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Today's Topics:
1. Congratulations to CAMSAT (William Leijenaar)
2. Landwehr 70 cm preamp for sale (John Hansen)
3. XW-! keps (Jim)
4. Re: XW-! keps (Bob- W7LRD)
5. Help for an old timer (Doug Loughmiller)
6. SatPC32 (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
7. Re: XW-! keps (w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxxx
8. Re: Doppler.sqf (Dale Hershberger)
9. Re: SatPC32 (Jeff KB2M)
10. Re: SatPC32 (Tom)
11. Re: SatPC32 (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
12. HOPE-1 (Louis House)
13. Re: HOPE-1 (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
14. Re: XW-1 Operation Schedule (Alan Kung)
15. Re: XW-! keps (Bruce Robertson)
16. Re: XW-! keps (George Henry)
17. Re: XW-! keps (George Henry)
18. Re: Help for an old timer (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:06:48 -0800 (PST)
From: William Leijenaar <pe1rah@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Congratulations to CAMSAT
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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My congratulations to the CAMSAT people with the XW-1 satellite.
Now we have another interresting satellite to the list of OSCARs.
I can not work the satellite for the moment, but when my station is active
again I sure will make some qso's.
Still my congratulations to the people who worked on this satellite.
73 de PE1RAH, William Leijenaar
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:01:39 -0500
From: John Hansen <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Landwehr 70 cm preamp for sale
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Landwehr 70 cm preamp for sale.
This unit is weathered, it's been on a roof tower for many years. Some of
the mounting hardware will have to be replaced. I haven't actually used it
in several years but it was working the last time I tried it. I don't have
the equipment to test it, so I'll offer a 30 day money back guarantee. $60
plus shipping from 14063. Pictures are available at: www.johnahansen.com.
John Hansen W2FS
john@xxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:56:43 -0800
From: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-! keps
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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I am running satpc32 and I guess I missing something as I cant seem to enter
the new sat.
Can some one give me the step by step info on how to do it. tnx
Jim
K7UDG
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:57:11 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
To: Jim <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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ditto here also
bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:56:43 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] ?XW-! keps
I am running satpc32 and I guess I missing something as I cant seem to enter
the new sat.
Can some one give me the step by step info on how to do it. tnx
Jim
K7UDG
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:12:52 -0600
From: "Doug Loughmiller" <w5bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help for an old timer
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Everybody,
After a 15 year hiatus from being an active satellite operator, I am in the
process of pulling my satellite ground station together to operate the
various LEO birds that are available to us today. While almost all of the
equipment I have is new, I have one vintage item that I would like to put to
use in my shack but I am going to need some help. While I was working at
SSTL back in the early 90s, I purchased two of the JAMSAT TrakBox kits
developed by JA6FTL, JG6MCG, SM0TER et al from AMSAT-UK. As I understand it
the kit was made available by TAPR here in the states for a while as well. I
built one kit up at the time and sent it to my Dad, KB5ZPK (SK) for him to
use in his newly acquired store-and-forward ground station here in Texas.
Since I was operating from the Command Center at the University of Surrey, I
put the other one aside for use at a later time. Well, the later time turned
out to be now and of course since that time the world has dealt with Y2K and
all of the associated software upgrades and changes that had to be done. It
miraculously appears that I haven't lost any of the components for the kit
so from a hardware standpoint I think I am set but I am concerned about the
availability of post Y2K software to run in the system. So my question is,
can anyone tell me if there is any post Y2K software available for the
Trakbox and if so, how can I go about getting a copy of it? While I realize
there are now other options available for autotracking, for sentimental
reasons I would like to get my kit up and running so any help that I can get
would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to working many of you on the birds once I become QRV.
Thanks for reading my note.
73
Doug Loughmiller, W5BL (EX KO5I, G0SYX)
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:20:00 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4B2ACAB0.9060005@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
It amazes me, the number of people who, every time a new
satellite/radio/rotor/interface etc appears, have to ask how to
configure SatPC32 to work with the new equipment.
I've never seen this with other software, other than the HRD suite.
I've not used SatPC preferring Orbitron or InstantTrack.
Does SatPC not have a manual or instructions?
Are we breeding operators who cannot read or understand the language?
What's going on?
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:23:08 +0000 (UTC)
From: w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<849358062.8121751261095788638.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxxx
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Add them in the amateur.txt file.
C:/Documents and Settings/ (your user name)/Application
Data/SatPC32/Keplar/amateur.txt Edit this file and add the XW-1 keps
XW-1
1 36121U 09072A 09349.53641119 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 31
2 36121 100.5050 046.6267 0007989 035.4736 324.6735 13.16391085 50
Restart your computer and files should appear.
This info was sent to me yesterday and is right on as of today's passes. You
can also use Hope-1 as the name of the satellite..
John W6ZKH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 3:57:11 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
ditto here also
bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:56:43 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-! keps
I am running satpc32 and I guess I missing something as I cant seem to enter
the new sat.
Can some one give me the step by step info on how to do it. tnx
Jim
K7UDG
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:33:00 -0900
From: Dale Hershberger <daleh@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Doppler.sqf
To: APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> Nels,
>
> I have found that the SATPC32 function which allows you to assign a name to
> an object number is very helpful at times like this when a new satellite is
> being commissioned. It seems they are always changing the name in the keps.
> I have added the following line to the AMSATNAMES.TXT file:
>
> 36122 09072B XW-1
>
> You can access it through the Auxiliary Files function. This has the
> advantage that you can define the Doppler, PL Tones, etc using XW-1 and they
> will be recognized no matter what the common name is in the keps. Also, if
> we find that a different object is a better fit, you only need to change
> this one line. They have already requested an Oscar designation, so once
> that is done, you can replace XW-1 with the new number if you wish.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Erich Eichmann
> Sent: 17 December, 2009 09:19
> To: Arlon Nelson
> Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Doppler.sqf
>
> Hello Nels,
> Alex, VK5ALX, has already replied to your mail and suggested to add the
> following entries to Doppler.SQF:
>
> XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435790,145910,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CWbcn
> XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435740,145950,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder
> XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr-BBS
>
> Alan, WA4SCA, suggested the same entries some days ago, but used the
> satellite name XW-1.
> Also, Alan mentioned that you need to add an entry to SubTone.SQF.
>
> It is most important that the spelling of the satellite name in Doppler.SQF
> and in SubTone.SQF exactly matches the spelling in the Keps file.
>
> So (if you use the entries above ) your Keps file could contain the
> following data set (the data seem to be precise):
>
> XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)
> 1 36122U 09072B 09350.14452292 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 0 77
> 2 36122 100.4974 047.2295 0007562 040.0327 320.1583 13.16283842 130
>
> When you insert that set (with copy and paste) into an existing Keps file
> make sure that the length of the lines #1 and #2 is equal with these lines
> in the other data sets and that the position of the parameters is exactly
> the same as in the other sets. Include spaces if necessary. Use fonts with
> equal width for all letters anf figures.
>
> The entry in SubTone.SQF with that satellite name should be:
> XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),67.0,$3F,1
>
> If you want to use the name XW-1 change the name in all entries.
>
> 55 + 73s, Erich, DK1TB
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arlon Nelson" <anelson@xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:13 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler.sqf
>
>
> Anyone out there got a DOPPLER.SQF for SatPC32 which as the new XW-1 ?
>
>
Bob,
I found this email help me.and was able to enter into SatPc32 good. It is
tracking fine.
Dale/ KL7XJ
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:54:33 -0500
From: "Jeff KB2M" <kb2m@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32
To: "'Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF'" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <006201ca7f7c$aa58f7b0$ff0ae710$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I think it's because more people use SatPC32 then any other satellite
tracking program. The majority of SatPC32 users don't have a problem. Also
the experienced users of SatPC32 don't mind helping out the new users of the
s/w simply because it is the best satellite tracking package in use today,
hands down...
73 Jeff kb2m
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:20 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
It amazes me, the number of people who, every time a new
satellite/radio/rotor/interface etc appears, have to ask how to
configure SatPC32 to work with the new equipment.
I've never seen this with other software, other than the HRD suite.
I've not used SatPC preferring Orbitron or InstantTrack.
Does SatPC not have a manual or instructions?
Are we breeding operators who cannot read or understand the language?
What's going on?
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:15:11 -0700
From: "Tom" <k0tw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <362EFEC338014653A6EE62466E989907@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> It amazes me, the number of people who, every time a new
satellite/radio/rotor/interface etc appears, have to ask how to
> configure SatPC32 to work with the new equipment.
>
> I've never seen this with other software, other than the HRD suite. I've
not used SatPC preferring Orbitron or InstantTrack.
>
> Does SatPC not have a manual or instructions?
>
> Are we breeding operators who cannot read or understand the language?
>
> What's going on?
>
Nigel, just my thoughts but I feel that many people just want a quick answer
rather than taking the time to dig the information out of the book/help
file. I'm not suggesting that there's anything wrong with that. Time spent
searching for configuration data procedures is time that cannot be spent
doing more useful projects.
I gave a quick (and uneducated) effort to adding XW-1 into my .SQF files
from what I read here on -bb. No success. But no problem. I'll get back to
worrying about XW-1 eventually. In the meantime I have other more pressing
things to do.
Rather than all of us reinventing the wheel each time a new satellite is
launched and operational, why not have one of the 'experts' make the
additions and make the subsequent .SQL files available to all somewhere on
the Amsat web site?
Tom, K0TW
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:29:55 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4B2ADB13.6090307@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Or encourage the author of the software to write a utility/menu item that
will update all the required files just by the
user inputting data into a few boxes.
If the user can't intuitively update the software then the project isn't
finished.
On 18-Dec-09 01:15, Tom wrote:
>
> Rather than all of us reinventing the wheel each time a new satellite is
> launched and operational, why not have one of the 'experts' make the
> additions and make the subsequent .SQL files available to all somewhere on
> the Amsat web site?
>
--
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937
825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx www
http://www.ngunn.net
Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC,
GCARES, XWARN.
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:35:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Louis House <kd5gm@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HOPE-1
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <540677.37059.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
"HOPE-1" sounds really fine in EL29kq.? The following information is
assuming that my SatPC32 is configured correctly for the "HOPE-1".? My keps
read the 36th orbit, an ascending pass at a height of 1196. I picked HOPE up
at 0109z?on a heading of?97 degrees az from EL29kq, less than 1 minute?after
AOS and copied her until 0121z at 10.2 degrees az.? I lost her signals at 1
minute after LOS.? My copy was made with and without the sp432vdg preamp in
line and using a 17 element yagi in vertical position. Her signals were very
readable un-amplified.? there was some fading on two occasions with out loss
of signal.? My fourth string of copy was: BJ6SA XW XW AAA TTT AA6 ABT ETT
TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
Great job CHINA!
73
louis kd5gm
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:04:37 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HOPE-1
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4B2AF145.6000707@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Have some keps.... just for the fun of it!
YAOGAN 8
1 36121U 09072A 09351.81645093 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 0 96
2 36121 100.4971 048.8874 0007540 024.7088 335.4403 13.16398706 355
XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1)
1 36122U 09072B 09351.81668790 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 0 119
2 36122 100.4984 048.8858 0007078 033.0791 327.0545 13.16281805 357
--
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937
825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx www
http://www.ngunn.net
Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC,
GCARES, XWARN.
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:07:39 +0800
From: "Alan Kung" <alankung@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 Operation Schedule
To: "Simon HB9DRV" <simon@xxxxxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <00dd01ca7f8f$4feddd00$6c01a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello Simon
XW-1 FM and digitail store-forwared transponder
ON at 1205UTC
OFF at 1352UTC on Dec. 18
73
Alan, BA1DU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon HB9DRV" <simon@xxxxxx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:52 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 Operation Schedule
> Alan,
>
> Please post here to let us know when the transponder / repeater will be on
> :)
>
> Simon Brown
> http://sdr-radio.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> > Behalf Of Alan Kung
> >
> > Please send me your report when you work through this satellite or hear
> > downlink signal of the transponder.
> >
>
>
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:43:55 -0400
From: Bruce Robertson <ve9qrp@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
To: w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
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On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:23 PM, <w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Add them in the amateur.txt file.
>
> C:/Documents and Settings/ (your user name)/Application
> Data/SatPC32/Keplar/amateur.txt Edit this file and add the XW-1 keps
>
> XW-1
> 1 36121U 09072A 09349.53641119 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 31
> 2 36121 100.5050 046.6267 0007989 035.4736 324.6735 13.16391085 50
>
> Restart your computer and files should appear.
One possible source of confusion is due to the fact that amateur.txt
is not the only possible source of keplerian elements. If you call up
the window that appears with the 'Satelites' menu, on the far left you
will see a list of files in the SatPC32/Kepler directory. Clicking on
any one of these will generate a list of satellites whose orbits are
defined in that file, and from there you can select a subgroup to be
displayed in the main program. As a result, if you edit the
'amateur.txt' file, be sure that this is the file you have selected
under the 'Satellites' window as well. Also note that when you update
the keps from the web, you'll clobber the file that you edited by
hand.
73, Bruce
--
http://ve9qrp.blogspot.com
> This info was sent to me yesterday and is right on as of today's passes.
You can also use Hope-1 as the name of the satellite..
>
> John W6ZKH
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 3:57:11 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
>
>
>
> ditto here also
>
> bob W7LRD
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim" <hartwell@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:56:43 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-! keps
>
> I am running satpc32 and I guess I missing something as I cant seem to enter
> the new sat.
> Can some one give me the step by step info on how to do it. tnx
> Jim
> K7UDG
>
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:18 -0600
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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It is only necessary to restart SatPC32 after editing any of the auxiliary
files.... not the whole computer.
George, KA3HSW
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From: <w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
> Add them in the amateur.txt file.
>
> C:/Documents and Settings/ (your user name)/Application
> Data/SatPC32/Keplar/amateur.txt Edit this file and add the XW-1 keps
>
> XW-1
> 1 36121U 09072A 09349.53641119 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 31
> 2 36121 100.5050 046.6267 0007989 035.4736 324.6735 13.16391085 50
>
> Restart your computer and files should appear.
>
> This info was sent to me yesterday and is right on as of today's passes.
> You can also use Hope-1 as the name of the satellite..
>
> John W6ZKH
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:58:28 -0600
From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
To: "amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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It would be nice if someone could convince the powers-that-be at Celestrak
to add newly-launched amateur satellites to the amateur.txt file sooner...
George, KA3HSW
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From: "Bruce Robertson" <ve9qrp@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:43 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-! keps
[snip]
>
> One possible source of confusion is due to the fact that amateur.txt
> is not the only possible source of keplerian elements. If you call up
> the window that appears with the 'Satelites' menu, on the far left you
> will see a list of files in the SatPC32/Kepler directory. Clicking on
> any one of these will generate a list of satellites whose orbits are
> defined in that file, and from there you can select a subgroup to be
> displayed in the main program. As a result, if you edit the
> 'amateur.txt' file, be sure that this is the file you have selected
> under the 'Satellites' window as well. Also note that when you update
> the keps from the web, you'll clobber the file that you edited by
> hand.
>
> 73, Bruce
>
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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:50:48 -0600
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for an old timer
To: "'Doug Loughmiller'" <w5bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Doug,
The TAPR site lists software versions after Y2K
http://www.tapr.org/kits_trakbox.html
http://www.tapr.org/software_library.php?dir=/software_lib/sat/trakbox
You can also find it here:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpsoft.html
under Firmware near the bottom of the page
73,
Joe kk0sd
P.S. Keep me posted, I have a kit that I hope to finally assemble this
winter.
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Doug Loughmiller
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:13 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help for an old timer
Hi Everybody,
After a 15 year hiatus from being an active satellite operator, I am in the
process of pulling my satellite ground station together to operate the
various LEO birds that are available to us today. While almost all of the
equipment I have is new, I have one vintage item that I would like to put to
use in my shack but I am going to need some help. While I was working at
SSTL back in the early 90s, I purchased two of the JAMSAT TrakBox kits
developed by JA6FTL, JG6MCG, SM0TER et al from AMSAT-UK. As I understand it
the kit was made available by TAPR here in the states for a while as well. I
built one kit up at the time and sent it to my Dad, KB5ZPK (SK) for him to
use in his newly acquired store-and-forward ground station here in Texas.
Since I was operating from the Command Center at the University of Surrey, I
put the other one aside for use at a later time. Well, the later time turned
out to be now and of course since that time the world has dealt with Y2K and
all of the associated software upgrades and changes that had to be done. It
miraculously appears that I haven't lost any of the components for the kit
so from a hardware standpoint I think I am set but I am concerned about the
availability of post Y2K software to run in the system. So my question is,
can anyone tell me if there is any post Y2K software available for the
Trakbox and if so, how can I go about getting a copy of it? While I realize
there are now other options available for autotracking, for sentimental
reasons I would like to get my kit up and running so any help that I can get
would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to working many of you on the birds once I become QRV.
Thanks for reading my note.
73
Doug Loughmiller, W5BL (EX KO5I, G0SYX)
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