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

Tue Aug 28 05:30:37 PDT 2012

I'm  also  curious about what you find  un-usable in SatPC32. 

73 Jeff kb2m

----- Original Message -----
From: Alan P. Biddle <APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET>
To: 'Ted' <k7trkradio at charter.net>
Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:32:42 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio

Ted,

I am interested in why you consider SATPC32 almost unusable?   It does
require a small amount of typing instead of clicking, but it just works, and
works perfectly. That is my criteria for usability.  HRD is beautiful, and I
use it exclusively for HF, but gave up on it as a satellite program because
so many features, such as support for the FT-847, were broken and did not
get fixed.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Ted
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 6:29 PM
To: 'Thomas Doyle'; 'Clayton Coleman W5PFG'
Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio

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
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 
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

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tom ...
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