[amsat-bb] AO 73 and SatPC32 program

[Rich/wa4bue]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <wa4sca at gmail.com>
To: "'Rich/wa4bue'" <richard.siff at verizon.net>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 4:39 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AO 73 and SatPC32 program


> Rich,
>
> A few other bits of information which will help.
>
> Are you using the AmsatNames.txt file, and if so, what is the AO-73 entry?
We tied that today and that had other undesirable effects like wrong 
frequency ranges for the seleected sats and wrong modes.

>
> What is the source of the AO-73 Keps as shown in the Satellite Tab?
On my list of Keps it is the second one.  The computer is at school and not 
here.

>
> Have you compared SatPC32 with another tracking program or the AMSAT 
> online tracker for AO-73?
A cell phone amp confirmed that ISS, FO29, AO 7, and SO 50 were correct. 
The amp showed AO 73 on my screen was wrong and it was wrong!
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
>
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> Rich/wa4bue
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> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO 73 and SatPC32 program
> <
> <I will try to get screen shots tomorrow.
> <
> <Our locator point on the map works correctly for all the other sats. 
> When
> <the program announces AOS the antenna is on the sats and the radio is on
> <frequency and Doppler is working.  On AO 73 this is not the case.  AO 73
> <tracking is not working correctly.  We see frequency and Doppler working 
> but
> <the sat is located somewhere else.  Again the TLE is correct.
> <
> <Rich
> <W4BUE
> <
> <----- Original Message -----
> <From: "Alan" <wa4sca at gmail.com>
> <To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> <Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 2:11 PM
> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO 73 and SatPC32 program
> <
> <
> <> Rich,
> <>
> <> <The rotors track but the bird is over the Pacific Ocean and we are on
> <> theAtlantic Ocean. side -
> <> Virginia.
> <>
> <> Are you saying the antennas are pointing in the wrong direction?  If 
> so,
> <> do the antennas point in the
> <> same direction as the program says to point?
> <>
> <> 73s,
> <>
> <> Alan
> <> WA4SCA
> <>
> <>
> <>
> <>
> <> <-----Original Message-----
> <> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
> <> Rich/wa4bue
> <> <Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 12:24 PM
> <> <To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> <> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 73 and SATPAC program
> <> <
> <> <Kj4YKG has taken a good look at the our program.
> <> <
> <> <The program controls the other birds well, so the clock, locator , and
> <> all
> <> <are set properly.  The TLE data is correct.
> <> <
> <> <The rotors track but the bird is over the Pacific Ocean and we are on 
> the
> <> <Atlantic Ocean. side - Virginia.
> <> <
> <> <This only bird that has this problem.
> <> <
> <> <Help!
> <> <
> <> <R
> <> <
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