Ham Tool FT-817
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | $1.99 | John Lowrey | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
With Ham Tool, you can pull up satellite pass information for all of the EZ satellites no matter where you happen to be. No keps to download or software to configure, just punch it and go.
With Ham Tool, you can get up to the minute solar data and band conditions. See who's on the bands with instant DX Cluster spots. And once you work them, look them up on QRZCQ.com and chase down that QSL!
With Ham Tool, you have numerous operating aids including band plans, Q codes, DXCC prefixes, even a reference guide for your rig. All in the palm of your hand.
Built in Features include:
Band Plans for ITU Regions 1 & 2
Q Codes
DXCC Entity and Prefix list
Quick reference for Yaesu FT-60
Antenna Calculator in both US and Metric
Features requiring a network connection:
Up to the minute solar data and hf/vhf band conditions
Callsign lookup
Satellite passes: AO-27, AO-51, ARISS, SO-50, SO-67
DX Cluster dx spots
US Repeater locator
Available for these radios:
Ham Tool FT-857
Ham Tool FT-817
Ham Tool VX-3R
Ham Tool VX-7R
Ham Tool FT-60
Made in Alaska
Reviews
Good features
KG6WID
I just installed this app. So far I really like it. Good features. Band plan (for people like me with bad memories), solar data, DX cluster, a link to QRZ database to quickly lookup call signs...etc. A pretty good app if you don't have access to a computer while operating.
Excellent app
N5sox
Bought this just for the menu for the ft- 817 and initially had a few prblems with it not loading well N crashing contacted the company n got fix easily. They have since added a bucket load of extras n really made this a great program ive upgraded to an iphone 4 and with the new processor it load immediatly. No problems since the first so with up grades what ever problem i had has been fixed. Highly reccomend this app good response to my problem so good support also
Poor Formatting
mcardon1122
It seems as though they've just linked some web pages together for this app. Nothing has been formatted for the iPhone, and you have to scroll around a lot to view the data. You cannot expand, or zoom in or out on the pages either. Some of the print is very difficult to read. It's a neat idea, but it is not implemented very well.
Poorly Formatted Web Links
Cashulec
The app is just a menu with web links that are not formatted for the iPhone. Not worth &1.99.
Really well thought out and useful
Eyeworm
It has a ton of easily accessible information that you get to take with you on your i-device. It helped me decide to purchase an FT-817ND. I hope they write one for the Alinco DX-SR8, too!
Needs updating
bicyclefeathers
US Repeaters section doesn't work; that web site has gone away. EZ Satellites doesn't work as showen above, that web site will give anonymous users a listing of date,time,altitude, and azimuth for a given satellite but not graphics. The call book section has been unreliable; sometimes it reads 404 not found and sometimes it will return the data. The UTC time at the top is helpful.
