[amsat-bb] Satpc 32 question on tracking

[Bruce]

I would be perfectly happy if it were in a flipped mode pointing in the 
correct direction. That would explain the elevation rotor. How do you 
explain the azimuth rotor being off 138 degrees? If the elevation were 
flipped, the azimuth should be 180 degrees off. Then it would be just 
fine. Or am I thinking incorrectly here?

I just updated the keps with the NASA keps. Will see if that fixes 
anything. Just an interesting situation. RS-44 is coming up in 15 
minutes. It has always tracked it perfectly.

73...bruce


On 7/3/2020 5:38 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> If the R in the upper left corner is yellow it means it's in flip mode if I
> remember correctly.
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020, 6:36 PM Stefan Wagener via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Looks like you have antennas set for flip mode. They will start up in the
>> opposite direction and then flip over back to below 90 on elevation once
>> the satellite has passed your location. See if that is the case.
>>
>> 73 Stefan VE4SW
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM Bruce via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Got tracking working with the FoxDelta ST USB version this past weekend.
>>> Doppler correction is working on the IC-9100.
>>>
>>> When I ask it to track SO-50, it is supposed to go to 175.8 azimuth and
>>> 1 elevation but instead it goes to 356 azimuth and 138 elevation.  I
>>> setup the FoxDelta for 180 elevation max and 450 azimuth max.
>>>
>>> You would think there is an issue with the FoxDelta. But.... If I switch
>>> to PO-101, it moves exactly to its location perfectly. I switch back to
>>> SO-50 and it goes to a whacky az/el.
>>>
>>> Have not turned off or touched either the Yaesu controller or FoxDelta,
>>> RS-44 coming over, tracked it perfectly.
>>>
>>> Again not touching anything, just set it for AO-7. Was supposed to be AZ
>>> 337.5 and EL 5.8 but rotor went to AZ 158 and EL 176. The ServerDX says
>>> target 159az/178el and actual 159az/178el.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? It has done this with several satellites. Even if I
>>> turn off the Yaesu controller and the FoxDelta and turn them back on, it
>>> goes to the whacky location for SO-50 and perfectly to PO-101.
>>>
>>> On the Rotor page, there is a park location of 10 az and 180 el.
>>> Correction has zeroes in both az/el. Park automatically after pass is
>>> off. ServerDX shows target
>>>
>>> Scratching my head on this one.
>>>
>>> 73...bruce
>>>
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