Nels,
I have found that the SATPC32 function which allows you to assign a name to an object number is very helpful at times like this when a new satellite is being commissioned. It seems they are always changing the name in the keps. I have added the following line to the AMSATNAMES.TXT file:
36122 09072B XW-1
You can access it through the Auxiliary Files function. This has the advantage that you can define the Doppler, PL Tones, etc using XW-1 and they will be recognized no matter what the common name is in the keps. Also, if we find that a different object is a better fit, you only need to change this one line. They have already requested an Oscar designation, so once that is done, you can replace XW-1 with the new number if you wish.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Erich Eichmann Sent: 17 December, 2009 09:19 To: Arlon Nelson Cc: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Doppler.sqf
Hello Nels, Alex, VK5ALX, has already replied to your mail and suggested to add the following entries to Doppler.SQF:
XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435790,145910,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CWbcn XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435740,145950,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Xponder XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),435675,145825,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Rptr-BBS
Alan, WA4SCA, suggested the same entries some days ago, but used the satellite name XW-1. Also, Alan mentioned that you need to add an entry to SubTone.SQF.
It is most important that the spelling of the satellite name in Doppler.SQF and in SubTone.SQF exactly matches the spelling in the Keps file.
So (if you use the entries above ) your Keps file could contain the following data set (the data seem to be precise):
XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1) 1 36122U 09072B 09350.14452292 -.00000045 00000-0 00000+0 0 77 2 36122 100.4974 047.2295 0007562 040.0327 320.1583 13.16283842 130
When you insert that set (with copy and paste) into an existing Keps file make sure that the length of the lines #1 and #2 is equal with these lines in the other data sets and that the position of the parameters is exactly the same as in the other sets. Include spaces if necessary. Use fonts with equal width for all letters anf figures.
The entry in SubTone.SQF with that satellite name should be: XIWANG-1 (HOPE-1),67.0,$3F,1
If you want to use the name XW-1 change the name in all entries.
55 + 73s, Erich, DK1TB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlon Nelson" anelson@min.midco.net To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:13 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Doppler.sqf
Anyone out there got a DOPPLER.SQF for SatPC32 which as the new XW-1 ?