Re: satpc32help---Meaning of [Brackets] after Sat names?
As an almost daily user of morning FO-29 passes, I am confused and concerned about these brackets and how they will affect my use of Satpc32? I read Erichs' post and have switched to using Amsat as the source file for my Keps but I notice that when I use the AOS program to project and print my pass list, the Sat names still contain the brackets.
Erich, I and I am sure other SatPC32 users would appreciate further explanation of what this bracket system is all about and a step by step correct way to use it with SatPC32. I have been extremely pleased with the good results I've had with the SSB Sats using SatPc32 and don't want to disturb my success because of these brackets. I have been away from home for several weeks and would also like to know when this new system began and why?
Thanks and 73s Hal Pressman KD8SY Amsat #25698
Hal,
Do you have AOS and SATPC32 pointing at the same Kep file?
Alan WA4SCA
Hi Hal and others,
Quoting Hal Pressman halpress@cinci.rr.com:
As an almost daily user of morning FO-29 passes, I am confused and concerned
about these brackets and how they will affect my use of Satpc32? I read Erichs' post and have switched to using Amsat as the source file for my Keps but I notice that when I use the AOS program to project and print my pass list, the Sat names still contain the brackets.
Erich, I and I am sure other SatPC32 users would appreciate further explanation of what this bracket system is all about and a step by step correct way to use it with SatPC32. I have been extremely pleased with the good results I've had with the SSB Sats using SatPc32 and don't want to disturb my success because of these brackets. I have been away from home for several weeks and would also like to know when this new system began and why?
If you search a few weeks back in the amsat-bb archives you will find the first thread about this issue. I believe I started started it very shortly (max 1 week) after the [] has been introduced. As someone kindly pointed out, there is a legend explaining the codes on the bottom of http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/master.asp
Status codes (where present): [+] = Operational [-] = Nonoperational [P] = Partially Operational [B] = Backup/Standby [S] = Spare [X] = Extended Mission
As for software, I personally believe it is a minor issue for the software authors to make their programs handle this properly. They can even take advantage of the extra information ;-)
Thanks and 73s Hal Pressman KD8SY Amsat #25698
73 Alex OZ9AEC
FO-29 is not one of the satellites which displays the bracketed status symbol, so SatPC32 shouldn't care... for the others, I simply went into the Doppler.sqf file and edited the satellite names to include the bracketed status indicator, and SatPC32 works with them just fine. Properly tracks the bird and the doppler........ (The name in the doppler file has to exactly match the name in the keps file for the doppler tracking to work) VO-52 was the only one that I track that needed editing.
As far as the WinAOS program goes, since it doen't calculate doppler I suspect that the brackets don't matter (but have not tested it)... to be on the safe side, make sure that you select AMSAT's NASA.ALL file in the Source Files window (it has to be in the SatPC32\Kepler folder), instead of Celestrak's amateur.txt file, and you should be fine.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hal Pressman" halpress@cinci.rr.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:42 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: satpc32help---Meaning of [Brackets] after Sat names?
As an almost daily user of morning FO-29 passes, I am confused and concerned about these brackets and how they will affect my use of Satpc32? I read Erichs' post and have switched to using Amsat as the source file for my Keps but I notice that when I use the AOS program to project and print my pass list, the Sat names still contain the brackets.
Erich, I and I am sure other SatPC32 users would appreciate further explanation of what this bracket system is all about and a step by step correct way to use it with SatPC32. I have been extremely pleased with the good results I've had with the SSB Sats using SatPc32 and don't want to disturb my success because of these brackets. I have been away from home for several weeks and would also like to know when this new system began and why?
Thanks and 73s Hal Pressman KD8SY Amsat #25698
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