Dear Folks,
I am attempting to get myself back on the satellites and am having some problems with SatPC32.
Although WinAOS gives me accurate satellite position data, SatPC32 does not. Furthermore satellite AOS/LOS data is different between the two programs, sometimes by a half an hour.
I have checked all the settings and have tried updating the Keps but can't seem to get the program to display accurate data.
Has anyone had this problem or does anyone know if there way around this other than re-installing SatPC32? (I'd rather not have to input all the settings again if I don't have to.)
Thanks
Roger VA7MG
Hi Roger,
Some things to remember and then check: nearly each program in SatPC32 requires you to enter your lat/long (or grid square and it will calculate lat/long) and desired time zone. Also, be sure that each program is referring to the same Keplarian data (also in the setup).
So--when I hear that two different programs are giving different results---I suspect that the programs are configured differently and/or using different Keplarian data files. Give that a good close look first before reinstalling...
73,
Mark N8MH
At 11:38 PM 4/14/2010 -0700, Roger Swickis wrote:
Dear Folks,
I am attempting to get myself back on the satellites and am having some problems with SatPC32.
Although WinAOS gives me accurate satellite position data, SatPC32 does not. Furthermore satellite AOS/LOS data is different between the two programs, sometimes by a half an hour.
I have checked all the settings and have tried updating the Keps but can't seem to get the program to display accurate data.
Has anyone had this problem or does anyone know if there way around this other than re-installing SatPC32? (I'd rather not have to input all the settings again if I don't have to.)
Thanks
Roger VA7MG
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Roger,
As Mark said, it is probably either a QTH or a KEPS issue. Most likely QTH, since by default they look at the same keps. I keep ITrack around to break the tie whenever there is a discrepancy with other programs. That tells me where to look for the glitch. While not as detailed, the real time tracking feature on the AMSAT-NA web site can provide some information.
Good luck,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Roger Swickis Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:39 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
Dear Folks,
I am attempting to get myself back on the satellites and am having some problems with SatPC32.
Although WinAOS gives me accurate satellite position data, SatPC32 does not. Furthermore satellite AOS/LOS data is different between the two programs, sometimes by a half an hour.
I have checked all the settings and have tried updating the Keps but can't seem to get the program to display accurate data.
Has anyone had this problem or does anyone know if there way around this other than re-installing SatPC32? (I'd rather not have to input all the settings again if I don't have to.)
Thanks
Roger VA7MG
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