Erich,

I wish to confirm that the work around works well (as I raised the issue). Actually I figured out solution in at early stage such as using different source of TLE and deleting the extra lines.

However, I do not understand what is the root cause as it appear suddenly (running SAtPC32 V.12.8d without any issue for quite a while), in case you have figured it out (or when you eventually do so) please share as interesting.

I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank you for SatPc32 with is a great software, I have been using it for many years now without any major issue.

All the best to you and to the QTH for 2022.

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)

On Jan 1, 2022, at 1:37 PM, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@t-online.de> wrote:

Happy New Year to all!

Due to the current problems with Keps Files and the new XW-3 satellite, some hints for SatPC32 users:

1. Make hidden files and folders visible (Windows 10: File Exploer - Start > View > Options > Folder Options > View).
Then you can open all SatPC32 data  files, Keps files etc., modify and save them using Notepad.
The path to the SatPC32 data folder is shown in the footline of menu "Satellites". The Keps files are located in the sub folder "Kepler" of the main data folder.

The most important auxiliary files  can be opened from SatPC32 menu ? > Auxiliary Files.

2.To fix tthe error in the current nasabare.txt and nasa.all files delete the 2nd half of these files, starting with AO-07. You will find the 2nd position of AO-07 in the file using the Notepad  search function.
 
3. Add the following entry to the aux. file  AmsatNames.txt at the end of the file. (Make sure that the spacing is the same as with the other entries).
50466 21131B   XW-3
(you can specify any name you want).
In menu Satellites > Sat. Names  choose option "Use Amsat names if available".
SatPC32 will then display the satellite with the name you gave it regarddless of the name in the source file.

4. When you have a working configuration save it with DataBackup (SatPC32 menu "Programs").  Do that from time to time. Then you can easily restore the working configuration if problems occur later. DataBackup can be run stand allone in the SatPC32 program folder.

73s, Erich, DK1TB


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