[amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe

[Michael Carper, Ph.D.]

I've also created the following change request to ask the developer to add
seconds to the AOS time above the Next Passes graph... so the format can be
compared to AMSAT or other sources of AOS in the format of hh:mm:ss.

https://development.hamradiodeluxe.com/view.php?id=3152

Mike, WA9PIE

On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 12:06 PM Michael Carper, Ph.D. <mike at wa9pie.net>
wrote:

> Here's a comparison of the AOS times for ISAT.  (In HRD Sat Track, the
> duration is shown below the chart.)
>
> www.hamradiodeluxe.com/SatellitePassComparison.png
>
> I don't see a problem with any of the pass comparisons I've made between
> HRD SatTrack and the AMSAT data.
>
> The real problem I'm looking at is related to rig control (specific to
> uplink Doppler frequency calcs) at the moment.
>
> It's worth pointing out that (a) I'm using an HRD build that was generated
> yesterday and (b) some of you may be using an HRD build that was generated
> in 2012... or at least quite some time ago.
>
> Mike, WA9PIE
>
> On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 7:01 AM Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike, I don't see any times listed for the Amsat tracking.   I think the
>> problem is people are saying that HRD "lags" (ie, the track is correct,
>> but
>> several seconds/minutes behind).   Regardless of if that is true or not,
>> what I would suggest to verify HRD's tracking is to open two windows, one
>> with AO-91 or 92 in HRD (realtime, during an actual pass), and one with
>> Amsat Argentina's website:
>>
>> http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm
>>
>> Be sure to enter your correct grid square and select the correct
>> satellite,
>> and it will tell you current Az/El and doppler frequencies for Uplink and
>> Downlink.   I've found this site to be very reliable, and no installs are
>> required (it runs in the browser).
>>
>> --Roy
>> K3RLD
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> > Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on
>> this
>> > next. On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD
>> > Satellite
>> > Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences.
>> > Here's an example with AO-91:
>> > http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png
>> >
>> > Mike, WA9PIE
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