[amsat-bb] Re: Adding AO-73 to SATPC32 and Nova for Windows

[Greg D]

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Alan wrote:
> tel-new.txt >> tle-new.txt
>
> I read somewhere that almost 5 out of 2 hams are somewhat dyslexic.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>   
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com]
> <Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 3:35 PM
> <To: 'Ted'; APBIDDLE at mailaps.org; les at highnoonfilm.com;
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <Cc: 'CC'
> <Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Adding AO-73 to SATPC32 and Nova
> <for Windows
> <
> <Ted,
> <
> <Nothing of the sort!!  You said:  "I'd like to keep it within
> <the group of satellites that are in the
> <"amateur.txt" Kep file if possible."  It isn't possible right
> <now, since AO-73 is still in the
> <tel-new.txt file:
> <
> <>>Les,
> <
> <I usually copy the keps I want from the tle-new file and paste
> <them into
> <the amateur keps file. The only problem with doing it that way
> <is that you
> <will have to manually add it every time you update your keps.
> <
> <>>Dave-KB1PVH
> <
> <Other than that, you will need to set it up using the
> <tle-new.txt source files until it is eventually
> <moved over to the amateur.txt.  I have a group I call "New"
> <for such satellites, though most people
> <use the existing Diverse category.
> <
> <73s,
> <
> <Alan
> <WA4SCA
> <
> <
> <
> <
> <
> <
> <
> <<-----Original Message-----
> <<From: Ted [mailto:k7trkradio at charter.net]
> <<Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 3:15 PM
> <<To: APBIDDLE at mailaps.org; les at highnoonfilm.com; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <<Cc: 'CC'
> <<Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Adding AO-73 to SATPC32 and Nova
> <<for Windows
> <<
> <<Alan,
> <<
> <<Are you suggesting that SATPC32 cannot be updated with the
> <<various 'objects'
> <<that keep popping up, For example, the Funcube web site
> <<currently says they
> <<believe that AO73 is actually object 2013-066AE. Can that
> <<object be entered
> <<and selected in SATPC? (I suspect that these minor diffs
> <<between what is
> <<labeled as AO73 vs. 2013-066AE don't really make any practical
> <<difference
> <<when using SatPC32 to work the bird)
> <<
> <<Pls share your thoughts
> <<
> <<73, Ted
> <<K7TRK
> <<
> <<-----Original Message-----
> <<From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org
> <[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> <<Behalf Of Alan
> <<Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:39 AM
> <<To: les at highnoonfilm.com; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <<Cc: CC
> <<Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Adding AO-73 to SATPC32 and Nova for Windows
> <<
> <<Les,
> <<
> <<Remember that the Keps are provided from CelesTrak.  SatPC32 does not
> <<control which source file contains a particular satellite. New
> <<satellites
> <<normally move over to the regular categories in about
> <<30 days.
> <<
> <<You can find a discussion of adding satellites to SatPC32 and
> <NfW here:
> <<
> <<http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/adding-new-satellites-to-satpc32/
> <<
> <<73s,
> <<
> <<Alan
> <<WA4SCA
> <<
> <<
> <<
> <<
> <<<-----Original Message-----
> <<<From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org
> <<<[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Les Rayburn
> <<<Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 3:11 AM
> <<<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <<<Subject: [amsat-bb] Adding AO-73 to SATPC32 and Nova for
> <<Windows < <I've
> <<been off the air since before Thanksgiving, due to an
> <<impossible <work and
> <<personal schedule. Things are slowing down now, and <I'd
> <<really <like to
> <<work some contacts through A0-73. Can someone walk me through
> <<<adding A0-73
> <<to SATPC32? I'd like to keep it within the group of
> <<<satellites that are in
> <<the "amateur.txt" Kep file if possible.
> <<<
> <<<Ditto for adding it to Nova for Windows. I know that someone posted
> <<<instructions like this shortly after the satellite was
> <<<launched, but it
> <<<appears that the object number and keps may be out of date
> <<<now? I'd like
> <<<to install the new bird with the latest information.
> <<<
> <<<Thanks for helping the newbie!
> <<<
> <<<
> <<<--
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> <<<73,
> <<<
> <<<Les Rayburn, N1LF
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