[amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors

[Pedro Converso]

If possible to set on your tracking pgms,

Try http://amsat.org.ar/keps.txt

All sats Keps updated every 4 hours

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 11/9/18, Francis Geraci <fgeraci14 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Terry,
> Thanks for the thoughts.
> I "combed" thru the Keps. I did notice that AO-91 had a catalog # of
> 43015, not 43017. I corrected that. Still, no Joy. AO-92 is OK. AO-85 still
> a problem, and AO-91 is still 30 minutes off.
> It definitely is something with the Keps. HRD and SatPC32 use different
> "element sets".
> SatPC32 uses "nasa.txt", HRD uses "nasabare.txt and amateur.txt". I need to
> figure out how to get "nasa.all" into HRD. And, one of the 2 element sets,
> in HRD, is loading 3 keps entries for AO-91, each with different "catalog
> numbers", as noted above.
> Also, I have noticed with each "update" (many), the sat track gets slower
> loading.
> There is an "upcoming" update. I may try and "uninstall" HRD, reinstall
> with a "fresh" copy.
>
> Thanks again. Best from the "Florida Keys"
> WB1FXX
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 8:25 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne <
> wandtosborne at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Francis,
>>
>> Do you have multiple entries for AO-91 and AO-85?
>> I have found this to be a problem with some other tracking programs.
>> What happens is that you load the keps just after launch before the sats
>> have been finally identified.
>> The keps are then updated with a different object number and you get 2
>> entries for a given sat.
>>
>> I've just downloaded a demo of HDR Sat and I just have 1 entry for each
>> and
>> it tracks correctly.
>>
>> 73,
>> Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Francis Geraci
>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2018 6:24 AM
>> To: Suryono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors
>>
>> I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid.
>> SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some
>> birds
>> 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else
>> noticed
>> this tracking error ?
>> I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing
>> seems
>> to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr.
>>
>> Best to All - WB1FXX
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