[amsat-bb] Re: FT817 and SatPc32

[Erich Eichmann]

Howard,
I tested that with the FT-817 as "Radio 1" and the FT-847 as "Radio 2" (I
don't have an FT-897).
My settings in menu  "Radio Setup":
Radio 1: FT-817
Cat baud rate: 38400
COM port x
CAT delay: 20
Radio 2:
FT-847
CAT baud rate 57400
COM port y

Option "Autom. Rx/Tx change" checked, all other options in the menu
unchecked.
That worked flawlessly, also with HO-68.

The same test with the FT-847 as "Radio 1" and the FT-817 as "Radio 2"
worked also flawlessly.

In menu "Options" I have set the SGP4SDP4 model. The SGP8SDP8 model causes a
math error with HO-68 ("Ungultige Gleitkommaoperation" = "Invalid Floating
Point Error"). The reason: In the Keplerian data sets for HO-68 the value of
the element "bstar drag term" (line #1, col. 54 - 60) is 0. I have fixed
that and there is a patch file on my website, Engl. page "Downloads" ,
"Patches".

73s, Erich, DK1TB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kowall" <hkowall at shaw.ca>
To: "amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:44 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT817 and SatPc32


> Hello to all
> I am running SatPc32 ver 12.8a and a FT817ND(vhf) and a FT897D(uhf)
> It all works fine until I go to Sat HO-68,every time I go to that ast it
> shuts off my FT817nd
> Has anyone else had this problem
> Its almost like it is getting the cat command to shut off
> Below is my doppler settings from the sqf file that iI have put in.
>
> HO-68,435765,145925,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder
> HO-68,435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr
> HO-68,435790,145910,USB,LSB.REV,0,0,CWbcn
>
>
> Thanx to all
> Howard
> VE4ISP
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