham radio satellites - SlideRule - 11-26-2020 04:43 PM
An extract from OSCAR the ham radio satellites, Chapter 6 - Satellite Tracking Simplified, 1e DEC 1979, pgs. 69-87
"… CALCULATOR PROGRAMS FOR TRACKING OSCAR
While the satellite orbital calculations and tracking aids already
already mentioned are quite sufficient for OSCAR operations, many
amateurs want to use their electronic calculators. With this in mind
here are some amateur-developed satellite calculation methods
which can run on pocket calculators. Since all the work associated
with these programs has been performed, you can merely load your
calculator directly with information from the following pages and
you're set.
…
… the circular orbit program … elliptical orbit program … will
work on the Hewlett-Packard HP67 or HP97 calculator …
…
Table 6-3 Circular Orbit Program (pgs. 73-76)
…
Table 6-7 Elliptical Orbit Program (pgs. 81-85)
…"
BEST!
SlideRule