[amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.05 is released ready for RadFxSat

[Chris Thompson]

There was no download link in my announcement,  Sorry about that.

Existing users of FoxTelem will get an upgrade notice and a download link
when they next relaunch FoxTelem.

If you have not tried FoxTelem before then you can download it from here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
​
73
Chris
g0kla
ac2cz

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Chris Thompson <g0kla at arrl.net> wrote:

> ​I am pleased to announce a new version of FoxTelem, Version 1.05.  This
> will make
>
> you ready for the RadFxSat launch in 2 weeks time,  at 01:47 PST (09:47
> UTC) on
>
> November 10, 2017.   You will also take advantage of over 60 fixed defects
> and
>
> changes applied to the code base.
>
>
>
> NEW FEATURES
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> RADFXSAT
>
> Accurately decode the data, display the results of the experiments and
> forward it to
>
> the AMSAT server for analysis by the experiment owners and other amateur
>
> scientists like yourself.  This version will also be able to download the
> RadFxSat data
>
> from the server.
>
>
>
> POSITION CALC
>
> You can use a new feature to calculate the position of the satellite. This
> is
>
> enabled on the settings screen. The TLEs are automatically downloaded each
> week
>
> and stored in EPOCH order.  This will be used to plot historical graphs in
> the
>
> future.  See the manual for more details.
>
>
>
> WHEN ABOVE HORIZON
>
> You can set FoxTelem to only decode when the satellite is up.  This is
>
> designed to save CPU power when many copies of FoxTelem are run at the same
>
> time.
>
>
>
> RUNNING MULTIPLE COPIES
>
> You can run FoxTelem in a new way.  If you pass a directory on the command
>
> line then it will use this as the location of the config file and the
> logFiles.
>
> Previously you needed to create a batch file and run a special command.
> That
>
> will still work, but this should be easier.  See the manual for details.
>
>
>
>
>
> KEY CHANGES
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> * Implements changes needed to support RadFxSat (Fox-1B) which launches
>
>   Nov 2017
>
> * Simpler approach to run multiple copies of FoxTelem with different
>
>   configuration settings
>
> * Calculation of spacecraft position for users on Linux/Mac or those
> without
>
>   SatPC32, including automatic TLE/KEP management
>
> * Automatic start/stop of the decoder to save CPU when running many copies,
>
>   based on FoxTelem calculation or SatPC32
>
> * Runs on the Raspberry Pi 3
>
> * Storage of the spacecraft .dat files in the logfiles directory to avoid
>
>   issues where the install directory is not writable
>
> * Plots 450 deg and 180 deg Az/EL correctly
>
> * PSK decoder in readiness for Fox-1E (RadFXSat2)
>
>
>
> And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
>
> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/3?closed=1
>
>
> You can email me with any bug reports or issues that you see.
>
>
> ​73
> Chris
> g0kla/ac2cz​
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
>



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Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net