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

Tue Aug 28 05:58:12 PDT 2012

I'm jumping on this bandwagon, too!  :)

Please tell me another program (for Windows) that does the following:

1) Rotor control
2) CAT control with Doppler correction (1 or 2 radios at the same time)
3) Automated operations, with specified priorities of tracking
(meaning, it automatically switches between satellites; priorities can
be set for the case when two birds are in view at the same time)
4) Tones can be set for each bird (or multiple, and then toggled/selected)
5) multiple configurations can be changed with a click (different
rotor, different radio, different satellites--whatever you want).
6) split mode for ISS operations
7) all proceeds go to AMSAT :)
8) and the list goes on and on...

Really, if the main issue is graphics--functionality wins hands down
in my book.  Graphics aren't spectacular, but they are sufficient.

About the only thing I've wanted to do, but SatPC32 doesn't, is
eclipse predictions; so I use PREDICT or ILLUM.

(And I've been doing automated operations since the days of PG and PB
batch files ;) )

I've tried Gpredict, but can't get high numbered comports to work.

73!

Mark N8MH

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:30 AM,  <kb2m at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
> --
>
> Sent from my computer.
>
> tom ...
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