[amsat-bb] Nova for Windows

[jim at beeson.cc]

Thanks Jim! It works just fine. It compares well with SatPC32.

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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows

From: "Jim White" <jim at coloradosatellite.com>

Date: Tue, June 14, 2016 3:50 pm

To: amsat-bb at amsat.org

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> One foolproof way is to go to

> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt

> and save that file.

>

> Then in NOVA select

> Kep Elements

> Disk File Update

> Manual Update

> and select that file.

>

> Then use

> Views

> Configure current view

> to select the sats you want to have show up on the screen

>

> Jim

>

> On 6/14/2016 1:42 PM, Pedro Converso wrote:

>> Hello Jim,

>>

>> I don't used Nova for windows, but if what is required is updated Keps

>> in Amsat Format, you can get them in http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm ,

>> just click on the satellite you want keps and click on Keps, you can

>> copy/paste necessary keps.

>>

>> Other alternative is http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm , where you have

>> updated keps and predictions in real time for useful amateur

>> satellites.

>>

>> 73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso

>>

>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:08 PM, <jim at beeson.cc> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>> Thanks all for the reply. I used it several years ago - AO-40 era - and I have been dormant since then. I want to use it now for predictions for the two new FM birds, AO-85 & SO-50. I have version 2.2C which I believe is the latest. I know you can make

>>> "extra" sats but I don't appear to be savvy enough to convert the 2-line code to what Nova needs. And then I will want to pull in the latest K-elements as well. Help please!!

>>>

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>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows

>>>

>>>

From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart at charter.net>

>>>

>>> Date: Sun, June 12, 2016 10:26 pm

>>>

>>> To: jim at beeson.cc

>>>

>>> "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>

>>>

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>>>

>>>> I've used it for a number of years and am very happy with it. I do not use

>>>> it for controlling the rotor or radio, just for visualizing and predicting

>>>> the passes, so can't comment on those features. Currently using it with

>>>> Windows 10.

>>>> 73,

>>>> Ken, W7KKE

>>>> -----Original Message-----

>>>

From: jim at beeson.cc

>>>

>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:56 PM

>>>> To: amsat-bb

>>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows

>>>> Does anyone use Nova for Windows (by Northern Lights Software Associates)

>>>> for satellite tracking?

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