Red
I went in HRD SAT Track and deleted all defined satellites, then updated Kep's by using only the nasabare.txt file and now both HRD and Satpc32 are they same. I think the problem was multiple NO-84 entries in HRD.
In practice SATPC32 seems to be close.
I have seen no sign of BricSAT, tle's say it trails PSAT.
Dave
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Red Willoughby Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 3:21 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PSAT PSK31 experimental software
Thanks Dave. I will increase power until I start to see my trace. I was just following Bob's advice to limit power to 25 watts.
Relative to the SatPC32/HRD SatTrack AOS time discrepancy, which one do you consider most accurate? It makes a difference. I am using an Arrow antenna on a G5500 rotator for the UHF downlink. If you are just 8 minutes off, the Arrow is pointing about 90 degrees off. I have considered turning off the automated antenna steering and point it manually with the buttons on the front of the rotator controller. But you must know which prediction is correct or you will be pointing the antenna all over the place trying to find where the signal is strongest.
Also, are the BRICSAT TLEs now giving us accurate AOS times or is the satellite still several minutes behind where the TLEs say it should be?
Thanks,
Red KC4LE
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