Mike, here are a couple of answers that were posted for me a few weeks ago:
Keps are the Keplarian elements that define a satellite's orbit and are used to predict its location. You have to update these every few days (daily for ISS, which reboots its orbit from time to time). You trigger the update manually, using the Update Keps button, and specify the update source for the keps - the NASA.bare keps from AMSAT are a good choice (they include AO-85).
The sqf file contains information that defines the operational modes of a satellite (frequencies, tones, modulation, and so on). This info gets entered once when the satellite is new. It might need to change if the frequency drifts with age or if a new satellite isn't operating as expected, but generally remains fixed. You edit this file with a text editor.
Dave, W8AAS
Have the above answered your questions? Seems to me two different issues have been mixed here as the Keps and Doppler.sqf are two different items and updating one does not update the other 1. The Keps can be updated from a number of sources to be found on the drop down under the <Satellites> tab 2. Doppler.sqf is manually updated by you when a new satellite is added to the family using Notepad or some kind of text editor. Be sure to follow the rules embedded in Doppler.sqf when messing with the file. You can save a copy that has not been modified the Uplink calibration process as Doppler.REF or some such thing. And, yes, each radio has slightly different calibration offsets in Doppler.SQF. That is what I use the 4 different configuration options for <Setup><Configurations>. I use one config for a pair of FT-817's another for an IC-910H and a third for Flex 6600. 3. Don't forget if you are adding a new FM satellite to Doppler.SQF you also need to go into Subtones.SQF and add the new satellite to that list as well so the T0 > T1 >T2 toggle works correctly. Again follow the embedded instructions carefully. This is another file that can be manipulated with a text editor like Notepad. Hope this helps, John Kludt
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Michael Carper, Ph.D. via AMSAT-BB Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:23 PM To: Ted Krempa Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FW: HRD tracking errors
Well, for the sake of demonstrating my ignorance here...
What's an SQF file?
Mike, WA9PIE
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 2:21 PM Ted Krempa k7trkradio@charter.net wrote:
Hi Mike, while you are here, is there a way to access the sqf file in HRD?
Thanks, Ted K7TRK