[amsat-bb] NOVA and Windows 10

[Adrian Engele]

 I concur with JoAnne's write-up. 
In my case, and this applies to all my laptops, I have had to open nasabare.txt in Wordpad and change the font size so all lines are on single lines and not split up.Only then did Nova import the nasabare.txt correctly without complaining.   Not sure if anybody else had the same issues, just passing it along. 

Love Nova for the excellent graphics. Reading through the manual to learn all that is under the hood is a must!  

73,  Adrian AA5UK




    On Thursday, September 12, 2019, 11:28:46 AM CDT, JoAnne K9JKM via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 > Instead of downloading nasa.all and editing it, you can download
> nasabare.txt instead. The latter is exactly the same as nasa.all with the
> edits being suggested. That way you just need to rename, and not edit.

Nova also downloads KEPS files from the internet without needing to
create/edit a file.

In the Nova main window click on 
  Kep. Elements
    Internet Update
      Configure Download

In the configure window that opens:
Fill in 'Download To:' with where you want to store the download
on your local machine. (I just put it on my Desktop)

Fill in Remote URL: www.amsat.org
Remote files: Click on the 'Edit the file list' icon to the
right of the data window.

When the file list opens uncheck all of the existing options
since those files don't seem useful to retrieving amsat keps.

Then you might need to use either Add, or Replace to enter
amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt

Then save the changes with the Nova OK buttons in the layers
of these menus you just negotiated through.

Try the Kep. Elements -> Internet Update -> Start Download

I've found that Nova running in true windows OS fashion may
require to stop/restart the program so don't be surprised.

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


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