[amsat-bb] Help Please with Simplesat

[Joe]

I got it working, Thanks All!!

Joe WB9SBD
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On 8/13/2016 11:07 AM, Thomas Doyle wrote:
> ​Hi,
>
> "Tom is on this list."
>
> I have been a bit under the weather so have not been checking the list.
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>
> "AMSAT keps were available by default in the previous version. I'm not
> sure why he took it out."
>
> As you know the maintenance of the AMSAT keps has been a bit hit and miss
> over time. Even when satellites had "crashed" they were often still on the
> list. The CelesTrak list had been much more reliable and up to date over
> the long run.
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>
> " With NO-84 and AO-85, and the possibility of
> similar situations in the future, we need to make sure that satellite
> tracking program developers always include AMSAT keps as an option.
> Too many are locked to CelesTrak which does not and cannot include
> satellites launched on classified missions."
>
> You might also want to set and enforce standards for handling the upcoming
> problem with the fundamental nature of TLE data structure. I am sure you
> know that line 1 column 19 and 20 define the epoch year. This leaves only
> two digits for the year. The temporary fix they have put in will have an
> interesting problem in the future. Many tracking programs are also "locked"
> into the current standard and will most likely have problems when the magic
> date rolls around. I am sure you know the magic date is actually not that
> far away (as you know it is not 3000). Perhaps some sort of check list and
> enforcement team could be set up to keep the developers in line.
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>
> 73 W9KE Tom Doyle
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> Tom is on this list.
>>
>> Edit the SatLookDown1_28\SimpleSatData\SatData\WebDataSources.txt file
>> and add the following line:
>>
>> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt, AMSAT.txt
>>
>> Then restart the program and click web update. AMSAT keps should then
>> be available for selection.
>>
>> AMSAT keps were available by default in the previous version. I'm not
>> sure why he took it out. With NO-84 and AO-85, and the possibility of
>> similar situations in the future, we need to make sure that satellite
>> tracking program developers always include AMSAT keps as an option.
>> Too many are locked to CelesTrak which does not and cannot include
>> satellites launched on classified missions.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>>> This program seems really interesting, but I can not get it to load all
>> the
>>> birds,
>>>
>>> http://www.tomdoyle.org/SimpleSatLookDown/SimpleSatLookDown.html
>>>
>>> Like NO-84 etc.
>>>
>>> I find it amazing that a person that makes a program, has zero way to
>>> contact the person. Granted it IS a free program so I can't complain,
>> it is
>>> just UG all I can see is the Celestrak info and that list does not
>> include
>>> NO-84
>>>
>>> Anyone Help?
>>>
>>> Joe WB9SBD
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