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Re: 3 word locator system.
by Stephen Thornber 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

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Re: 3 word locator system.
by KD4IZ 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

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Re: 3 word locator system.
by Bernd Peters 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

My wife and I use when we go on vacation, the system works well. It is not endorsed by any of the big players (the map makers and such), so it lives its own little life :-) 73, Bernd - KB7AK On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 5:41 PM Mike Hoblinski via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > I saw this on the news and was wondering if it might have use in the ham > community. > *What3words* (stylized as *what3words*) is a proprietary > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software> geocode system > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocode#Geocode_system> designed to > identify any location on the surface of Earth > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth> with a resolution of about 3 metres > (9.8 ft). It is owned by What3words Limited, based in London > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London>, England. > Wikipedia > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What3words > > https://what3words.com/clip.apples.leap > > It's an app with a compass function. Was designed to help people find each > other in places like > concerts, sporting events and malls. Works offline too. > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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3 word locator system.
by Mike Hoblinski 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

I saw this on the news and was wondering if it might have use in the ham community. *What3words* (stylized as *what3words*) is a proprietary <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software> geocode system <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocode#Geocode_system> designed to identify any location on the surface of Earth <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth> with a resolution of about 3 metres (9.8 ft). It is owned by What3words Limited, based in London <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London>, England. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What3words https://what3words.com/clip.apples.leap It's an app with a compass function. Was designed to help people find each other in places like concerts, sporting events and malls. Works offline too.

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AMSAT TLE dissemination.
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

AMSAT with help from its partner New England Sci-Tech prepares a bulletin of orbital elements during the first hour of the UTC day, and posts it to https://www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt<http://www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt> as well as "bare" elements without the bulletin header and footer at https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt<http://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt> . Other files and URLs with "nasa" and "ftp" in the URL are still maintained to support older software, but suggest organizations protocols that are no longer involved in TLE dissemination. Use of older filenames and URLs is deprecated and AMSAT does not promise to maintain them in perpetuity. End users and software developers are encouraged to use the URLs above going forward. The files are available via HTTPS (preferred) as well as unencrypted HTTP for legacy software. Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team

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Re: amsatbare.txt file
by aj9n＠aol.com 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

Based on all of the email traffic on this, I thought I would modify my sqf file with the newest file names. But I had to remove the s in https in order to make it all work. The nasa.all file still seems to work. Here is what seems to work for me:http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasa.all http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt http://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt http://www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt I don't know if SatPC32 needs to be modified to allow for an https in addition to allowing http or not. 73,Charlie AJ9N In a message dated 2024-07-07 11:52:42 Eastern Daylight Time, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org writes: Is https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasa.all still valid? 73, Joe kk0sd From: Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 9:20 PM To: k0jm.mark(a)gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: amsatbare.txt file Hi Mark, I think "amsatbare.txt was superseded about a year ago. At least that's the latest one I can find. The current keps are updated daily see: https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt That's the file that comes up on the AMSAT web page. I think that this was covered in the ANS at the time. The issue arises when SatPC32 has the auto download configured for "amsatbare.txt" and the program can't find it. To fix it: 1) Go into the help menu on SatPC32 (? symbol). 2) Go to "Auxiliary Files" 3) Select "Celestral.SQF". This opens in "Notepad" 4) Edit the top line that points to "amsatbare.txt" to read "https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt" 73, Terry ZL2BAC On 7/07/2024 7:59 am, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB wrote: Superseded by WHAT??? It's still working fine for me, and there's been no word from AMSAT on that. Would you mind forwarding the whole message? -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 1:54 PM Bill Booth via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: > amsatbare.txt has been superseded by Thanks for this link. I now see lots of other amsat links of similar info so why is there so many and I guess this one is the one to use -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada Lat: 45.741365 Long: -79.457429 Grid Square FN05gr Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum availableto all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressedare solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list athttps://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.orgTo unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.orgManage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: amsatbare.txt file
by Gary Mayfield 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

Is https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasa.all<https://www.amsat.org/tle/nasa.all> still valid? 73, Joe kk0sd From: Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2024 9:20 PM To: k0jm.mark(a)gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: amsatbare.txt file Hi Mark, I think "amsatbare.txt was superseded about a year ago. At least that's the latest one I can find. The current keps are updated daily see: https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt That's the file that comes up on the AMSAT web page. I think that this was covered in the ANS at the time. The issue arises when SatPC32 has the auto download configured for "amsatbare.txt" and the program can't find it. To fix it: 1) Go into the help menu on SatPC32 (? symbol). 2) Go to "Auxiliary Files" 3) Select "Celestral.SQF". This opens in "Notepad" 4) Edit the top line that points to "amsatbare.txt" to read "https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt"<https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt> 73, Terry ZL2BAC On 7/07/2024 7:59 am, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB wrote: Superseded by WHAT??? It's still working fine for me, and there's been no word from AMSAT on that. Would you mind forwarding the whole message? -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 1:54 PM Bill Booth via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org>> wrote: Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: > amsatbare.txt has been superseded by Thanks for this link. I now see lots of other amsat links of similar info so why is there so many and I guess this one is the one to use -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada Lat: 45.741365 Long: -79.457429 Grid Square FN05gr Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org/>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org/> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org<https://mailman.amsat.org/> ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org<https://mailman.amsat.org/>

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Re: mesat 1 keps
by Charles Rubenstein 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

Bob: Update your keps for Nasa.all. It is in there now. Charlie KB8CR > On Jul 6, 2024, at 11:44 PM, Bob Johnson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > keps available? > 73 Bob W7LRD > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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mesat 1 keps
by Bob Johnson 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

keps available? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Re: amsatbare.txt file
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 07 Jul '24

07 Jul '24

Hi Mark, I think "amsatbare.txt was superseded about a year ago. At least that's the latest one I can find. The current keps are updated daily see: https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt That's the file that comes up on the AMSAT web page. I think that this was covered in the ANS at the time. The issue arises when SatPC32 has the auto download configured for "amsatbare.txt" and the program can't find it. To fix it: 1) Go into the help menu on SatPC32 (? symbol). 2) Go to "Auxiliary Files" 3) Select "Celestral.SQF". This opens in "Notepad" 4) Edit the top line that points to "amsatbare.txt" to read "https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt" 73, Terry ZL2BAC On 7/07/2024 7:59 am, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Superseded by WHAT??? It's still working fine for me, and there's been > no word from AMSAT on that. Would you mind forwarding the whole message? > -- > Mark D. Johns, KØJM > AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor > Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd > ----------------------------------------------- > "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, > you would stay out and your dog would go in." > ---Mark Twain > > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 1:54 PM Bill Booth via AMSAT-BB > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: > > amsatbare.txt has been superseded by > Thanks for this link. I now see lots of other amsat links of > similar info so why > is there so many and I guess this one is the one to use > > > -- > Bill Booth VE3NXK > Sundridge ON, Canada > Lat: 45.741365 > Long: -79.457429 > Grid Square FN05gr > > Visit my weather WebCam at > http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html > > Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life > Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes > this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official > views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > <http://amsat.org> > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available athttps://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org

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