[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio

[Stefan Wagener]

Hi Ted,

Appreciate your concern. However, SatPC32 is written and maintained by
Erich without ANY compensation by us. He donated the program and any
updates to AMSAT for them to sell. It's a one man personal hobby and
dedication and has served many of us very well. Sure would be nice to have
a super GUI etc. On the other hand once you get to learn the ins and outs
it serves the community very well.

Stefan, VE4NSA

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:

> Tom, one thing that would help is dragging SatPC32 into the 21st Century. I
> find it almost unusable. Too bad the sat program in HRD has problems
> tracking the linears...
>
> 73, Ted, K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Thomas Doyle
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:09 PM
> To: Clayton Coleman W5PFG
> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio
>
> Clayton,
>
> The activity level on the linear sats is very low and does not seem to
> be getting any better. Not sure why. Perhaps it is cost or complexity
> or problems putting up outside antennas. It is rather sad working
> linear sat passes with no one else on them. At least I can hear my own
> downlink signal and the beacon :-)
>
> Unfortunately this sums it up.
>
> AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
>
> "Satellite Operations Report by Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
>
> " ... The other FM satellites, AO-27 and SO-50, continue to be heavily
> used. FO-29 when operative, and VO-52 work well, but have very little
> use."
>
> Hope to see you on FO-29.
>
> 73 W9KE Tom Doyle
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Clayton Coleman W5PFG
> <kayakfishtx at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Tom,
> >
> > I would like to understand the reason for your comment about the
> > future being limited to FM satellites.  It seems FUNcube, FOX-2 and
> > Phase 3E projects would prove otherwise.
> >
> > 73
> > Clayton
> > W5PFG
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> The future of the hobby is FM sats so this is all probably irrelevant
> >> but it is still fun and interesting.
> >>
> >> tnx & 73 W9KE Tom
>
>
>
> --
>
> Sent from my computer.
>
> tom ...
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