I have successfully implemented control of my Yaesu G-450/G-550 rotors via ERC using SatPC32. I can now track satellites across the sky as I await arrival of transverters to work with my Flex-3000/1500 combo. I have not been able to get the Auto Sat Change feature to work, however. I have set up prior.SQF with a list of prioritized satellites, and set Auto Sat Change to “A+”. When a satellite becomes available, the lettered box highlights, but no changing of satellite to the active one occurs on the screen. Only after I click on the highlighted letter box does it activate the available satellite, allowing rotor control, and later, I hope, frequency tracking. What am I overlooking? Thanks for any help. Al, KI7RM
Hi Allen, A possible reason of the issue: Each of the 4 configurations of SatPC32 (menu "Setup") is using it's own file "Prior.SQF". I suppose you set up the Prior.SQF file in the main data folder "SatPC32", which is used with configuration #1 (the others are located in sub folders CfgII .. CfgIV of the main data folder). So, make sure that you run configuration #1. 73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 15.06.2016 um 08:33 schrieb Allen Burrell:
I have successfully implemented control of my Yaesu G-450/G-550 rotors via ERC using SatPC32. I can now track satellites across the sky as I await arrival of transverters to work with my Flex-3000/1500 combo. I have not been able to get the Auto Sat Change feature to work, however. I have set up prior.SQF with a list of prioritized satellites, and set Auto Sat Change to “A+”. When a satellite becomes available, the lettered box highlights, but no changing of satellite to the active one occurs on the screen. Only after I click on the highlighted letter box does it activate the available satellite, allowing rotor control, and later, I hope, frequency tracking. What am I overlooking? Thanks for any help. Al, KI7RM _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Thanks to all that replied. As they all noted, a problem existed in the PRIOR.SQR file. I did set it up in the main folder "SatPC32" for configuration 1, but in editing the original file I inadvertently deleted something important or had a typo. Rewriting the "prior" file has solved all issues! Al, KI7RM
-----Original Message----- From: Erich Eichmann Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:10 AM To: Allen Burrell ; AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32- Auto Sat Change?
Hi Allen, A possible reason of the issue: Each of the 4 configurations of SatPC32 (menu "Setup") is using it's own file "Prior.SQF". I suppose you set up the Prior.SQF file in the main data folder "SatPC32", which is used with configuration #1 (the others are located in sub folders CfgII .. CfgIV of the main data folder). So, make sure that you run configuration #1. 73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 15.06.2016 um 08:33 schrieb Allen Burrell:
I have successfully implemented control of my Yaesu G-450/G-550 rotors via ERC using SatPC32. I can now track satellites across the sky as I await arrival of transverters to work with my Flex-3000/1500 combo. I have not been able to get the Auto Sat Change feature to work, however. I have set up prior.SQF with a list of prioritized satellites, and set Auto Sat Change to “A+”. When a satellite becomes available, the lettered box highlights, but no changing of satellite to the active one occurs on the screen. Only after I click on the highlighted letter box does it activate the available satellite, allowing rotor control, and later, I hope, frequency tracking. What am I overlooking? Thanks for any help. Al, KI7RM _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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