[amsat-bb] Re: Masat website update - 'packets received' now working.

Thu Feb 16 17:06:53 PST 2012

I haven't sent any by email, and I'm up over 300. I think they might
literally mean 'includes', not 'comprises exclusively'.

I see that Mark's packets have made it on the map.

73, Bruce
VE9QRP

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Andy Kellner <hawat1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> well maybe the automatic packet logging is not working after all (at least for many people).
>
> I've just received another email from the team in hungary, and they told me that the 'packets received'
>
> number on the google map includes all the packets sent to them VIA EMAIL reports.
>
> Sure enough, I haven't sent my latest log file to them yet, and my packets received counter
> didn't change in the last 24 hours.
>
> So who knows - a bit frustrating not to know if the packet is actually logged on their server or not.
>
> I guess if you want to make sure that your contribution actually makes it to Hungary, send the log
> file via email (instructions are on their website).
>
> Cheers,
> Andreas - VK4HHH
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> To: Bruce Robertson <ve9qrp at gmail.com>
> Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 12:08 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Masat website update - 'packets received' now working.
>
> Indeed, Bruce--this software implementation for the telemetry is awesome!
>
> We'll get these issues sort out.  The good news of course is that the
> packets are being logged locally, so they can submitted manually via
> email (which I haven't done yet...)
>
> I removed the current Win7 firewall exceptions for JAVA---no
> warning/permissions window popped up!
> Uninstalled/reinstalled Java--still no warning/permissions window
> popped up; and no exceptions were added to the firewall during
> re-install.
> Manually added java.exe and javaw.exe to the firewall exceptions
> (shows both TCP and UDP), and will test out later as the bird comes
> into view...
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Bruce Robertson <ve9qrp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if I am incorrect in generalizing my experience. On the
>> website map, it seems too many people have '0' packets reported. And
>> my latest pass (some good data at 4 deg. max el.!) isn't reported yet.
>>
>> When  I first ran the application, windows firewall popped up and
>> asked for me to permit java to access the internet. In my case, it was
>> the first time I'd used this java install on this machine, so that is
>> probably the difference.
>>
>> Despite this discussion, I think we'd all agree that this is a great
>> package and it makes working with this new satellite very interesting.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well, I still don't have it forwarding packets, according to their webpage.
>>>
>>> What is the delay from time of packets submitted to posted on the web? Seconds/minutes/hours?
>>>
>>> Looking harder here, but it sure looks like Windows firewall is set to allow JAVA to do it's thing...
>>>
>>> Bruce, how did you tell Win7 firewall to use JAVA?   Did it pop up a security window for you to enable traffice?  I don't remember seeing that, but this isn't the first JAVA thing I've done...Win7 firewall settings show java.exe and javaw.exe enabled for both TCP and UDP traffic.
>>>
>>> Bleh.
>>>
>>> Mark N8MH
>>>
>>>
>>> At 08:20 AM 2/16/2012 -0400, Bruce Robertson wrote:
>>>>I sent packets yesterday with this email address, and then registered
>>>>in the evening. This morning I see that it has retrospectively counted
>>>>those packets to my new account! The only authorization I had to do
>>>>with the software was to tell my Win7 firewall that java could connect
>>>>to the internet on my behalf.
>>>>
>>>>So the system seems quite robust (not to mention pleasing to the eye).
>>>>
>>>>73, Bruce
>>>>VE9QRP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Mark L. Hammond
>>>><marklhammond at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Okay, I had a brain failure here (least I think so...)
>>>>>
>>>>> I used my gmail address to register my station on the webpage, but used my amsat address when the program started.  I registered online weeks ago, so when the registration page came up, I didn't even consider that it was supposed to "match" to the website registration page.
>>>>>
>>>>> Will know tomorrow, but that has to be my problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Makes sense...another "duh" moment :)
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark N8MH
>>>>>
>>>>> At 05:13 PM 2/15/2012 -0500, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
>>>>>>FYI:   I have sent a couple hundred packets in, and they don't show...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mark N8MH
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Andy Kellner <hawat1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Looks like the Masat team updated / fixed their website, too.
>>>>>>> Now when you go to the 'track our satellite' section, it actually shows the position
>>>>>>> of the satellite and - more importantly - the 'Packets Received' from each registered
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amateur station ! So now you can check if the packet upload is actually working.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good stuff. Nicely Done, Masat team.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andreas - VK4HHH
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