Ted,
I am interested in why you consider SATPC32 almost unusable? It does require a small amount of typing instead of clicking, but it just works, and works perfectly. That is my criteria for usability. HRD is beautiful, and I use it exclusively for HF, but gave up on it as a satellite program because so many features, such as support for the FT-847, were broken and did not get fixed.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ted Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 6:29 PM To: 'Thomas Doyle'; 'Clayton Coleman W5PFG' Cc: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio
Tom, one thing that would help is dragging SatPC32 into the 21st Century. I find it almost unusable. Too bad the sat program in HRD has problems tracking the linears...
73, Ted, K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Doyle Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:09 PM To: Clayton Coleman W5PFG Cc: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio
Clayton,
The activity level on the linear sats is very low and does not seem to be getting any better. Not sure why. Perhaps it is cost or complexity or problems putting up outside antennas. It is rather sad working linear sat passes with no one else on them. At least I can hear my own downlink signal and the beacon :-)
Unfortunately this sums it up.
AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
"Satellite Operations Report by Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
" ... The other FM satellites, AO-27 and SO-50, continue to be heavily used. FO-29 when operative, and VO-52 work well, but have very little use."
Hope to see you on FO-29.
73 W9KE Tom Doyle
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Clayton Coleman W5PFG kayakfishtx@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Tom,
I would like to understand the reason for your comment about the future being limited to FM satellites. It seems FUNcube, FOX-2 and Phase 3E projects would prove otherwise.
73 Clayton W5PFG
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Thomas Doyle tomdoyle1948@gmail.com
wrote:
The future of the hobby is FM sats so this is all probably irrelevant but it is still fun and interesting.
tnx & 73 W9KE Tom