Track amateur radio satellites in real-time, predict passes, and log QSOs. Features include live APRS mapping, AR tracking, and multi-satellite comparison. Offers a unique music broadcast service and SSTV decoding.
5.3.0
September 26, 2026
APRS messages can now be sent. APRS MESSAGES • Sending works. The message screen used to disconnect APRS as it opened, so it always said your passcode was not accepted. Now the APRS layer stays connected while the message screen, or any other pop-up on the map, is open. • While APRS-IS is still checking your passcode, the message screen says so, and it switches to the send row by itself the moment the server answers. • If the server refuses your passcode, the message names the callsign it was checked against, so a passcode made for another callsign is easy to spot. • Settings now says where to get a passcode: a number made from your callsign, the same for every SSID. Get yours at apps.magicbug.co.uk/passcode. Ham Satting still never works one out for you. • Ham Satting now acknowledges only messages sent to its own APRS callsign, or to your callsign with no SSID. A message to another of your SSIDs, such as your handheld radio, is still shown, but that station acknowledges it itself, so the sender sees delivered only when it really arrived there. • Steadier sending: a message that does not go out on one try, during a brief reconnection for example, is tried again instead of being marked no reply at once, and two messages leaving together no longer get in each other's way. • The callsign box writes in capitals as you type, the character count sits inside the message box, and closing the message screen puts the keyboard away. • With many messages, the list scrolls inside the message screen and keeps the newest in view, so the callsign and message boxes stay above the keyboard instead of sliding down behind it. • Turning the APRS layer off, or changing your APRS callsign, while the app was quietly reconnecting could leave a hidden APRS-IS connection running in the background. It is now closed. 73 de A41UX
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Ham Satting tracks a wide variety of amateur radio satellites, including FM/SSB linear birds (like ISS, SO-50), digipeaters, SSTV + SSDV image birds, Weather LRPT satellites (Meteor-M N2-3 / N2-4), and Music Broadcast satellites.
No, Ham Satting is free of analytics, ads, and tracking, providing an uninterrupted user experience.
For each satellite pass, Ham Satting provides predictions with quality indicators (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor), details on Acquisition of Signal (AOS) and Loss of Signal (LOS), maximum elevation, duration, and azimuth.
Yes, Ham Satting features a full QSO logbook where you can record callsign, grid, mode, frequency (TX/RX), satellite, RST, distance, and bearing. It also supports exporting logs to ADIF, JSON, or CSV.
Ham Satting is available on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod, making it accessible across various Apple devices.
The app was last updated on June 24, 2026, with version 4.9.0, indicating a commitment to regular updates and new features.
Ham Satting has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a broad audience.
The Music Broadcast service allows you to receive short music tones transmitted by satellites as an RF identifier. For example, T.MicroSat-1 plays Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on 401.025 MHz.
