Super, really good news JoAnne!
when I first got back on the sats (was active from FP as FP/VE1KM and FP4EK, then FP5EK in the 1990's) I used Gpredict but added the satellite data by hand. I'll follow your instructions.
Ron VE8RT
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 08:19:56 -0600 "JoAnne K9JKM" joanne.k9jkm@gmail.com wrote:
Good morning Ron,
Ideally I guess would be a small package with Fox Telem running on Raspberry Pi like processor, tied to a SDRPlay receiver, on an omni antenna.
A pre-configured SD Card for the Raspberry Pi with the Raspbian operating system and FoxTelem loaded is available in the AMSAT Store: https://www.amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/ Just insert the SD card in your Raspberry Pi and FoxTelem starts when you boot up.
I run the Fox In A Box with an inexpensive $20 RTL-SDR dongle. It works but I've discovered a better receiver like the SDR Play will give better results. I'm using the pre-amp that used to be in the AMSAT Store - it was just laying around anyways. My antenna is a spare 2 meter vertical.
I have some work yet to do with the new Gpredict installation too, satellites need to be added.
GPredict will add satellites for you ...
From the main screen select 'Edit --> Preferences' Then from that 'GPredict Preferences :: General' screen select the 'TLE Update' tab The TLE sources default to Celestrak, etc. I changed my TLE source to AMSAT: Make the TLE source http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt on some GPredict versions you make the source: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/ and then make the file to retrieve nasabare.txt Check the option for 'Add new satellites to local database' box. You'll get all of the recent satellites and every time a new satellite is added to the Keps it will be added at your QTH when you update the Keps. Pick the new satellite from the configuration view.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
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