A suggestion would be to contact Tim through his website, politely explain that BY70-1 is of interest to amateurs, and request that he include it in the amateur.txt list because you need frequent updates. In the past he has been very responsive.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
<-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Todd Deckard <Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:48 AM <To: amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: [amsat-bb] THANKS Re: Where did the TLEs go for BY70-1? < <Greetings Mac, < <Thanks for this! < <The AMSAT ftp site isn't updated frequently enough for the deteriorating orbit and a single precision <PLAN13 implementation on the ATmega1280. < <As an example here's the CELESTRAK output: < <BY70-1 <1 41909U 16083C 17029.24424671 .00506735 24288-5 70240-3 0 9991 <2 41909 97.5768 109.7306 0160558 244.2616 114.2002 15.85900257 5044 < <Here's the AMSAT record sampled from the same time. < <BY70-1 <1 41909U 16083C 17026.84471594 .00329730 24344-5 49404-3 0 9999 <2 41909 97.5781 107.0760 0167800 253.3870 105.1424 15.83446051 4663 < <As expected, atmospheric drag has the largest effect on the semi-major axis, eccentricity, and argument <of perigee. Alas it won't be long now. Still haven't gotten a confirmed QSO! < <Best <Todd < < <>Mac A. Cody maccody at att.net <>Sun Jan 29 02:43:52 UTC 2017 <>Previous message: [amsat-bb] Where did the TLEs go for BY70-1? <>Next message: [amsat-bb] NJ7H-9 <>Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] <>Todd, < <>Mark KK6OTJ told me that you can find the latest TLEs for BY70-1 by using <>the SATCAT search function at http://www.celestrak.com/satcat/search.asp <>Search using the name BY70-1. <> <>73, <> <>Mac / AE5PH < < <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB@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. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb