[amsat-bb] Re: HRD software question

[w4upd]

Gotcha! You are correct. maybe the independences that were discussed 
with 5.x will take care of that problem. It would be nice to bring up 
just the satellite portion only. I have been so use to using WISP32 
since my SATGATE days that I use it most of the time except on my newer 
radios. HRD indeed is very good and looks even more promising for the 
future. I have downloaded the 5.x beta version but have yet to install 
it to see how it does.

Regards,

    Reid, W4UPD



n3tl at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Hey Reid,
>  
> Thanks for your note. Using the same package here - V 4.1, Build 1985.
>  
> And yes, you can access Satellite Tracker without connecting radios to 
> it - but you can't connect radios to it without ALSO connecting them 
> to HRD. Therein could lie the problem.
>  
> DM780 is useable without connecting radios to HRD. I routinely do that 
> when I'm working digital modes in HF.
>  
> My only interest in computer connection for Satellite Tracker is 
> Doppler control. I would like to be able to connect directly to it and 
> use it as a "stand-alone" without HRD involved. I believe that 
> could/would solve the issues I experience here.
>  
> 73,
>  
> Tim - N3TL
> Athens, Ga. - EM84ha
>
>     -------------- Original message from w4upd
>     <updwrb at bristor-assoc.com>: --------------
>
>
>     > Which beta version of 4.1 are you using? I found that I had the
>     same
>     > problem until 4.1 build 1985. Satellite stuff can be accessed
>     without a
>     > rig hooked up. I did find that resources can really get eaten up
>     by HRD
>     > when doing satellite stuff. If the description of HRD V5.0 is
>     correct,
>     > it may ease up the overhead on computers by not trying to do so
>     many
>     > things at once (some of which you may not need).
>     >
>     > Reid, W4UPD
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > n3tl at bellsouth.net wrote:
>     > > Simon and all,
>     > > > I have been using V 4.1 Beta for a few months, and my sense
>     is that all of the multitasking HRD requires is taxing the
>     processor on my Acer Aspire One netbook beyond its capacity. I may
>     be wrong about that, but I suspect that's what's
>     > going on.
>     > > > Simon, please correct me if this is wrong - but I believe
>     that V 4.1 (beta) requires that radios be connected to the main
>     HRD suite, and then also connected to the Satellite Tracker, in
>     order to provide computer control for Doppler
>     > tuning. If that is, indeed, the case, I wonder whether it's
>     possible to enable
>     > Satellite Tracker's radio-related functions without connection
>     to HRD? I suspect
>     > that if I was able to connect my radios directly to Satellite
>     Tracker without
>     > using HRD, that the netbook might be able handle the load.
>     > >
>     > > I enjoy Satellite Tracker very much, but it has locked up my
>     computer at the
>     > very worst of times (e.g., just a few seconds before acquisition
>     of AO-7 when I
>     > had a schedule with EA8AVI in an attempt to add Africa to my
>     continents-worked
>     > list). I chose the netbook for my ham radio use because of its
>     size, and because
>     > it was bundled with Windows XP, not Vista. I fear that the
>     decision has me
>     > comitted to a computer with a processor that may not have enough
>     muscle to do
>     > everything HRD/Satellite Tracker asks it to do.
>     > >
>     > > Regardless ... thank you so much for all of your work on HRD
>     and Satellite
>     > Tracker. HRD is an amazing suite of software.
>     > >
>     > > 73 to all,
>     > >
>     > > Tim - N3TL
>     > > Athens, Ga. - EM84ha
>     > > -------------- Original message from "Simon (HB9DRV)" :
>     > --------------
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >> Hi,
>     > >>
>     > >> I guess it's something I've never really tried - will do so
>     and fix.
>     > >>
>     > >> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
>     > >> www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
>     > >>
>     > >> ----- Original Message -----
>     > >> From: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF"
>     > >>
>     > >>
>     > >>> Any idea why, if I select SHOW TRACKS/ALL the prog locks up
>     when Orbitron
>     > >>> is capable of displaying the same number (85) of sats
>     without slowing?
>     > >>> What is the maximun number we can sensibly display>
>     > >>>
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