Ok, you can’t just send some TLE’s along with the SQF. TLE’s are dynamic, some more than others, but still dynamic. One boost of ISS and what you had yesterday is invalid today.

You might have paid for SatPC32 but the author gets nothing from it as far as I’m aware. From my understanding the proceeds are a donation to AMSAT.

Could there be an interface for adding transponder details rather than using a CSV file? Sure. Are people just lazy for not taking a few moments to figure out how to add a line? Absolutely!

I’ve never used the program for tracking and tuning, it’s not my interest. I did open the manual, figured out what each filed is and then worked up some simple PHP (something I also don’t use) and made a page for the AMSAT site for generating new lines. You can find it here https://www.amsat.org/doppler-sqf-line-generator/

Seriously, this is a tech based hobby. We’re using spacecraft to communicate with each other. It’s incredibly depressing to see so many people stumped by a simple text file. That or they’re just too lazy to spend a minute to figure it out. I also don’t want to hear “I don’t have that much time to devote to the hobby” as posted earlier. It literally takes longer to write a post complaining than it does to read the 1 or 2 pages in the manual that describe how to use it.

Don’t like the program? Don’t use it and find something else. Install GPredict and use that. Don’t like certain features or feel something is missing? It’s open source, take the time to help with development. Plenty of people are devoting their time for everyone’s benefit with no monetary gain yet there’s always complaints or a refusal to just open the manual, it really isn’t that hard.

73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID

On Jun 7, 2020, at 15:13, KD2NFC, Joe Puma via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote: