[amsat-bb] Gpredict question

[Larry]

Many thanks, Martin! that worked a treat- it added 44 new satellites,
and I could add AO-85.

Regards, Larry W8ANT

On 08/12/2018 02:49 PM, Martin Cooper wrote:
> It depends on the keps that GPredict is configured to use. You can fix
> it by doing the following:
>
> * Go into Edit -> Preferences -> General -> TLE Update
> * Under 'Update from the Internet', set the following settings:
>    * Remote server: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/
>    * Proxy server: (leave blank)
>    * Files to fetch: nasabare.txt
> * Check 'Add satellites to local database'
> * Click OK and exit Preferences
>
> * Choose Edit -> Update TLE -> From network
>
> GPredict will download the AMSAT keps and start using them
> immediately. It will also update them regularly from AMSAT.
>
> You'll now find AO-85 and all your other favourite ham sats on the list.
>
> Martin.
> KD6YAM
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 6:46 AM, Larry <lmwatbullrun at runbox.com
> <mailto:lmwatbullrun at runbox.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     Folks, I seek enlightenment on why I cannot seem to get Gpredict to
>     track Fox-1a AKA AO85?
>     N2YO's site tracks it, but Gpredict does not have it on its list. 
>     I run
>     Linux, not Windows, BTW, which is the main reason I use Gpredict.
>
>
>     If this is an unfixable bug, are there any other Linux satellite
>     tracking programs for Linux that anyone would recommend?
>
>
>     Larry W8ANT
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